Posts tagged Louis DeJoy
‘We are not staying silent’ | Cincinnati postal workers pack main street in protest of possible changes
March 24, 2025 // The protest was in response to recent reports that President Donald Trump and his administration have considered an executive order to move the USPS under the Commerce Department and dissolve the USPS's board of directors. Such an executive order has yet to be announced or confirmed. Regardless, the fear of the USPS becoming private is front of mind for local postal workers and the reason they gathered in protest
USPS signs agreement with DOGE to improve efficiency, cut 10,000 workers
March 17, 2025 // DeJoy announced his departure as head of the Postal Service last month, telling the board to begin searching for a successor without including a timeline for his exit. The further changes to the USPS come as reports have swirled for months that the agency could see significant changes, including privatization or dismantling the current system.
Postal chief brags of 100% union ‘comrades’ as bankruptcy nears
November 19, 2024 // The agency reported on Thursday a loss of $9.5 billion, $3 billion more than last year. Reuters reported that in a statement about its restructuring plan, USPS said, "If we do nothing more, we remain on the path to either a government bailout or the end of this great organization as we know it."
COMMENTARY: US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
November 11, 2024 // Thousands of US Postal Service jobs are at stake under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s modernization plan, which would close 200 mail processing plants and funnel all mail to 60 mega-plants. Postal workers are organizing to stop the plan.