NPMHU Statement on USPS/DOGE Agreement

  NPMHU Statement on USPS/DOGE Agreement

On the night of Monday, March 10, the Postmaster General (PMG) and Deputy PMG met with members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the United States Postal Service Headquarters. Mail Handlers have seen the DOGE team dismantle federal agencies, impacting services provided to Americans across the country, and are therefore rightly concerned about the potential impact on the work of the Postal Service generally and the work of the more than 54,000 dedicated mail handlers across the country. Our response will be guided by the following principles.

First and foremost, the independence of USPS – and its governance by the Board of Governors – must remain.

Second, the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) will fight any attempts to privatize our work. Our processing and distribution work is vital within the postal network, and privatization or subcontracting of our jobs would jeopardize not only the earned pay and benefits of mail handlers across the country, but also the flow of service that postal customers and the public at large rely upon every day. Privatizing the Postal Service will threaten customers’ ability to receive packages and letters ranging from Social Security checks, necessary medications, government correspondence, and mail from loved ones.

Finally, while we have been told that the Postal Service will not grant DOGE access to employee records and data, should this not be the case, the NPMHU stands ready, along with the other postal unions, to take all necessary action to protect the privacy of our members.

The NPMHU will remain cautious and vigilant and is prepared to fight against any ill-conceived attempts by DOGE to dismantle this American institution.

Reference: NPMHU via NPMHU Local 317




 

In The News | Administration Studies USPS Transfer to Commerce Department

  NO EXECUTIVE ORDER TARGETING USPS IN THE WORKS

Postal Service braces for potential takeover by Trump's Commerce Department

"...new commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, “will be looking” at the U.S. Postal Service. ...In December, Lutnick first discussed his plans with President Donald Trump to dissolve USPS leadership and fold the agency into the Department of Commerce, according to one of the sources.

No executive orders targeting the Postal Service are in the works, according to two White House officials, though they acknowledged there have been talks about ways to make it more efficient along with the rest of the federal government."

Reference: www.nbcnews.com
 

Postal Worker Unions Tell Congress ‘To Deliver Postal Reform Before’ Year’s End

  Postal Worker Unions Tell Congress ‘To Deliver Postal Reform Before’ Year’s End

"...Unions are pushing Congress to approve comprehensive postal reform before the end of this year, but it appears that even the Democratic-run House isn’t listening. Instead, leaders have yet to schedule a debate and vote on the measure - HR3076, and referred it to two key committees, Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. The original deadline for those panels’ action was December 3rd. Now it’s January 21st, 2022. ..."

Reference: www.wnylabortoday.com