John— Quick update that more than 200,000 MoveOn members have
already signed our petition to save the U.S. Postal Service, and we're now
in touch with the American Postal Workers Union to strategize additional
ways to support workers. [ [link removed] ]Please take a minute to sign the petition. See
the original email below.
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Dear fellow MoveOn member,
The U.S. Postal Service is once again under attack by Republicans who want
to bankrupt the Postal Service and allow private equity firms and global
corporations to privatize the service, dismantle the agency, and profit
further off of the American people.
Private companies won't deliver to certain remote areas because it's not
profitable to do so, but the Postal Service is obligated to serve all
Americans regardless of where they live— and, right now, the Postal
Service is delivering lifesaving medications and food, supporting voting
by mail in primary states, and helping other services necessary for our
nation to continue to operate.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition demanding Congress and the Trump administration fully
fund the United States Postal Service.
Congress and the White House must fully fund the United States Postal
Service in the next stimulus bill.
[3]Sign Matthew's petition
The United States Postal Service is one of our government's oldest and
most reliable entities. And mail service has been a lifeline for many
Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.
However, because of the pandemic, the agency could run out of cash by the
end of September, if Congress fails to act.^1 Democrats have been pressing
for weeks to fully fund the Postal Service, but the Trump administration
recently blocked a bipartisan attempt to fund the agency.^2
For years, conservatives have tried to push mail service toward
privatization—either by setting highly prescriptive loan terms or by
essentially forcing it into bankruptcy.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to save the United States Postal Service.
During the last privatization fight, Senator Bernie Sanders said, "If the
goal of the Postal Service is to make as much money as possible, tens of
millions of people, particularly low-income people and people in rural
areas, will see a decline in or doing away with basic mail services."^3
Just a few days ago, Senator Elizabeth Warren tweeted, "I'm calling on
Congress to act swiftly to shore up USPS so that everyone can continue to
receive essential medicines and supplies, and as many Americans as
possible can vote from home."^4
Please join with us and demand that Congress and the White House fully
fund the United States Postal Service in the next stimulus bill.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.
Thanks!
–Matthew Hildreth, RuralOrganizing.org
Sources:
1. "White House rejects bailout for U.S. Postal Service battered by
coronavirus," The Washington Post, April 11, 2020
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2. "The debate over a post office bailout, explained," Vox, April 12, 2020
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3. "Bernie Sanders Is to Deliver a Commonsense Plan to Save the Postal
Service," The Nation, June 7, 2018
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4. Tweet by Elizabeth Warren, April 10, 2020
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