U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan, who attended a ceremonial swearing-in March 6 in Washington, D.C., seemed to present a friendlier face to unions than her predecessor in interviews with multiple reporters last week, though she too supports the move to a five-day mail schedule, which labor staunchly opposes.
Ms. Brennan, the first woman to hold the job, took the helm of an organization that’s been submerged in debt over the last seven years, as first-class mail has slumped and health-care obligations have skyrocketed. The previous Postmaster General, Patrick Donahoe, clashed sharply with union leaders including the head of the American Postal Workers Union, Mark Dimondstein, who called for his resignation.
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