Stand with USPS workers and reject Post Office privatization

The U.S. Post Office and postal workers have faced years of cuts, poor conditions, and threats of privatization. The newest selection to lead the USPS, David Steiner, is a FedEx Board Member, even though FedEx is a direct competitor to the Post Office.

Postal workers are already facing a round of 10,000 job cuts. Many USPS workers are forced to deal with what has been described as a “toxic workplace” due to hostile work environments, understaffing, poor treatment of workers, fatigue, and unforgiving schedules. In 2023, reports showed that 59% of early career USPS workers were leaving this toxic environment. 

Now, competing companies and banks like Wells Fargo want to privatize the Post Office. Privatizing the USPS won’t fix any of the problems at the postal service — it’ll only make things worse for workers. 

Postal workers have gathered across the country to protest layoffs, hour cuts, workplace conditions, and attempts to make the Post Office a private company. 

One of the cornerstones of the USPS is its universal service mandate — no matter where you live in the country, the postal service will deliver to you. Postal workers will get people their prescription medications, mail from loved ones, and everything in between. The same is not true of private companies like FedEx. 

If the new Postmaster General pushes to privatize the Post Office, routes for mail carriers could be cut, local post offices shut down, and people in rural areas may not receive essential mail and packages.

The ultra-rich and corporations stand to gain the most from a Post Office that becomes privatized. Executives will come in to make massive profits, while workers suffer layoffs and worse workplace conditions, and consumers face higher prices and worse service. And companies like FedEx and UPS can grow their market share and corporate profits. It would be a clear win for billionaires, and a loss for workers and consumers.

Sign the petition to stand with USPS workers and reject the privatization of the Post Office. Postal workers are under threat as corporate executives move in to take over.