No matter how you voted in last year’s election, no one voted to destroy the Postal Service. But that’s exactly what’s on the table.
The current administration has made clear its intentions: to break up the Postal Service and sell off its most profitable parts to private corporations, leaving the rest to wither. Whether it’s a full sell-off, a piece-by-piece dismantling, or mass outsourcing, the goal is the same: privatize the Postal Service for corporate profit.
And we know the impact this would have. Higher costs, fewer delivery days, reduced rural service, and the destruction of over 600,000 union jobs, including tens of thousands of veterans.
Setting the Record Straight: Myths vs. Facts
MYTH: The USPS loses billions of taxpayer dollars every year.
FACT: The Postal Service is entirely self-funded, operating from the sale of stamps and services, not tax dollars.
MYTH: The USPS is outdated in the digital age.
FACT: While letter mail has declined, package volume has surged. The 2022 Postal Reform Act opens the door to new services like government partnerships and postal banking that could keep USPS thriving for generations.
MYTH: The USPS isn’t profitable, so it should be run like a business.
FACT: The Postal Service isn’t a business. It is a constitutionally mandated public service. It exists to serve all 169 million addresses, regardless of profit.
MYTH: Private companies would still deliver to everyone.
FACT: Private carriers deliver only where there’s profit. Under privatization, millions could lose reliable mail service, and prices would spike.
MYTH: Moving USPS under the Commerce Department would preserve its public nature.
FACT: Shifting USPS under the Commerce Department would strip away its independence, returning control to the Executive Branch. That opens the door to political interference, weaker labor protections, and privatization under corporate-friendly appointees like Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who has already expressed support for selling it off.
Why the USPS Matters
- The Postal Service is older than the country itself with 250 years of binding the nation together.
- It is enshrined in the Constitution and operates by law without tax dollars.
- USPS delivers 318 million mailpieces a day to every address in America, regardless of location or income.
- It anchors a $1.2 trillion mail and package industry that employs over 7 million people.
- It is the largest civilian employer of veterans and one of the most trusted agencies in the federal government.
What’s at Stake
If the administration’s plans succeed:
- Service will decline, especially in rural and underserved communities.
- Costs will rise as profit-driven corporations take over.
- Hundreds of thousands of union jobs will vanish.
- Universal service as we know it will end.
We’ve fought to protect the Postal Service from political interference before. This is the greatest threat yet. But we’re not powerless.
Take Action: Help Save the Postal Service
📢 Support your public Postal Service.
✍️ Sign the petition: usmailnotforsale.org/petition
📣 Spread the word and get involved.
Together, we can protect a public institution that belongs to all of us, not corporations.
