Tensions Boil at Post Office, Leading to Hostile Work Environment and Mail Dumping Allegations

Problems within the U.S. Postal Service have led to local postal carriers being forced to deliver mail late into the night and supervisors allegedly ordering the dumping of bulk mail at the Redondo Beach (CA) Main Post Office. Photographs taken Monday morning by Easy Reader staff at the Redondo Beach Main Post Office appear to confirm these allegations. The photos show recycling bins and trash bins filled with bundled mail—specifically, the Local Values advertising mailer issued by the Los Angles Times Media Group and the PennySaver USA advertising mailer.

Carriers say that reduced staffing, mail route consolidations, and confusion resulting from