Postal police union sues DeJoy for limiting mail theft enforcement authority [View all]

[Crunchy Frog]

The Postal Service last month abruptly ordered its police officers to stop investigating mail theft that occurs away from post office property, the Postal Police Officers Association alleged Monday, suing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to block a change they say could erode the safety of mail carriers and delivery.

Per the union, USPS implemented the change on Aug. 25, a day after DeJoy testified to Congress amid mounting concerns that policy changes he implemented were delaying mail service and could jeopardize record numbers of mail-in ballots expected in the presidential election.

The union argues that this unilateral change by USPS managers violates the collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Police Officers Association. The union is asking a judge to block the policy change pending arbitration and to declare that USPS leaders acted outside of their statutory authority.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/14/postal-service-police-union-sues-dejoy-414537

I can't believe it. A police union that's actually trying to do something positive. I didn't even know that Postal Police Officers were a thing.