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About 150 United States Postal Service workers and community members gathered at the East Liberty Street post office Sunday afternoon<\/a> to protest the potential privatization of USPS<\/a>. President Donald Trump recently stated<\/a> that he plans to disband the USPS Board of Directors and place the organization under the Department of Commerce, which has sparked concerns surrounding job security for current postal workers and higher delivery costs for people in rural areas.<\/p>\nThe protest was one of many rallies<\/a> happening nationally in an effort by the National Association of Letter Carriers<\/a> to prevent the privatization of USPS. During the protest, group members marched in a loop down East Liberty Street, holding \u201chell no to privatization\u201d and \u201cfight like hell\u201d posters while chanting in support of the movement.<\/p>\nIn an interview with The Michigan Daily, John Odegard, a branch president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said the purpose of the protest was to help raise awareness and to pressure lawmakers to maintain current USPS independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re trying to bring awareness to the people,\u201d Odegard said. \u201cThe people are aware, and if they don\u2019t like what\u2019s going on, they can put pressure upon lawmakers and people in Washington to let them know, don\u2019t fix what isn\u2019t broken.\u200b\u200b\u201d<\/p>\n
The protest was one of many rallies<\/a> happening nationally in an effort by the National Association of Letter Carriers<\/a> to prevent the privatization of USPS. During the protest, group members marched in a loop down East Liberty Street, holding \u201chell no to privatization\u201d and \u201cfight like hell\u201d posters while chanting in support of the movement.<\/p>\nIn an interview with The Michigan Daily, John Odegard, a branch president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said the purpose of the protest was to help raise awareness and to pressure lawmakers to maintain current USPS independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re trying to bring awareness to the people,\u201d Odegard said. \u201cThe people are aware, and if they don\u2019t like what\u2019s going on, they can put pressure upon lawmakers and people in Washington to let them know, don\u2019t fix what isn\u2019t broken.\u200b\u200b\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, John Odegard, a branch president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said the purpose of the protest was to help raise awareness and to pressure lawmakers to maintain current USPS independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to bring awareness to the people,\u201d Odegard said. \u201cThe people are aware, and if they don\u2019t like what\u2019s going on, they can put pressure upon lawmakers and people in Washington to let them know, don\u2019t fix what isn\u2019t broken.\u200b\u200b\u201d<\/p>\n