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.

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Also Biden had 4 years to remove DeJoy, which is one of the biggest indicators to me he works for the same rich masters

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      6 hours ago

      Biden couldn’t unilaterally do that, but laws don’t mean anything anymore and he should have just done it and sent him to an ice detention center in Louisiana