04/07/2025
The Daily Iowan
USPS workers came together to protest recent talks from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on what could be next for the mail industry.
04/01/2025
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
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
Newsweek
Postal workers across the country rallied against the dismantling of the United States Postal Service on Sunday.
03/20/2025
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
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
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
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
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
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.
For more information, go to
