The online auction site is a massive customer for the agency, its second-largest retail customer, after Amazon.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
DeJoy’s Postal Service policies delayed 350 million pieces of first-class mail, Senate report says
In the five weeks during which Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s controversial midsummer operational directives were in effect, 7% of first-class mail was delayed.
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Employee contributions fueled postal chief’s rise as GOP fundraiser, former workers say
The money would later be reimbursed through bonuses, they said – an arrangement that would be unlawful.
Posted inNation & World
Postal chief Louis DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars
His name was added to a list of contenders by a U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors member acting on behalf on a former Republican National Committee chairman.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers cite postal failures, worries ahead of November election
Across the state, customers tell of late or lost letters and packages as scrutiny of the U.S. Postal Service mounts amid a global pandemic and before the presidential vote.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Sen. Collins paved way for Postal Service crisis
As the sponsor of a 2006 bill requiring the USPS to prefund retirees’ health benefits, she created a huge burden on a service vital to many Maine businesses and residents.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine postal workers take issue with postmaster general’s testimony
Workers blame Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s changes to the Postal Service for delivery delays, and say they are prepared to deliver a surge of mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election.
Posted inBusiness, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Postal chief defends changes, denies ‘sabotaging’ election
Acknowledging an expected surge in mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, Louis DeJoy said voters should mail back their ballots at least 7 days before the election.
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Postal chief warns voters to request, return ballots early
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is warning that voters should request mail-in ballots at least 15 days before the Nov. 3 election.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Emergency postal aid stalls as Trump administration rejects House-passed bill
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says the legislation ‘was not a serious bill’ and that he would meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi later Sunday.