Save the Post Office rally held Tuesday

Save the Post Office rally held Tuesday

SUPPORTERS OF THEUNITED STATES POSTALSERVICE RALLIED AT THECORNER OF 11TH ANDPACIFIC AFTER A WEEKOF CHANGES ANDQUESTIONSSURROUNDING THEPOSTAL SERVICE.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER KENTLUETZEN JOINS US WITHMORE ON THESECONCERNS ONELECTION INTEGRITY.KENT?POSTAL WORKERSACROSS THE COUNTRY,INCLUDING HERE INOMAHA, ARE RAISING ARED FLAG TO CHANGESMADE TO THE UNITEDSTATE POSTAL SERVICE.THESE CHANGESWERE MADE BYPOSTMASTER GENERALLOUIS DEJOY, APRESIDENT TRUMP ALLY,WHO TOOK OVER INJUNE.THESE CHANGESINCLUDED CUTTINGOVERTIME AND LIMITEDPOST OFFICE HOURS,RAISING SOMECONCERNS ABOUT THEUPCOMING ELECTIONTHAT WILL RELY HEAVILYON THE POST SERVICEAND MAIL-IN-VOTINGDUE TO THE PANDEMIC.THERE WAS ALSOSOME CONCERNSABOUT REDUCING HIGHVOLUME MAIL SORTERFROM POSTALFACILITIES, ALONG WITHTHE REMOVAL OF BLUEMAILBOXES IN OTHERSTATES.AFTER INTENSEBACKLASH DEJOYANNOUNCED LASTWEEK THAT ALLOPERATIONAL CHANGESWOULD BE SUSENDEDUNTIL AFTER THE 2020ELECTION.BUT PRESIDENTTRUMP HAS MADEACCUSATION THATMAIL-IN-VOTINGINCREASES THECHANCES OF FRAUD,AND THEREFORELEADING TOINACCUARATE ELECTIONRESULT.MANY ON BOTH SIDESOF THE AISLE SAY THISIS NOT TRUE, AND NOWPOSTAL WORKERS ARESPEAKING OUT, ASWELL.TK SOTS: "WHEN YOUSTART TALKING ABOUTTHE SANCITITY OF THEMAIL AND THINGS LIKETHAT WE CAN'T HANDLETHE MAIL VOLUMES ANDSO FORTH THAT'S JUSTNOT TRUE." L3: MATTHEWJARABEK, UNION STEAMFITTER "NO MATTER WHATYOUR ISSUE IS WHETHERIT'S SECONDAMENDEMENT,ENVIRONMENT, ABORTION,TAXES NONE OF ITMATTERS IF WE LOSE OURCONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTTO VOTE AND THE FAITHIN THE ELECTION PROCESSAND THAT'S WHAT'S BEINGDONE HERE.THEY ARE UNDERMININGTHE FAITH IN THISPROCESS AND WECANNOT LET IT HAPPEN."CONGRESS PASSEDLEGISLATION THATINCLUDES 25 BILLIONDOLLARS IN AID TO THEPOSTAL SERVICE TOASSIST IN COVID-19EXPENSES.CONGRESSMAN DONBACON VOTED YES ONTHAT LEGISLATION,GOING AGAINST THEGRAIN WITH SOMEOTHER REPUBLICANS.WE WILL HERE MOREFROM BACON COMINGUP TONIGHT AT TEN.REPORTING LIVE INOMAHA.KL.3NN.THE HEAT IS