{"id":22310,"date":"2020-11-17T21:44:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/17\/postal-workers-call-for-support-after-a-rough-financial-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:53:45","slug":"postal-workers-call-for-support-after-a-rough-financial-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2020\/11\/17\/postal-workers-call-for-support-after-a-rough-financial-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal workers call for support after a rough financial report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. postal workers held a day of action Nov. 17 to call on Congress for financial support for the Postal Service and a reversal of new policies<\/a> introduced by the new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day of action, hosted by the American Postal Workers Union, asked members of Congress to pass $25 billion in immediate financial support for USPS, after both the pandemic and longstanding financial challenges have stretched the agency thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to continue to deliver prompt, reliable and efficient service,\u201d said APWU President Mark Dimondstein in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pandemic isn\u2019t over. The 2020 election wasn\u2019t our last rodeo; we have more voting by mail to come. The USPS plays a vital role for this country. Let\u2019s make sure it works for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, USPS released its fiscal year 2020 report, which found that declining mail volume, pandemic impacts and ongoing financial challenges had put the agency at a $9.2 billion loss for the year, an increase of $363 million from last year\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\t