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Sarah Anderson
The fox is still in the Post Office henhouse
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kyleigh Heinen, a US Army veteran who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and anxiety, relies on the Postal Service for timely delivery of her meds to be able to function. She is one of thousands of Ameri-
cans who spoke out recently to demand an end to a forced slowdown in mail delivery. The level of public outcry in defence of the public Postal Service is historic – and it’s having an impact.
Shortly after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy took the helm in June, it became clear that the fox had entered the henhouse. President Trump had gained a powerful ally in his efforts to decimate the Postal Service. Instead of supporting his frontline workforce, DeJoy has made it harder for them to do their job. For example, he banned overtime, ordering employees to leave mail and packages behind if they could
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