Local postal union to rally in downtown Medford next week

MEDFORD, Ore. – Next week, the Southern Oregon Local American Postal Workers Union will hold a rally in hopes of reversing a decision they believe could affect the upcoming November election.

Earlier this year, the United States Postal Service consolidated its mail sorting operations in southern Oregon with those in Portland to reduce costs. This consolidation included shutting down Medford’s postmarking machine.

Currently, mail from southern Oregon is sent to Portland for postmarking.

The union is concerned that reducing the number of postmarking locations will slow down mail delivery. They are particularly worried about mail-in ballots arriving in time for the November election without a local postmarking machine.

The Liteblue Login USPS has stated that this change will not affect mail services.

The union’s rally is set for August 3 at 10 a.m. in downtown Medford at Vogel Plaza.