![]() “Depending on how one views the range of conclusions that can be drawn for the evidence, it might even be considered reckless.” “It is therefore curious, at a minimum, that a major initiative would be implemented, in the middle of a public health crisis, four months before a national election where mail-in voting is expected to increase dramatically,” McHugh wrote. House committee that the Postal Service should be financially viable through August 2021. It has also required letter carriers to abide by rigid start and stop times.”ĭeJoy has said he was tasked with fixing the Postal Service’s financial situation, but McHugh wrote that he testified to a U.S. McHugh wrote that the Postal Service has “implemented new initiatives to slash the number of extra and late truck trips and restrict work hours. In his ruling, McHugh pointed out that DeJoy had no Postal Service experience when he was appointed in mid-June and that on-time service had dropped 5 percentage points to 85 percent in a month then fell to 81.5 percent by early August. The government’s attorneys also said there were no direct orders to slow mail service and, in fact, that resources were being provided to make sure the Postal Service could meet the demands of the upcoming election. But, after recounting several meetings by Postal Service executives, including a PowerPoint presentation, McHugh determined, “This framing of the evidence is unconvincing.” Government attorneys, though, said this summer’s discussions were actually about goals that were misconstrued by managers as orders. ![]() They warned, as Shapiro has done, that delays in the mail not only adversely affect citizens waiting on medications or trying to pay bills, but that it would have disastrous consequences in the upcoming elections as voters wait for mail-in ballots that need to be returned. Pennsylvania attorneys also told the judge that on-time delivery percentages have dipped and noted several cases across the country where postal managers told workers that extra mail trips and overtime were banned, which resulted in slowed delivery service. Shapiro’s attorneys argued that DeJoy did not follow the law by taking proposed changes to the Postal Regulatory Commission, while government attorneys said the “managerial” decisions did not meet that threshold. More: PA attorney general argues in federal court Postal Service changes could slow ballot deliveryĪttorneys from Shapiro’s office and the federal government appeared before McHugh on Sept. More: PA attorney general seeks injunction to stop Postal Service changes More: Postmaster general says he’ll pause postal reforms. Shapiro filed the suit after he said DeJoy failed to fulfill his promises to halt changes to mail service after heavy criticism in early August. “The Postal Service cannot make random, negative changes that affect Pennsylvanians’ daily lives,” he said, “and the court is helping to ensure that everyone has full faith in the Postal Service at this critical time.” “This is a major victory and confirms - for every senior who has not received their timely shipment of prescription drugs and every voter who needs the reliable delivery of their mail-in ballots - that Postmaster General DeJoy was making false promises,” Shapiro said in a statement. ![]() Several federal judges have issued similar orders, most recently on Sunday by a judge in Washington, D.C., in a court action brought by New York, New York City, San Francisco, Hawaii and New Jersey. “The record in this case strongly supports the conclusion that irreparable harm will result unless its ability to operate is assured.” "We tell our carriers, if you need a flashlight to deliver mail then, it's time to stop delivering mail.“Its ability to fulfill its mission during a presidential election taking place in the midst of a public health crisis is vital,” McHugh said of the Postal Service. If they have to do that overtime to get the mail delivered and it's dark, they are not going to do it," said Mack Julion, president of Branch 11 Chicago for the National Association of Letter Carrier. ![]() "It will have them out on the streets in the dark. RELATED: Postal worker shot with paintballs day after another was shot, injured delivering mail on South Side Many are marked to start at 9:00 a.m., except three areas, which will remain early with a note next to them that says "violence." The memo, obtained by ABC7, shows proposed start times. A memo posted locally alerts carriers that there will be late starts as of September 11th.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Starting this weekend, Chicagoans may notice their US Postal Service deliveries later.Ī memo posted locally alerts carriers that there will be late starts as of September 11.
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