Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 13-19

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  1. ‘Why Is He Trying So Hard to Keep It a Secret?’ Postal Service Sued Over Refusal to Release DeJoy Calendar
  2. EBay activates plan to shift more business to UPS and away from Postal Service because of mail delays
  3. Internal documents say U.S. Postal Service made $1.6B profit on Amazon deliveries in FY2019
  4. Police escort Ohio carrier from post office after he refuses to remove pro-Trump face shield
  5. Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands.
  6. Warning ‘Patently False’ Information ‘Will Sow Confusion,’ Federal Judge Blocks Postal Service From Sending Mailers to Colorado Voters
  7. Campbell CA Man Claims Area Postal Workers Fudging Records to Hide Deteriorating Service
  8. Why Are So Many Mail Trucks Bursting Into Flames?
  9. DeJoy Gave $600,000 to GOP After Postmaster Job Opened Up
  10. Postal police union sues USPS, DeJoy over limits to mail theft enforcement authority

Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands.

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This article originally appeared in ProPublica

by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy

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For months, one postal worker had been doing all she could to protect herself from COVID-19. She wore a mask long before it was required at her plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. She avoided the lunch room, where she saw little social distancing, and ate in her car.

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‘Why Is He Trying So Hard to Keep It a Secret?’ Postal Service Sued Over Refusal to Release DeJoy Calendar

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Government watchdog group American Oversight filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday over its refusal to turn over Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s calendar in response to a Freedom of Information request, stonewalling that the nonpartisan organization said could indicate the USPS chief has something to hide. Continue reading →

Top postalnews.com stories of the week September 6-12

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  1. OPM clarifies effect of pandemic leave on retirement deductions
  2. As USPS delivery issues continue, morale among postal workers is down
  3. Rural carriers union apparently OK with four more years of Trump
  4. Police escort Ohio carrier from post office after he refuses to remove pro-Trump face shield
  5. States Warn DeJoy-Led USPS Is Sending Misinformation About Voting to Millions of Americans
  6. Podcast: Can USPS handle the election? Former DPMG John Nolan on what we’re getting wrong about the USPS
  7. Louis DeJoy’s rise as GOP fundraiser was powered by contributions from company workers who were later illegally reimbursed, former employees say
  8. Postmaster General Urged to ‘Immediately Step Aside’ as North Carolina AG Backs Probe Into Campaign Finance Fraud Allegations
  9. Surveillance video shows bags of USPS mail being dumped in Glendale CA
  10. Campbell CA Man Claims Area Postal Workers Fudging Records to Hide Deteriorating Service

Police escort Ohio carrier from post office after he refuses to remove pro-Trump face shield

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From the Richmond Heights police blotter:

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio Disturbance: Richmond Road. A mail carrier began arguing with co-workers at the post office Sept. 2 after he was asked to remove his Donald Trump face shield.

Management said there is a policy forbidding political attire to be worn. The man said other workers have worn politically phrased masks and have not been asked to remove them. He said he is being singled out and will file a grievance.

Officers escorted him out of the building, as he was asked to leave for the day.

Source: Postal carrier argues policy forbidding Donald Trump face mask: Richmond Heights Police Blotter – cleveland.com