Amidst renewed threats of privatization and a climate where corporate interests continue to push for profit-driven mail delivery at the expense of the public good, defending the Postal Service has never been more critical. We are excited to see the introduction of House Resolution (H. Res.) 70, reaffirming our public Postal Service is essential and must remain in the hands of the people, not private interests.
On Jan. 28, 2025, a bipartisan group in the House of Representatives introduced House Resolution (H. Res.) 70, which expresses the “sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.”
“Once again, strong support for the public Postal Service is on display with the introduction of this bipartisan resolution,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The APWU would like to thank Representatives Lynch (D-MA-08), LaLota (R-NY-01), Connolly (D-VA-11), and Garbarino (R-NY-02) for their commitment to this historic institution that serves as a vital lifeline for so many in this country.”
With the 250th anniversary of the Post Office coming up this year, the timing of this resolution and the fight against privatization could not be any more urgent. While resolutions are not binding like laws, they help us to gain congressional support for the issues that matter most to us as postal workers and retirees, plus the millions of Americans who rely on the Postal Service.
“The APWU has members and retirees in every ZIP code of the country,” said Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard. “We applaud this resolution and encourage all of our members to reach out to their representatives and urge them to cosponsor this resolution to stand with the USPS and its dedicated workforce against the threat of privatization.”
Please call APWU’s Legislative Hotline at 1-844-402-1001 to be connected to your member of Congress today, and ask them to cosponsor H. Res. 70, which expressly opposes postal privatization. Defending the people’s public Postal Service from privatization is our top priority in 2025.
