Mercer CLC Stands with Postal Workers

Mercer CLC affiliates joined their brothers and sisters from NALC to picket in Hamilton against the Trump Administration's privatization of the US Postal Service. Over 100 members from multiple NALC Locals sent a strong "Hell No!" to the Administration's illegal attempt to end the postal service as we know it.

The 295,000 active and retired members of the National Association of Letter Carriers are defending public services for millions of Americans.

Rep. Herb Conaway showed his strong support for NALC against the Trump Administration's proposal

ANY EFFORT TO PRIVATIZE OR RESTRUCTURE USPS IS A DIRECT THREAT TO:

640,000 postal employees, including 200,000 city letter carriers represented by NALC
The universal service every American relies on
Millions of households and businesses, especially in rural America

THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE DEVASTATING:

Jeopardizing the jobs of the 7.9 million people employed by the $1.92 trillion mailing industry
Reducing services to 51.5 million households and businesses in rural communities, where private carriers do not deliver
Raising shipping costs and driving inflation higher for businesses and consumers

SUCH PROPOSALS ARE ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL:

The Postal Service, older than our nation itself, is enshrined in the Constitution.
The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, a key role in setting postal policy.
Mandated by federal law, USPS has been an independent, self-sufficient agency for 55 years.

Why we’re fighting:

To protect the jobs of 640,000 USPS employees, including 73,000 veterans
To uphold our universal service obligation, delivering 376 million pieces of mail and packages to nearly 169 million delivery points nationwide
To safeguard USPS, one of the nation’s most trusted public agencies
To oppose privatization efforts or reorganizational mandates that would threaten the Postal Service and our jobs