Rep. Craig Opposes Firing USPS Board of Governors, Privatizing Postal Service
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) joined 159 members of Congress in expressing serious concerns over the Administration’s proposal to fire the United States Postal Service's (USPS) Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service with the Department of Commerce.
In a letter to President Donald Trump, the Members highlighted that unilaterally firing Senate-confirmed members of the USPS Board of Governors would undermine the longstanding independence of USPS, and it would violate the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 and the separation of powers spelled out in the United States Constitution.
“Any attempts to privatize the Postal Service would be a betrayal to the more than 640,000 postal employees who work tirelessly every day to ensure mail is delivered to every corner of the country,” the Members wrote. “It would also hurt American consumers and businesses who rely on the Postal Service daily for mail and package delivery.”
The Members continued, “These changes would be especially devastating for rural Americans, where the potential elimination of the Postal Service’s universal service obligation would result in skyrocketing delivery costs for less populated regions of the country, where reliable service is most needed.”
Rep. Craig has been outspoken about the unacceptable USPS performance in the South Metro and across Minnesota and has led the charge to improve mail service and protect USPS from privatization. Local letter carriers and others have been sounding the alarm for the past year over leadership changes that are impacting morale and culture in Minnesota post offices.
Last month, Rep. Craig introduced the bipartisan Protect Our Letter Carriers Act, which would protect postal workers from violent crimes. In January, she led a bipartisan resolution urging Congress to take all appropriate measures to reject the privatization of USPS.
Last year, following Rep. Craig’s bipartisan call for a statewide investigation, the USPS Office of Inspector General announced an investigation of the entire MN-ND postal district.
And in January 2023, she launched an online USPS survey to gauge the extent of postal issues in the Second District and received more than 3,300 responses from Minnesotans. Rep. Craig delivered those responses directly to Postmaster General DeJoy’s office in Washington DC.
Rep. Craig's letter is supported by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), American Postal Workers Union (APWU), National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU), National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS), and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA).
You can read the full text of the letter HERE.
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