Weary postal workers hope Biden will bring new tone, change

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By DAVID SHARP Associated Press FEBRUARY 7, 2021 — 9:25AM

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PORTLAND, Maine — The U.S. Postal Service's stretch of challenges didn't end with the November general election and tens of millions of mail-in votes. The pandemic-depleted workforce fell further into a hole during the holiday rush, leading to long hours and a mountain of delayed mail.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has vowed to make improvements after facing withering criticism and calls for his removal for his actions that slowed delivery of mail before the election. Some critics hoped President Joe Biden would fire DeJoy, but a president can't do that. Instead, Biden could and likely will use appointments to reshape the Board of Governors, which meets Tuesday for the first time since his election.

It's unclear how swiftly Biden's administration will move. A White House spokesperson declined to comment on upcoming appointments.

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The Board of Governors, which selects the postmaster general, is currently made up of Trump appointees. The vice chair resigned in protest over the Trump administration's actions. That leaves a chairperson, Robert Duncan, who is a former Republican National Committee chair, along with three other Republican members and two Democratic members.

If Biden fills all vacancies, then Democratic members would hold a majority, though the board is officially bipartisan. No party may hold more than five seats on the nine-member board.

The postmaster general and deputy postmaster general vote on some but not all issues brought before the board.

Dimondstein said the recent announcement of more than 10,000 more permanent jobs in distribution hubs is a down payment on addressing problems. DeJoy has to come around to further changes to improve service and morale, he said.

"He's either going to do right by the people of the country. Or he needs to go," Dimondstein said.

"it's not called the United States Postal Business"............

[Andy823]

1. The sooner the better

we can't have DeJoy in his current position come 2022, or we will have the same kind of problems we had last year. We have to do all we can to counter the republicans plans to make it harder to vote.

[Blue Owl]

2. Clear out that Board of Governors

None of them need the job, they were just appointed by tRUMP to let DeJoy do the fat fuck's bidding. Then, get rid of DeJoy -- a big public spectacle, where they tar and feather him on the national mall and burn a tRUMP effigy.

[matt819]

3. And I hope

That I will eventually receive two packages that cleared us customs on December 11 and still gave not been delivered. And trying to get help on this? Not a prayer.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. Put DeJoy in de jail.