According to reports, President Donald Trump is considering reviving the United States Postal Service board and moving message service under the administrative tree.
On Thursday, the board officially convened an urgent meeting to discuss how it could challenge a president’s decree to dissolve them.
The report was condemned by the National Postal Workers Union, who cited APWU President Mark Dimondstein as an “outrageous, immoral attack on a historic regional treasure, enshrined in the Constitution and created by Congress to provide every American home and business likewise.
The American people do not benefit from attempts to sell the Postal Service, whether in whole or in piece, or to deprive it of its independence or public support mission. Rather, it would pull up shipping costs and lead to decreased service, especially to remote America”, Dimondstein said in a statement.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced his resignation after five years, and this report was released just days after. His performance in the role was met with mixed reviews as he led the USPS out of the coronavirus pandemic.
LOUIS DEJOY, POSTMASTER GENERAL, ANNOUNCES INTENT TO EXIT USPS
Trump had previously suggested privatizing the Postal Service, saying in December that” there is talk about that.” Many people have enjoyed this concept for a long time. He had a plan in place when he signed an executive order to improve the organization’s financial standing during his first term, and this is being revived. He has not given any further details in a more public manner about what he intends to do with the Postal Service.
Establishing post offices is a mandate that Congress has, and any attempt to alter the Postal Service’s current governance through an executive order would likely face fierce legal challenges.
