| Dear Friend, BREAKING: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just announced plans to close dozens of mail processing centers across the country.(1) DeJoy is going to slow the mail and put thousands of people out of work just as he also plans to raise stamp prices at -- in his words -- “an uncomfortable rate.” His plan will hurt people in poverty and push more customers to competing services, which he just happens to be invested in.(2) We must stop DeJoy before his plans go into action. President Biden’s nominees to the USPS Board of Governors have been confirmed, and they are currently reviewing DeJoy’s schemes, and we need to convince the Board to not only shut down his efforts to destroy the post office, but also kick him to the curb. Will you chip in $5 to Courage California and help stop Louis DeJoy?
Despite the fact that Congress passed the Postal Service Reform Act and gave the USPS some much needed funding, DeJoy is still intent on following through with facility closures and price raises. Just recently, DeJoy ordered 40,000 gas-guzzling vehicles against the express wishes of the EPA and the American public, who want the agency to utilize electric vehicles. DeJoy is refusing to release documents related to the purchase, so we have no idea what the postmaster general’s relationship with the contracting company is.(3) DeJoy already has a history of underhanded dealings and corruption, and the Board of Governors has the power to rein him in. We must ensure that they act. Courage California is rallying grassroots pressure to convince the USPS Board of Governors to fire Louis DeJoy and return the post office to the public service it is meant to be. Will you chip in to help stop DeJoy? Yours in the fight to save the post office, Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Mai, Mai, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team) PS: The best way to support Courage California and our work for equity and justice is to become a recurring monthly donor so we'll have the ongoing support we need over the long haul. Click here to chip in $5, $10, or $20 a month, or whatever you can afford. Donations go to support all of Courage California's work for a more progressive California and country. Follow us now on Facebook or Twitter! Footnotes:
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