The US Postal Service is in dire need of emergency funding as the impact of the coronavirus could lead to services being slowed down by June and even stopped entirely by September.
But Trump is playing partisan games with this incredibly important public service and has vowed to veto any bill that would provide relief to our post offices. That’s why we’re launching a petition today to speak up and demand emergency relief in order to save over 500,000 essential workers’ jobs and keep the Postal Service functioning.
The Postal Service is a critical resource in ordinary times, but especially during this public health crisis.
First, it’s a major source of employment and is one of the largest federal employers in the country.
Keeping our post offices funded will allow more states to take advantage of vote-by-mail opportunities to keep voters safe while still exercising their right to vote this year.
And many elderly and disabled Americans rely on the US Postal Service to receive critical benefits and medications in the mail every month.