Coming upon five years of leading the United States Postal Service, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced his plans to step down from the roll. While we did not always agree, we worked together for the betterment of the Postal Service and all its employees, especially all Mail Handlers.
As the Board of Governors works to find his successor, it is important to remember the intrinsic value of the Postal Service and the demands it has from the public. The Postal Service employs over 640,000 men and women throughout the country – over 50,000 of which are Mail Handlers – and delivers to over 166 million homes and businesses. Members of this Union do their part to ensure delivery of packages, bill payments, vital medications, government correspondence, and letters to and from loved ones.
Our next leader must meet the universal service obligation that delivers the mail on time while also protecting the postal workforce. This means the Board of Governors should look for a leader who understands it must remain a public entity that should not be subject to privatization at any level. A privatized Postal Service will do nothing but drive up prices that make service unattainable for most and alienates those in remote areas. Mail Handlers are dedicated to fulfilling the constitutional mandate of the United States Postal Service, and our Postmaster General should be too.
