Dear MoveOn member,

🎉We did it!🎉 We've helped deliver a major victory for mail carriers across
America.

President Biden has signed the Postal Service Reform Act, saving the
United States Postal Service from the outrageous law enacted in 2006
designed to destabilize and bankrupt the USPS by mandating retirement
accounts be prefunded for an untenable 75 years.^1

This win—which is in no small part thanks to the more than 1.5 million
MoveOn members who signed petitions, rallied, called Congress, hung signs
and stickers, and more—will save the USPS approximately $50 billion over
the next decade and secure family-sustaining union jobs for 550,000 public
servants!^2 And it comes from years of grassroots pressure to ensure that
the vital services provided by the USPS that support everyone, no matter
their ZIP code, stick around—delivering our medications, our ballots, and
so much more without interruption, even during a global pandemic. It's a
proof point that people power can produce results!

[ [link removed] ]Don't just take our word for it: Watch this video with Representatives
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Sara Jacobs saying thank you
to MoveOn members for all your organizing!

The ability to vote by mail was essential for the 2020 elections during
the pandemic. Trump appointed Louis DeJoy, a political donor and crony, to
the position of postmaster general, where DeJoy led blatant efforts to
undermine the post office and influence the election by slowing mail,
removing mail-sorting machines, and warning states not to count on the
Postal Service to deliver ballots.^3

But MoveOn members spoke out and took action alongside our allies. At more
than 800 post offices across the country, MoveOn members showed up—masked
and socially distanced—in solidarity with postal workers everywhere and to
defend the essential public institution and our democracy from Trump and
Postmaster General DeJoy. This pressure forced DeJoy to stop some of his
operational changes in their tracks. And in October, mere weeks before
Election Day, the USPS finally agreed to reverse many of the destructive
decisions.^4 Together, we ensured every vote was counted. MoveOn partnered
with a broad spectrum of progressive and voting rights allies to demand
that state and local officials expand access to voting rights.

Thank you for taking part in this campaign—and for being part of the
momentum that led to this huge victory.

Check out this collection of photos to remember all the work we did
together in 2020 to save the post office:

[ [link removed] ]post office protestsTogether, MoveOn members did all this:

* Collected nearly 1.5 million petition signatures.
* Led over 800 rallies with allies at post offices across the country.
Cher even attended one!
* Made thousands of phone calls to elected officials.
* Put up over 330,000 “We ❤️ Postal Workers” stickers on mailboxes.

The first success was blocking DeJoy’s sinister plot to interfere with our
election. This week marks a second victory, with Congress and President
Biden delivering long-term stability to the Postal Service to ensure it
can continue to provide service across the country, especially as we head
into the next election season.

We powered this victory not only with pressure on lawmakers but also by
turning out in record numbers to create Democratic majorities in the House
and Senate, which have delivered to secure the future of the USPS.

Next up: We need these elected officials to continue to deliver and hold
everyone involved in Trump’s disastrous administration accountable. And
for the USPS, there are so many ways they can expand their services, such
as postal banking. Post offices—already in nearly every community in the
U.S.—used to provide low-cost banking services. Over 100 million people
don’t currently have access to affordable financial services, and this
solution would ease the burden while we continue to emerge from the
pandemic.^5

At the same time, we'll also keep working to push the USPS to electrify
its fleet—which would be a significant move in reducing our carbon
pollution.

This victory reminds us of what is possible when we work together to
create a better future for everyone. We all have a chance to use our power
again this November to elect people who will deliver for our communities
and keep advocating for what we believe in. This entire campaign started
because someone started a petition, and it gave people who agreed an
opportunity to have their voices heard. [ [link removed] ]You can start a petition here
anytime on an issue in your neighborhood or on something that affects
everyone nationwide.

Thanks for all you do.

–Jenn, Seth, Elsie, Isbah, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Biden signs US Postal Service reform bill into law," CNN, April 6,
2022
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2. “U.S. House to Vote to Provide Postal Service With $50 Billion in
Relief,” U.S. News & World Report, February 7, 2022
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3.  “Postal leader defends changes, denies ‘sabotaging’ election,” The
Associated Press, August 24, 2020
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4. “Postal Service Agrees To Reverse Service Cutbacks Ahead Of Election,”
National Public Radio, October 15, 2020
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5. “Postal Banking,” American Postal Workers Union, accessed April 4, 2022
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