Washington, February 26 (RHC)-- U.S. postal workers were joined by union leaders and fellow workers as they rallied against Trump’s reported plan to place the historically independent Postal Service under control of the secretary of commerce. Workers and customers warn the move could be the first step in privatizing the U.S. Postal Service. 

Among other things, that could lead to addresses in more remote rural areas not being serviced. The USPS also delivers absentee ballots and voting notices.  But any major changes to the USPS would legally require congressional approval. 

Brad Renfroe, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers union, told reporters: “This administration has no interest in protecting public service, working people or really the public good.  They want to throw us away and create an unreliable, inefficient, expensive private delivery service.  And what do we say to that?”

NALC members yelled: “Hell no!”

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]