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The Danger of Trump’s Plan for a Private USPS

February 13, 2025
“Make no mistake, the postal service is under attack,” President Dimondstein warns in an interview with Mother Jones. “This isn’t just about the post office—it’s about the people who depend on it, our communities, and the public good.”

United to Defend Our Rights Against Financial Abuse

February 13, 2025
On Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, Donald Trump’s newly appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought announced that he had shuttered the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC. He instructed...

Momentum Demands Movement

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or “mass multiplied by velocity.” In the political arena, momentum is critical to getting legislation...

‘I Support Postal Banking!’

September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lendors in Columbia, MO. A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concludes that the Postal Service can act now to expand and enhance existing financial services, such as money orders,...

A Grand Alliance Goes to Congress

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A delegation of representatives from A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service took their concerns about postal issues to Capitol Hill...

NLRB Strikes Major Blow to USPS-Staples Deal

September 1, 2015
Protestors outside Staples headquarters in Framingham, MA, on June 4. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a major blow to the Postal Service’s deal with Staples, Region 5 of...

'Post Office Guy' is a Civilian Champion

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sidney Moss is a semi-retired clinical social worker, but around town in Northampton, MA, he is known as “the post office guy.” For the past...

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