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04/01/2025

What happens if the USPS does go private? Here’s what you need to know

USA Today

Private companies are not held to the service obligations the USPS upholds, even at a loss. Private companies do not have to set a minimum level of service in all areas, making them more likely to deliver to areas with more people, more places, and more profit.

04/02/2025

Postal workers rally again USPS privatization

St. Louis American

While shouting “U.S. Mail is not for sale,” members of the American Postal Workers Union and supporters gathered outside the downtown main Post Office

03/24/2025

Protests Break Out Across US Over Plans To Change Postal Service

Newsweek

Postal workers across the country rallied against the dismantling of the United States Postal Service on Sunday.

03/20/2025

Communities in every corner of the country shout “Hands off our public Postal Service”

Blog Post

Thousands of people took part in more than 260 protests in locations from Hawaii to Maine and from Florida to Alaska. The message to the out-of-touch billionaires in the White House was clear – “Hands off our public Postal Service – the U.S. Mail is not for sale!”

02/27/2025

Wall St. Licks its Lips at our public Post Office

Blog Post

In a document circulated within the banking industry, Wells Fargo equity analysts argue that postal privatization could be a huge money-maker for investors. They advise the administration to sell off the most profitable parts of the service – primarily packages and parcels, while putting taxpayers on the hook for the rest.

02/25/2025

Trump is pushing to make USPS private – here’s why it could harm his base

The Independent

Millions of Americans in rural areas depend on the agency for prescription drugs, checks, online purchases and election ballots. In hard-to-reach parts of the country, delivery is often accomplished by the Postal Service instead of large corporations like UPS, FedEx or Amazon due to high fuel costs, labor intensity and increased distances.

02/18/2025

DeJoy announces plans to step down as USPS postmaster general

Federal News Network

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is planning to step down from his role, and is calling on the Postal Service Board of Governors to start looking for his successor.

DeJoy, in a letter dated Monday, told the USPS Board of Governors to begin searching for a new postmaster general. DeJoy took office in June 2020.

02/17/2025

The Danger of Trump’s Plan for a Private USPS

Mother Jones

At a December 2024 press conference in Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump said his administration would be looking into privatizing the United States Postal Service, renewing efforts from his first presidential term to limit government programs and services. The Washington Post reported that same month that Trump stated the government should not subsidize the agency due to its annual financial losses.

05/14/2021

House Panel Advances Bipartisan Postal Overhaul Measure, USPS Board Gets New Members

Gov Exec

Congress on Thursday took multiple actions to support the U.S. Postal Service, advancing legislation to relieve the agency of some of its financial burdens and providing it with additional leadership.

04/19/2021

U.S. Senators Gillibrand and Sanders, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell, and Kaptur Call on Congress to Implement Postal Banking Pilot Programs

Sierra Sun Times