Post office
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
Postal carriers hold rally over delivery delays
Workers demonstrate in front of the Forest Avenue post office in Portland, saying they're being told to prioritize delivering packages, causing long delays for regular mail.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Sleigh drivers wanted? Postal Service looks to staff up in time for holidays
A hiring event at a Portland post office highlighted the many open jobs there and across the region. The worker shortage could get more acute as the holidays approach.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Maine Bicentennial: Portland
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
Federal judge blocks Postal Service changes blamed for slowing mail
The decision could produce more tumult within the Postal Service just as states start to send out mail ballots for the Nov. 3 election.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Senate will hold Postal Service hearing with DeJoy on Friday, as mail delay fears grow
The mail service is experiencing delays as a result of policies DeJoy implemented cutting overtime and eliminating extra trips to ensure on-time mail delivery.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
As the House demands an interview with Postal Service chief Louis DeJoy, protesters picket his homes
It is unclear if DeJoy or his wife were at either residence during the demonstrations this weekend.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2020
House Democrats summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays
The Democratic-run House is demanding that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2020
Iconic blue mailbox removals set off panic
But the U.S. Postal Service says they're just being moved to higher-volume areas.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2020
What’s happening at the U.S. Postal Service and why?
President Trump admits he’s starving it of money to make it harder to process an expected surge of mail-in ballots.