USPS removes 4 mail-processing machines in Kansas City

USPS removes 4 mail-processing machines in Kansas City

CONCERNS OVER VOTERSUPPRESSION...AS OTHERS ARGUE IT'S AWAY TO PRIVATIZE THEPOSTAL SERVICE.THE UNITED STATESPOSTAL SERVICE ISREMOVING MAIL-SORTINGMACHINES ACROSS THECOUNTRY -- INCLUDINGHERE IN KANSAS CITY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD BREAKS DOWNWHAT IS HAPPENINGAriel Rothfield/ 41 Action NewsTHE USPS SAYS SOME OFITS MACHINES THAT SORTLETTERS LIKE THIS AREOLDER AND OUT OF DATEAND REMOVING THEM WILLHELP CUT COSTSBUT MANY WORRY WHATWILL NOW HAPPEN TOYOUR PIECES OF MAILSNAIL MAIL NO MORE?IT'S AN AGENCY FACINGCONTROVERSY FOREXACTLY THAT- THE UnitedStates POSTAL SERVICE41 ACTION NEWSCONFIRMING THE USPSREMOVED FOUR MAIL-SORTING.

MACHINES INKANSAS CITY,TWO IN SPRINGFIELD ANDONE IN WICHITAA MOVE ONE U-S-P-SSOURCE DESCRIBED AS"WORRISOME"Rep.

Emanuel Cleaver //Missou:28 We are seeing thedestruction ofthe postal service, I don'tthink thereare any question about it andit'sbeing done for some politicalreasons even I don't understandI amin the political processCONGRESSMAN EMANUELCLEAVER WORRIES THEREMOVAL OF THEMACHINES COULD SLOWMAIL DELIVERYHITTING RURALCOMMUNITIES THEHARDESTRep.

Emanuel Cleaver //MissouriThere are not a lot ofpharmacies outthere and a lot of the seniorsreceivetheir medication by mailTHE POSTAL SERVICE SAYSTHE CHANGES AREHAPPENING BECAUSE MAILVOLUME CONTINUES TODECREASEIN A STATEMENT TO 41ACTION NEWS, ASPOKESPERSON WROTE-INPART:"ADAPTING OURPROCESSINGINFRASTRUCTURE TO THECURRENT VOLUMES WILLENSURE MORE EFFICIENT,COST EFFECTIVEOPERATIONS AND BETTERSERVICE FOR OURCUSTOMERS" WE ARE RETIRINGOLDER, OUT OF DATAEQUIPMENT SO THATCAN EXPAND OUR NEWERSORTING EQUIPMENT"BUT ACCORDING TOCLEAVERRep.

Emanuel Cleaver //MissouriI don't think there's anyquestion thatthis is all related to theupcomingelectionSINCE THE AUGUSTPRIMARIES, THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMICHAS BEEN DRIVINGINTEREST IN MAIL-INBALLOTSLAST MONTH THE UnitedStates POSTAL SERVICEWARNED YOUR VOTE MAYBE AT RISKWRITING TO MISSOURI'SSECRETARY OF STATEWARNING VOTERS SHOULDSEND MAIL-IN BALLOTSEARLYTO ENSURE THEY ARECOUNTEDRep.

Emanuel Cleaver //MissouriPeople in our community rightnowought to begin writing lettersandscreaming and saying this is amisplaced political move.

5:33If it isnot stopped, I can guarantee youit'sgoing to continue to go, go, gountilthere is no postal service leftAriel Rothfield/ 41 Action NewsTHE POSTAL SERVICE SAYSTHE CHANGES ARE PARTOF A MULTI-YEAR EFFORTTO PREPARE FOR THEFUTUREEXACTLY WHAT THATFUTURE ENTAILS REMAINSUNSEENREPORTING IN Kansas City .ARIEL ROTHFIELD.

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