My post office decided to not deliver my mail because my “sidewalk wasn’t shoveled”. For 3 days I was shoveling my sidewalk to my door and a drift kept forming over it. So shoveling it did nothing. Then I saw one of the usps workers delivering mail in my neighborhood. Walking through the snow between houses. Guess I didn’t need that mail then.
Why hasn’t this asshole been removed yet?
He’s actually helped Biden in a number of ways: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/13/how-louis-dejoy-went-from-democratic-nightmare-fuel-to-biden-clean-energy-player-00110945
Being buddy buddy with John Podesta isn’t the flex you think it is. Podesta is part and parcel to the corporate wing of the Democratic party and he may as well be a Republican.
So, you read the first paragraph? The article is about much more than DeJoy’s friendship with Podesta. It details his efforts to support Biden initiatives.
I guess the current plan for austerity for the USPS isn’t evidence enough that these people don’t operate in good faith?
You read just the short Politico one? Not sure if you saw my edit on the original comment, but this has far more info: https://time.com/6263424/louis-dejoy-trump-election-postal-reform/
Some recent chatter here that DeJoy was actually doing ok things at the usps and that’s maybe why he is still hadn’t been removed by this administration.
Well maybe he just went sleeper mode for the four years and is rewakening to continue his assignment after all.
Or, hear me out, he didn’t really do what you think he did: https://time.com/6263424/louis-dejoy-trump-election-postal-reform/
He’s become a boogeyman when the real issue is Congress failed USPS for decades. Now they want to point a finger to save face, when it was their fault the whole time. If you do have a retort to the article’s claims, I’m interested to hear your take.
This is the accurate interpretation.
People are complaining that it will now take mail longer to arrive coast to coast, to which I say USPS wasn’t meeting their service obligations prior. The new plan is just the timing reality of the old operation, except now service will be more reliable.
People complain that he is consolidating facilities and cutting jobs, to which I say USPS loses money with their mandates. They cannot reduce service areas and they cannot increase rates on their own. USPS hands are tied in so many ways, that if you want to blame anyone, blame congress.
If you want your mail faster, or if you want more people employed by USPS then you need congress to authorize things like banking services, or Congress has to pony up taxpayer money.
USPS is hamstrung by congress, and anyone with a problem need not look past their congressional representatives.
this is exactly why he was appointed. to continue the dissolution of one of the most successful government created entities, ever.
thanks conservatives, you fucking fucks.
It’s been almost 4 years that he could’ve been replaced and he hasn’t so that’s not all on them, the Biden admin is at fault here as well.
yep. conservative democrats are just as negligent. biden, obama. fucking useless conservatives.
Have you looked into how the postmaster general is appointed? The president has no direct power to oust the position unless it’s for cause, which carries with it a burden of proof.
The mechanism which was supposed to insulate the USPS from politics is functioning as intended, regardless of how shitty the guy is.
Have you? They are elected by USPS governors which get appointed by the president. Over half of the governors have been appointed by Biden. They absolutely could vote for a new Postmaster General.
The USPS board of governors has 11 seats.
- 2 are held by the postmaster general and deputy elected by the board (Louis DeJoy and Douglas Tulino)
- 2 are remaining Trump appointees
- 5 are Biden appointees
- 2 are vacant
Biden appointees already control the board and Biden could appoint 2 more
I know what you’re thinking. “Ugh, that evil Trump appointee,” which I also used to think. The truth is more complicated:
Buying overpriced bespoke USPS vans from military supplier Oshkosh instead of just using off the shelf EVs from Rivian or another manufacturer isn’t the win you think it is.
The contract process that started under Obama? The contract that was awarded in 2016, under Obama?
We’re not talking about Obama’s postmaster general.
Strange that the press release about awarding the contract is dated 2021.
