The Postal Service this summer also removed close to 1,500 public mailboxes and nearly 700 mail-sorting machines and cut some retail window hours. Judge Victor Marrero in the Southern District of New York ordered USPS to afford election mail with first-class privileges and to preapprove all overtime hours between Oct. 26 and Nov. 6. The sides did not agree on language about overtime policy and will continue negotiations on the topic, according to court documents. Regardless, the Postal Service must follow Judge Bastian’s order — and we will accept nothing less.”Shapiro and Ali Najmi, who represents the New York voters, and a Postal Service representative all declined to comment. “Defendants take the remarkable position that nothing has changed in the Postal Service’s approach to election mail from past years.

Source: Washington Post September 25, 2020 19:05 UTC