Thread by @TexasTribune

1/ A postal workers' union leader in San Antonio said today that the agency sought to hide evidence of problems when a congressman visited a facility this week. bit.ly/3gi1mkG

2/ Carlos Barrios, a clerk craft director for the union, said postal workers were directed to give U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro "a deceitful perception of how we’re doing things." bit.ly/3gi1mkG

3/ Carlos Barrios said workers were told to remove large piles of delayed mail before Castro arrived on Wednesday.

He estimated that the pile contained anywhere from 30,000 to 54,000 pieces, some of which were dated as long ago as March. bit.ly/3gi1mkG

4/ The Postal Service and the San Antonio post office declined to comment.

Castro was visiting in response to concerns that President Donald Trump’s administration had implemented changes that have slowed deliveries. bit.ly/3gi1mkG

5/ Castro reacted to the alleged deception, which was first reported by the @ExpressNews, with fury on Twitter. bit.ly/3gi1mkG

https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/1296454297287368705

6/ Democrats in Congress have been outraged about the cost-cutting measures — including the decommissioning of sorting machines and slashing of overtime for workers — at the Postal Service. bit.ly/3gi1mkG

7/ President Trump said on Fox Business News last week that he wanted to deprive the USPS of funding in order to compromise the country's mail-in voting process. bit.ly/3gi1mkG

8/ The president’s attacks on mail-in voting and changes at the @USPS have raised concerns about whether ballots will be delivered on time. But local officials and Democrats have stressed that mail-in voting remains a vital and safe way to cast a ballot. bit.ly/2YlSnZN

9/9 U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is set to testify before the U.S. Senate on Friday and the U.S. House on Monday.

He announced Tuesday that he would no longer enact cost-cutting changes to the post office until after the election. bit.ly/3gi1mkG