Pending Postal Service Changes Could Delay Mail And Deliveries, Advocates Warn

A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker wearing a protective mask delivers mail in the East Village neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Friday, May 8, 2020. Governor Kim Reynolds announced Monday that she would relax restrictions on businesses like restaurants, fitness centers and malls in 77 of Iowa’s 99 counties, taking effect May 1, the Des Moines Register reported.

On his first day on the job last month, new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy addressed the nearly half-million U.S. Postal Service career employees in a video message.

He talked of a “trajectory for success” and said that “we will focus on creating a viable operating model that ensures the Postal Service continues fulfilling its public service mission.”

That message has since been followed by a number of directives and orders that prompt some to wonder just what DeJoy has in mind for the agency, which dates back to the nation’s earliest days.