MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Protesters took to the streets of Miramar and all around the country to tell the government to keep its hands off their jobs.
7News cameras captured demonstrators at the corner of Flamingo Road and Miramar Parkway as they chanted and held up signs that say, “Fight like hell,” late Sunday morning.
“It’s important that we as letter carriers be here to fight for our jobs, to let the community know that we’re fighting for our jobs,” said protester Stephon Walker. “We’re out here today to let the community know of the intentions of the president to privatize the postal service.”
At the center of the fight is a plan, unveiled March 14 by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, that could cut billions of dollars from the United States Postal Service, slash 10,000 jobs and even shut down post offices, especially in smaller towns.
Protesters said these changes could slow down mail service and make it more expensive for everyday people.
Sunday’s rallies are the latest in a series of protests, as postal workers keep the pressure on and make it clear that they won’t let USPS be dismantled without a fight.
“We’re talking about thousands of employees who could be laid off and we’re not going to go down without a fight,” said Walker.
The last several days have seen similar demonstrations across the country. From Texas to South Dakota and even Wisconsin where one demonstrator explained how a private company’s bottom line would likely exclude those living in remote and smaller communities.
“They’re not very profitable to deliver to it. You need a public service to have that universal delivery guarantee to all addresses in this country. If you left that up to for profit shipping logistics companies like UPS, Fedex, Amazon, it’s just not profitable to deliver to those rural communities,” he said.
Before being appointed Postmaster General in 2020 during the first Trump administration, Louis DeJoy was the founder and CEO of a logistics and freight company and a major fundraiser for President Trump and the Republican Party.
DeJoy announced he would be stepping down
The U.S. Postal Service lost $6.5 billion in 2023. That ballooned up to a $9.5 billion loss the fiscal year that ended last September.
President Trump suggested a merger with the Commerce Department
“We’re thinking about doing that, it will be a form of a merger of some sort but it will remain the postal service. It will operate a lot better than it has been over the years. It’s been a tremendous loser for this country,” said Trump.
The protests come as tech billionaire Elon Musk has joined in the push for the privatization of the postal service.
The current postmaster said USPS plans to cut 10,000 jobs in the next month.
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