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Comment on Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses by The Truth

The Truth — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:32:52 +0000

Let’s see, the Steiner regime’s record thus far is one of delayed mail, undelivered routes, partially delivered routes, failures galore as demonstrated by the OIG, untruths and lies In testimony before two congressional subcommittees, and bonuses with no concrete basis. Missouri is the show me state, and Steiner has shown Hawley a lot. This mess isn’t confined to Missouri, however, and one can only hope other members of congress will take their turn. It’s unfathomable that Steiner came from the private sector and has applied none of this knowledge to the USPS, who has more and more management that accomplishes little to nothing. It’s looking very likely that he has to go and take his bonus with him. It surely wouldn’t be a huge loss and he needs to take Tulino and the rest with him.

Comment on Senator Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses by Deshon Bradley

Deshon Bradley — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:51:53 +0000

Senator Hawley, as the fighting carrier found on YouTube, I’ve sent an inquiry to your office asking to meet with you concerning postal issues. I am still awaiting the response. My question to you and the other postal bosses we have, is how come you do not invite carriers, clerks, handlers, etc to discuss issues. We also have several ideas to save the post office, yet you never call on us to testify. Just waiting

Comment on NAPS: USPA Mandatory Notice on Recent Court Order by The Truth

The Truth — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:44:40 +0000

RTO has already allegedly caused election issues. I wonder what the work around is going to be in RTO offices, of which there are many. Some ballots will have to sit I guess if they’re picked up on a route and carriers will probably cull them. If they’re mixed in with the regular curtailed mail that’s not worked to prevent overtime, they’ll really be late.

Comment on Senator Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses by The Truth

The Truth — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:35:04 +0000

Hawley strikes me as someone that will see this through, unlike Ossoff who let it drop in Georgia only to jump back in. The question is does he have the staff and the time to do all of the investigations necessary here. There’s enough corruption, poor performance, and lack of accountability to last for years of investigations. I’m sure past OIG investigations will be cited. Steiner wants to get rid of the PRC, could the OIG be next? He still hasn’t divulged how much this consulting firm charged and what they recommended. Even if he releases the findings, does anyone trust him to release all of it?

Comment on 2025 NPMHU National Agreement Impasse Letter to the USPS by The Truth

The Truth — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:13:06 +0000

No surprise here. The USPS is not and has not bargained in good faith with any union. The question is why no one has called them out for it. The NALC is weak, especially with Renfroe in the mix, and it doesn’t look promising there either. These unions talk about progress, but never say what that is. The result is all this “progress “ goes out the door when it goes to arbitration; the arbitrator decides compensation and usually nothing else. This process appears to be broken.

Comment on Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail by The Truth

The Truth — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:41:25 +0000

Thanks to radicals in labor, pretty much anyone that walks in the door and passes the eye test gets hired. Confidence in the system is responsible for erosion in volume as much as anything.

Comment on Hawley Launches Investigation into Failures at US Postal Service After Postmaster General Refused to Forego Bonuses by The Truth

The Truth — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:58:32 +0000

The tip of the iceberg. If Hawley follows through with his investigation, and it seems like he will, this is going to make for some good reading. The OIG’s report on Missouri was made public months ago, yet Steiner knows nothing about it. It’s really hard to believe him. What’s worse, not knowing or knowing and denying it?

Comment on NALC and APWU: Comments on Postal Service’s proposed rule affecting mail-in ballots by The Truth

The Truth — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:12:49 +0000

I understand the concern here, but the post office can’t properly deliver what they have. Steiner sits before congressional committees and lies when it would be easier to just tell the truth. Ballots shouldn’t be treated any differently than regular first class mail; the system should get them to their destination without any issues. The post office does handle them differently though because they can’t rely on their own processes for timely delivery. It’s probably going to take an acceptance scan on each piece, but they can’t overcome RTO. It’s hard to believe Waste Management is still in business knowing Steiner ran the place. Maybe its board showed him the door before he could do more damage. Hawley was right, he needs to go and soon.

Comment on Video: Senator Slotkin (D-MI) presses Postmaster General on attacks on mail-in voting by The Truth

The Truth — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:02:37 +0000

She wasn’t the only one that hijacked this hearing for political purposes. It was supposed to be about the state and future of the usps, but turned into a forum about ballots and the census. Steiner painted a future of gloom and doom unless he gets some cash, yet these folks had to turn it into political grandstanding. If there’s no USPS, then they won’t have to worry about mail in ballots and the census. Thankfully, Senator Hawley turned the focus back on where it needed to be, which is the disaster that is the USPS. It would seem that these other folks would be concerned about their constituents mail service as this was the forum to find out why service is so poor, no matter where in the country one lives. But nope, they’re worried about things that may be worth looking into, but this was not the proper venue, essentially letting Steiner off the hook. He was obviously glad to talk about anything except the real reason he was there.

Comment on Senator Rounds Requests South Dakotans Submit Complaints with Postal Service by The Truth

The Truth — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:45:46 +0000

This is going to be a long hold on these nominees because service isn’t going to improve. I’m surprised Steiner responded at all, but he’s not going to do anything concrete. He’s deflecting by threatening the end of the USPS while asking for probably around 30 billion dollars to preserve universal service. He’s been a disaster, cutting service to help the bottom line while actually the undermining universal service mandate. Routes often aren’t delivered or partially delivered to meet some artificial return time while managers receive bonuses for in effect not delivering the mail. He wasn’t honest in his testimony before Sessions, let’s see if he is today.