Today, NALC held an event on Capitol grounds to send a clear message to the White House: Hell no to dismantling the Postal Service!
Hundreds of NALC members from across the country, labor leaders, and union members attended.
“I want to be very clear. This is a direct attack on 640,000 Postal Service employees, the universal service we provide, and every citizen who relies on the Postal Service,” NALC President Brian L. Renfroe told the crowd.
“This isn’t about politics. Regardless of how they voted last year, I can guarantee they did not vote for destroying one of our nation’s oldest and most beloved institutions – the United States Postal Service.
“Here today, with all our supporters and friends, when they try to dismantle the Postal Service, what do we say?” The crowd responded with a resounding, “Hell no!”
Speakers included: Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA), AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond, APWU President Mark Dimondstein, TTD President Greg Regan, CWA President Claude Cummings, Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig, Letters to a Pre-Scientist CEO Lucy Madden, AGMA Soloist Vice President Andrew Stenson, AFA President Sara Nelson, AFGE Vice President Ottis Johnson, ATU President John Costa, Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL), and Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
NALC organized this event after reports last week that President Trump was planning to issue an executive order that would fire the Postal Board of Governors and place the agency under the control of the Commerce Department, changing USPS from the independent self-sufficient agency it has been for 55 years.
NALC completely opposes any efforts to privatize the Postal Service, cut service, or fundamentally restructure the agency.
Earlier this month, NALC launched its “Fight Like Hell” campaign with an event at NALC Headquarters. Today was the next event in this series to bring public awareness to the threats to our jobs and the entire Postal Service.
Stay tuned for more information about upcoming events and actions near you.
