Hi,
Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just ambushed the postal workers
union with his plan to shutter as many as 200 post offices and USPS
facilities.^1 [ [link removed] ]Click here to stop DeJoy.
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DeJoy’s Great Consolidation of postal facilities will likely cost good
union jobs. DeJoy already announced his plan to cut 50,000 Postal Service
positions over the next decade.^2 The job loss from shuttering facilities
will only add to that number.
Closing facilities will eliminate more than 50,000 good union jobs and
could compromise the ability of the Postal Service to carry out its
essential functions — like delivering ballots safely^3 and bringing
life-saving prescriptions to seniors and rural communities.^4
The Postal Service is an essential public service, yet DeJoy cares more
about cutting costs than making sure USPS performs its key functions.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Congress must stop DeJoy from closing 200 postal
facilities and cutting 50,000 USPS jobs!
USPS funding is a major equity concern. The postal service is the
lifeblood of much of rural America, where people rely on the USPS to
deliver goods and transmit information. In areas without internet access,
US mail is absolutely essential.^4
And there’s another problem with DeJoy’s plan: it reinforces the idea that
USPS should be managed like a business. That’s absurd. USPS is a public
good.
As the legislative and political director for the New York Metro Area
Postal Union said of DeJoy’s latest plan, “DeJoy's Great Consolidation is
a true danger to the public post office."^5
Instead of slashing postal workers, we should be taking advantage of the
huge opportunity USPS offers for our country. USPS should expand its
services for rural and low-income communities even further by looking into
offering banking services, internet access, and more.^4
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Congress must stop DeJoy from closing 200 postal
facilities and cutting 50,000 USPS jobs!
Thanks for taking action,
Izzi and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. GovExec, “USPS Lists Hundreds of Post Offices and Other Facilities
Where It Will Consolidate Operations,” [ [link removed] ]August 26, 2022.
2. GovExec, “USPS Plans to Slash 50,000 Positions in Coming Years to
Reach 'Break Even' Point - Government Executive,” [ [link removed] ]July 28, 2022.
3. Ibid.
4. Common Dreams, “'A True Danger to the Public Post Office': DeJoy Moves
to Consolidate USPS Facilities,” [ [link removed] ]August 27, 2022.
5. Vox, “If the US Postal Service shuts down, rural America will suffer
the most,” [ [link removed] ]April 16, 2020.
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