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As WY mail to be routed out of state, many say concerns unheard

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024   

As the U.S. Postal Service continues to implement a long-term reform plan, rural customers in places such as Wyoming may pay the price.

Following network "aggregations," decreased air transportation and other shifts the Postal Service announced this year, Wyoming mail that would have been processed in Casper or Cheyenne will soon travel to Billings, Montana, or Denver before reaching its destination. The change is part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Delivering for America plan, a 10-year strategic plan launched in 2021 to "achieve a break-even operating performance," according to the plan.

Ricci Roberts, branch president of the Cheyenne mail handling unit, said the plan will neither save money nor increase efficiency.

"What they're going to be doing is discriminating against rural communities for favor of urban communities," Roberts contended.

The Postal Board of Governors last year began limiting public comment at its meetings, including from postal workers, who are hosting rallies across the U.S. today in protest.

The change comes just weeks after the National Association of State Election Directors penned a letter to DeJoy with "ongoing concerns" about the service's performance near Election Day, including President of the County Clerks' Association of Wyoming, Malcolm Ervin.

Roberts pointed out election mail is among lots of vital mail that could be delayed.

"We're talking about medication. We're talking about lab work from doctors. We're talking about vet lab work. Hazardous materials," Roberts outlined. "All kinds of things that are being delayed. "

Congressional lawmakers in April introduced the bipartisan the Postal Operations Stay Timely and Local Act, in an effort to halt the changes. In a news release, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., called the planned shifts a "laughable display of 'fiscal responsibility.'"

Disclosure: The American Postal Workers Union contributes to our fund for reporting on Consumer Issues, and Livable Wages/Working Families. If you would like to help support news in the public interest, click here.


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