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USPS workers in Portland, Bangor to rally against 10,000 job cuts

The USPS announced plans to eliminate 10,000 jobs to cut government spending, confirmed by Postmaster Louis Dejoy.
Protests occurred nationwide, including in Billings, where letter carriers Seana Avent and Rudy Mockel expressed their concerns.
John Crader, Vice President of NALC Branch 3902, warned that the privatization plan would threaten postal jobs and service reliability.
Participants in the rallies stressed the USPS's importance for rural communities, emphasizing that privatization could greatly affect service frequency and delivery.

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Jackson Hole News and Guide

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Postal Service needs to stay the course, not go private

The old adage says it’s not wise for a rider to change horses midstream. Well, the White House appears to be going even further by musing about selling the horses out from under the riders and leaving them stranded and…

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Local rally planned to protect the post office

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) -- A rally is being planned for early afternoon on Saturday in downtown Youngstown to protect the post office. The American Postal Workers Union will hold what's being called a "Rally in the Valley" Saturday at 1 p.m. at Youngstown's main post office on South Walnut Street. It's being billed as an informational picket to protect the post office. Everyone is invited to attend.

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Yeshiva World News

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Trump And Musk Float Privatizing USPS As Postmaster General Resigns

The U.S. Postal Service is facing an uncertain future after the resignation this week of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the suggestion by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, that the mail service could be privatized. Unions representing postal workers have balked at the idea of privatization, staging protests across the country. While they support modernization efforts, including those ini…

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USPS protest rally against possible takeover

A protest rally was held at the United States Post Office Fox Valley Processing and Distribution Center, on the far east side of Aurora, March 20, against reports that the Donald Trump administration is preparing a takeover of the USPS.

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The Big Bank Plotting to Privatize the Post Office Under Trump

A newly released memo from banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the U.S. postal service: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs and raise prices by up to 140 percent.

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The US Postal Service has been struggling for years. Now Trump’s talking about privatizing it

By SUSAN HAIGH The U.S. Postal Service is facing an uncertain future after the resignation this week of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the suggestion by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, that the mail service could be privatized. Related Articles Mike Huckabee, in confirmation hearing to be ambassador to Israel, says he won’t run US policy there Appeals cou…

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