[ [link removed] ]Save the post office from Donald Trump

Petition to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors:
"Appoint a Postmaster General who is fully committed to universal service
and public ownership of the Postal Service."

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Dear Jack,

[ [link removed] ]Save the Post Office
from Donald Trump

The U.S. Postal Service is one of America's most beloved institutions. It
handles 47% of the world’s mail, employs half a million people, generates
$1.4 trillion in annual sales, delivers more mail every 16 days than UPS
and FedEx combined do all year and connects even the most remote corners
of the United States.^1

So of course, Donald Trump wants to destroy it.

Trump has already proposed privatizing the Postal Service and turning it
over to unethical, greedy for-profit operators. Now, the USPS board of
governors is poised to appoint a new postmaster general – who might help
Trump push privatization.^2 We need to speak out to make sure the new
leader is a fierce advocate for public ownership of USPS.

[ [link removed] ]Tell the USPS board of governors: No privatizer as postmaster general.
Click here to sign the petition.

The Trump administration has proposed selling off the USPS to the highest
bidder. Privatizing government services simply hands public trusts over to
mercenary corporate entities who care only about their bottom line.^3,4
Trump's proposal would lead to post office closures in rural areas and
layoffs for already-marginalized communities. Stamp and shipping costs
would grow and the scale of the network would shrink.

Republicans would like us to believe the post office is in trouble, but in
fact, there's nothing wrong with the post office that Congress can't fix.
A 2006 law requires USPS, alone among private or public agencies, to
prefund its retiree health benefits for the next 75 years. That ridiculous
law makes the USPS appear to be in financial trouble and gives politicians
an excuse to push for privatization. If Congress repealed the law – and
allowed post offices to offer new services like postal banking and
notarization – the USPS would thrive.^5

The push to privatize the USPS is because of its success, not because it
is struggling. First-class mail is declining, but shipping is on the rise.
The USPS would rank around 40th on the Fortune 500 if it were a private
company and presents a major money-making opportunity.

Thanks to Mitch McConnell's obstruction, the USPS board of governors
lacked sufficient members for a quorum for years. Now, McConnell has
helped Trump pack the board of governors with his own appointees –
appointees who will pick the next postmaster general after current chief
Megan Brennan retires early next year.^6,7 There is a very real risk that
the board of governors will install an advocate for privatization as the
new head of the USPS – and we cannot let that happen.

Tell the USPS Board of Governors: No privatizer as postmaster general.
Click below to sign the petition:

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Thank you for speaking out,

Heidi Hess, Co-Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Bill Pascrell, Jr., "[ [link removed] ]Congress Is Sabotaging Your Post Office," The
Washington Monthly, April/May/June 2019.
 2. Louis C. LeBrecque, "[ [link removed] ]Postal Unions Uneasy as USPS Chief Prepares to
Step Down," BloombergLaw, Oct. 21, 2019.
 3. Katrina vanden Heuvel, "[ [link removed] ]Trump’s privatization plan would destroy
the Postal Service," The Washington Post, Aug. 7, 2018.
 4. Aaron Greg, "[ [link removed] ]Lawmakers press Pentagon on oversight of ‘slumlord’
housing contractors," The Washington Post, Dec. 3, 2019.
 5. Pascrell, Jr., "[ [link removed] ]Congress Is Sabotaging Your Post Office."
 6. Eric Gatz, "[ [link removed] ]USPS Regains a Functioning Governing Board for the
First Time in Five Years," Gov Exec, Aug. 2, 2019.
 7. LeBrecque, "[ [link removed] ]Postal Unions Uneasy as USPS Chief Prepares to Step
Down."

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