Louis DeJoy must be fired to save the U.S. Post Office, and we may be running out of time to get rid of him.

Hi,

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been an absolute disaster from the moment Donald Trump appointed him, with on-time delivery rates crashing and postage rates skyrocketing.1,2

Yet despite bipartisan criticism from Congress and his bosses at the Postal Service Board of Governors, DeJoy just published a defiant op-ed in The Washington Post doubling down on his plans to keep jacking up rates while shutting down post offices and eliminating jobs.3

Louis DeJoy simply cannot be trusted to run the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), especially during the fast-approaching 2024 presidential election, when millions of Americans will vote by mail.

Will you donate $10 to Demand Progress Action to support our work, including our campaign to finally get rid of Louis DeJoy as U.S. Postmaster General?

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The USPS is supposed to be a public service that Americans can count on to deliver important documents reliably and on time.

It's particularly vital for people living in rural and indigenous communities, where broadband is scarce and for-profit companies won't deliver because they don't think they can make enough of a profit.4

But DeJoy, a former logistics company CEO, doesn't believe in providing public service. He thinks the post office should be run like a profit-seeking business. That's why he's slashed hours for rural workers and rolled out a plan to close post offices and sorting centers, forcing mail carriers to travel farther to pick up the mail.5,6

As a result, Americans have experienced chronic delays affecting the delivery of passports, utility bills, prescription drugs, and important legal documents. And in just a few weeks, DeJoy's delays could very well affect the U.S. presidential election, with millions of Americans relying on the USPS to vote by mail.7

That's why we're ramping up the pressure on the Postal Service Board of Governors to take action now. Louis DeJoy must be fired, and we can't afford to delay another moment.

Will you donate $10 to Demand Progress Action and support our work, including demanding the removal of Louis DeJoy as USPS Postmaster General?

With gratitude,

The team at Demand Progress Action

Sources:
1. Government Executive, "As USPS institutes network reforms, mail delivery hits a 3-year low," February 22, 2024.
2. Associated Press, "Post Office wants to hike stamp prices for 5th time in 3 years to make up for 'defective' pricing system," April 9, 2024.
3. The Washington Post, "We’re fixing the Postal Service. We can’t stop now.," July 8, 2024.
4. Vox, "If the US Postal Service fails, rural America will suffer the most," April 16, 2020.
5. The American Prospect, "Rural Letter Carriers Complain About Dramatically Reduced Pay," April 21, 2023.
6. Salon, "DeJoy moves to consolidate USPS facilities," August 28, 2022.
7. National Conference of State Legislatures, "When States Mail Out Absentee/Mail Ballots," January 3, 2024.

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