Hi,
Louis DeJoy has been a complete and total disaster for the U.S. Postal
Service (USPS) since the moment Donald Trump installed him as postmaster
general.
On-time delivery has plummeted.^1 Postage rates have skyrocketed.^2 DeJoy
has cut operations at more than 200 locations.^3
It's gotten so bad that even Republicans are fed up. In fact, 26 senators
— including 13 Republicans, 11 Democrats, and 2 Independents — just called
on DeJoy to pause any further implementation of his 10-year plan to shrink
the U.S. Postal Service.^4
DeJoy's response? He basically told the senators to go fly a kite,
refusing to even consider revising his plans.^5
Pressure is mounting on DeJoy, and we have a real chance to convince the
Postal Service Board of Governors to finally get rid of him as his
failures become more and more intolerable and bipartisan opposition grows.
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Louis DeJoy's 10-year so-called "modernization plan" includes shutting
down as many as 400 sorting and delivery facilities nationwide.^6
Currently, 59 locations across 35 states are on the chopping block, and if
these cuts aren't stopped, three entire states would be left with no
mail-sorting facilities whatsoever, forcing even local mail to travel
hundreds of miles just for sorting.^7
Why is DeJoy doing this? He claims he wants to turn the Postal Service
into a profitable operation — but that just shows that DeJoy doesn't
understand or believe in the mission of the U.S. Postal Service. The USPS
isn't a profit-seeking business. It's a public service that people
absolutely rely on for basic needs, like receiving Social Security checks,
medications, and mail-in ballots.
And for what it's worth, DeJoy isn't even succeeding by his own standard.
He predicted that USPS would break even last year, and instead he lost
$6.5 billion.^8 And as service continues to deteriorate and people lose
faith in the post office, the problems will only get worse.
Here's the challenge: Unlike cabinet secretaries and many other agency
heads, the postmaster general can't be directly fired by the president.
Only the Postal Service Board of Governors can do that. And President
Biden wasn't able to appoint a majority on the Board of Governors until
February, when two seats came open and he was able to appoint
replacements.^9
Now it's time for the Postal Service Board of Governors to take action.
DeJoy has lost the confidence of Republicans and Democrats alike. His
performance has been abysmal. It's time for Louis DeJoy to be fired.
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our work, including demanding the removal of Louis DeJoy as postmaster
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With gratitude,
The team at Demand Progress Action
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Sources:
1. Government Executive, "As USPS institutes network reforms, mail
delivery hits a 3-year low," [ [link removed] ]February 22, 2024.
2. Fortune, "Post Office wants to hike stamp prices for 5th time in 3
years to make up for 'defective' pricing system," [ [link removed] ]April 9, 2024.
3. Government Executive, "USPS Lists Hundreds of Post Offices and Other
Facilities Where It Will Consolidate Operations," [ [link removed] ]August 26, 2022.
4. United States Senate, "Postmaster General DeJoy and U.S. Postal Service
Board of Governors," [ [link removed] ]May 8, 2024.
5. Government Executive, "Amid ongoing losses and bipartisan pressure,
DeJoy remains defiant in pushing USPS reforms," [ [link removed] ]May 9, 2024.
6. The Guardian, "'It's going to delay the mail': the fight over Louis
DeJoy's USPS plan," [ [link removed] ]December 15, 2023.
7. Common Dreams, "'Fire DeJoy' Demand Intensifies as 10-Year Plan to
Sabotage Postal Service Takes Effect," [ [link removed] ]September 29, 2021.
8. CNN, "The US Postal Service lost $6.5 billion last year. It predicted
it would break even" [ [link removed] ]November 15, 2023.
9. Reuters, "US House Democrats urge Biden to name new U.S. Postal board
members," [ [link removed] ]February 1, 2024.
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