Coronavirus Special Report: The fate of the US Postal Service

By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell

Posted May 8, 2020 at 6:08pm

Tonight, we look at the devastating toll COVID-19 is having on the U.S. Postal Service. We speak to Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, about the pandemic’s impact on workers, mail and the fate of the agency.

Show Notes:

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