USPS to remove high-volume mail processors

The U.S. Postal Service announced that it plans to remove high-volume mail-processing machines in hundreds of locations sparking fears that it could reduce the ability to process mail during the elections.

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August 17, 2020 - 9:41 AM

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The U.S. Postal Service announced that it plans to remove high-volume mail-processing machines in hundreds of locations sparking fears that it could reduce the ability to process mail during the elections.

“Look at it this way: Your local grocery store was forced to cut [a third] of its cash-out lines, but management expected the same productivity, quality and speed for the customer,” said a worker at the Buffalo, Iowa USPS distribution facility in an interview with Vice. “It’s just never going to happen.”

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