The Threat Of Privatization-By-Stealth Looms Over The US Postal Service
The USPS is one of the most popular federal agencies, due to its mission to “bind the nation together”, providing universal mail and delivery services to all. However, its unrivaled delivery network and huge real estate portfolio have also made it a long-standing target for corporate greed.
U.S. Mail Not For Sale has already documented Wall Street’s moves to engineer a corporate takeover of the Postal Service. We sounded the alarm when reporters were briefed that the Trump Administration planned a takeover of the USPS, as a precursor to privatization.
In recent weeks, we have seen signs that a longer and perhaps more dangerous game is at play – a gradual corporate takeover of the people’s Post Office that degrades the service and hurts its popularity.