From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org):
Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is still running the United States Postal Service, causing irreparable harm, intentionally slowing down the mail―undermining faith in the USPS.1
But, even before DeJoy took over at the USPS, the postal service was under attack―constrained by an outrageous mandate from the George W. Bush administration that required the USPS to pre-fund 75 years of health benefits for postal workers.2 This includes pre-funding health benefits for future Postal Workers who haven’t even been born yet!
The mandate has unnecessarily crippled the USPS’s finances, placing a financial burden on the Postal Service that doesn’t exist for any other federal agency or private corporation. Lifting this burden is particularly urgent now, when the USPS is called upon to meet more home delivery needs, including COVID test kits and medications.
Thankfully, there’s something Congress can do. The Postal Service Reform Act has bipartisan support in the U.S. House and is just waiting for a vote.
Join the Coalition on Human Needs and our national allies at https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-petition-to-congress-pass-the-postal-service-reform-act-to-restore-the-usps in calling on Congress to pass the Postal Service Reform Act and save the USPS!
The Postal Service Reform Act would:
- Eliminate the draconian pre-funding mandate that requires the USPS to fund retiree benefits for postal employees not even born yet
- Integrate postal retirees into Medicare
- Enable the USPS to offer non-postal services like fishing licenses that will bring in revenue
Sign the petition to Congress today to pass the Postal Service Reform Act and save the USPS!
Together, we’re fighting back against relentless attacks on the USPS, which have already led to a postal slowdown.
Thank you for taking action today.
1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mail-delivery-slower-usps-october-1/
2 https://theweek.com/articles/767184/how-george-bush-broke-post-office
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