DOGE Slashes 10,000 USPS Jobs Leaving Democrats Outraged
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“Reliable mail delivery can’t just be reserved for MAGA supporters and Tesla owners,” Rep. Gerald Connolly said.

Summary

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) agreed to cut 10,000 jobs under pressure from Elon Musk, sparking outrage from Democrats.

Rep. Gerald Connolly warned that Musk and DOGE could push for USPS privatization, harming rural and vulnerable communities.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the cuts, citing USPS’s financial struggles and praising DOGE’s cost-cutting approach. Musk has openly supported privatization.

Postal worker unions pledged to fight any threats to employees’ rights. The USPS has already reduced its workforce by 30,000 since 2021.

  • deranger@sh.itjust.works
    84·
    10 hours ago

    USPS budget was in the black until they were forced to prefund benefits for 75 years - something nobody else is required to do.

    The “financial difficulties” they face are completely imposed on them by the government.

    This bill was passed with bipartisan support.

    For over a decade, the United States Postal Service has been plagued with the onerous burden of prefunding its retiree health care benefits as mandated by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006. The mandate requires the Postal Service to prefund its retiree health care benefits 75 years in advance, paying for retirement health care for individuals who haven’t been born yet, let alone enter the workforce.

    https://apwu.org/usps-fairness-act