News | Environment & Health Biden White House Considers Plan Rejected by Trump to Send Masks Through USPS The plan has not yet been finalized, and it's possible the Biden administration may not go forward with it at all. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor New Bill Scraps Mandate Forcing USPS to Prefund Pensions Decades in Advance The Bush-era mandate has been blamed for the mail agency's financial woes. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 3, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor UPS and Postal Service Workers Struggle With COVID and High Volume The stresses of the pandemic and holiday season for these workers have thrown into relief the need to build union power. By Alexandra Bradbury , LaborNotes December 20, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Months After AOC Demand and Federal Suit, USPS Releases Redacted DeJoy Calendar DeJoy has wasted no time resuming sweeping operational changes that dramatically slowed mail delivery nationwide. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 16, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Postmaster General DeJoy Defies Federal Judge as Mail-In Ballots Surge for Biden Some 300,000 ballots remain a matter of dispute, as does their potential impact on the presidential election. By Harvey Wasserman , Truthout November 5, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeJoy Will Have to Testify in Court After USPS’s Failed Mail-In Ballot “Sweep” The USPS did not fully comply with the federal judge’s order to sweep its facilities yesterday for any stray ballots. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 4, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Federal Judge Orders USPS to Sweep Facilities for Ballots in Key Election States The order came after the Postal Service reported delays in several battleground states. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 3, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections USPS Ordered to Reassemble Sorting Machines for Election Mail After States Sue The order's a win for those concerned about election mail capacity, but many machines may not be able to be reassembled. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Block Mail-In Voting in Montana The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee failed to cite a single instance of fraud in the state. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 1, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Insufficient COVID Protections for Postal Workers Pose Threat to Mail-In Voting Postal Service employees are not being tested nor receiving temperature checks despite facing obvious health risks. By Maryam Jameel & Ryan McCarthy , ProPublica September 20, 2020 Truthout