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Why Amazon Is Actually Good for the USPS
Trump has long bashed the post office for its partnership with Amazon, but recently released documents tell a different story.
‘Ready to Deliver:’ Read the Post Office’s Mandatory Pep Talk About Election Mail
According to the leaked speech, the USPS says it will undo nearly all of Louis DeJoy's most controversial policies and make election mail its "number one priority."
The Legacy of ‘Going Postal’
In the late 80s and early 90s, a spate of shootings by disgruntled postal workers became the primary way most Americans thought of the post office. They also shed light on an agency with a profoundly unhealthy work environment.
DeJoy Didn't Bother to Check Whether His Policies Would Kneecap the USPS
USPS collected the data they needed to know running trucks on time would destroy service, but they didn't look at it.
How Mail Is Delivered During Natural Disasters
Delivering mail must be resumed within 12 hours of an emergency event, because bringing things to people is most important when those people have just lost everything.
Anxiety About the Confusion of Mail-In Voting Is Only Making Things Worse
Colorado's Secretary of State sued the USPS so it would stop mailing out postcards about how to vote by mail, even though the postcard directs voters to the Colorado Secretary of State's website.
The Post Office’s Relationship With Dogs Is No Joke
The dog chasing the mailman may be a sitcom punchline, but thousands of letter carriers get bitten by dogs every year. The USPS has a system for warning letter carriers about the nasty ones.
America’s Biggest Wildcat Strike Gave Postal Workers the Power
Wildcat strikes have long been an important means for Black workers to be heard. In 1970, postal workers launched the biggest one of all.
The USPS Isn’t Made of Superheroes, But It Is a Miracle
"Save the post office" has become a widespread sentiment. Indeed, the post office needs saving; it has needed saving for a long time.
Why Louis DeJoy's One Big Change to the USPS Backfired
DeJoy testified that his only big change at the post office was to order mail trucks to run on time. But that was never the problem to begin with.
USPS Warns Employees Not to Speak to Press
Memos obtained by Motherboard warn USPS employees that nosy customers could be sneaky reporters.
USPS Headquarters Tells Managers Not to Reconnect Mail Sorting Machines, Emails Show
"We are not to reconnect any machines that have previously been disconnected."