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  • United States Postal Service (USPS) mail clerks sort packages at the Lincoln Park carriers annex in Chicago, November 29, 2012. The USPS, which relies on the sale of stamps and other products rather than taxpayer dollars, has been grappling for years with high costs and tumbling mail volumes as consumers communicate more online. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT)

    USPS appears to be retiring vital machines ahead of mail-in ballot surge

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    Cherlynn Low
    Cherlynn Low
    08.14.2020

    The United States Postal Service is reportedly retiring mail sorting machines. According to Postmaster general Louis DeJoy, the agency is in a “dire” financial situation, citing significant falls in mail volume, “a broken business model” and an inadequate management strategy as reasons for the “impending liquidity crisis.” Dejoy has been implementing changes since assuming the role in June, including organizational restructuring and a management hiring freeze, saying they’re meant to “strengthen the Postal Service.”