7/16/2018 Today, a group of 10 bipartisan representatives introduced a House Resolution (H. Res. 993) calling on Congress to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the Postal Service remain an independent agency of the federal government and not be subject to privatization.
The bipartisan resolution was introduced by Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Stephen Lynch (D-MA). Other original cosponsors will be Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Don Young (R-AK), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Marcia Fudge (D-OH).
The resolution’s introduction comes in response to the recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) government reorganization and restructure plan titled “Delivery Government Solutions in the 21st Century.” While the report takes direct aim at numerous agencies, it calls for privatizing the Postal Service.
“NALC commends our bipartisan friends in Congress for their immediate action to push back against this ill-conceived idea that will adversely impact the constituents they represent and the letter carriers who serve them seven-days-a-week,” said NALC President Rolando.
“Privatization of the Postal Service will inevitably increase costs and limit service for locations not deemed profitable, which is just the tip of the iceberg. Privatization will also threaten the standard of living of letter carriers and all postal employees.” continued Rolando.
“Just as NALC laid out for the White House Postal Task Force, we believe that sensible financial reforms are the way forward – not burning down the barn at the behest of private shippers.” Rolando said. “We encourage all members of Congress to cosponsor this important bipartisan resolution and oppose any effort to privatize this public institution based in the Constitution.”
NALC encourages all letter carriers to contact their members of Congress to become cosponsors on this resolution.
Again,are there any humane methods,to put the humankinds;who continue to believe,there are(private) corporate-takers,for USPS-out of their misery?
All this was is the NALC throwing $ at a couple congressmen again…… bill won’t go anyway like all the rest, but it looks good for the NALC to show how hard it’s working……. election year and nothing will change again….. we address thus issue every time a Republican is president. It will happen again
Maybe something will be done about all the decades the U S Postal Service got away with. sexual Misconduct. No accountability .
The Postal employees that think the idea to privatize the Postal Service is a great idea, think about giving up your retirement and health insurance and taking a pay cut! However, your pal Donald Putin, oh I mean Donald Dump, will see that you have a great retirement and health plan. When Royal Mail was privatized by Britain, the Royal Mail took the annuitants out of the government retirement and placed the annuitants in a new plan with benefits that were cut. Royal Mail last year cut the retirement benefits again. So why should you care? Your pal will give you a 55 gallon drum of Vaseline so that the cuts will be good for you. And if the plan for three day delivery goes through you will have plenty of time think how smart you are!
Good to see someone from congress thinking about the welfare of business, and
the public in general. USPS does many great things on a daily basis. Are there problems that need to be addressed? yes. Please use some common sense, and
don’t throw the baby out with the bath water!.
well duh….
Election year. No surprise.
Privatize, the sooner the better!
OK ,SOMEONE IS TRYING TO SAVE OUR JOB…..KEEP THE P.O IN THE FED SYSTEM..
remember the privatizing of social security fiasco? Hands off my PO
Do not do privatize the postal service
People depend on us, not ups or fed ex. The majority trust us because we are a government agency.