The APWU is deeply alarmed that the United States Postal Service published a proposed rule this week to begin implementing President Trump’s March 31 Executive Order on vote-by-mail. The Executive Order is an unconstitutional attack on the millions of Americans who vote by mail and another front in an ongoing assault on voting rights in the United States of America.
The Union rejects the premise that the USPS had to comply with the Executive Order. The Postal Service was created by Congress in 1971 to be independent of the White House. This Executive Order is an unwelcome throwback to a system that did not work, where political meddling drive the Post Office to the brink of crisis.
The Executive Order also ignores the fundamental purpose of the Postal Service and postal workers, which is to provide universal service to all. The Postal Service serves all Americans – regardless of party, religion, or race; it is not a tool for politicians to pick which Americans get which benefits.
Postal workers take our commitment to public service seriously. We are proud to keep America’s mail moving and to treat it with the seriousness and respect that every postal customer deserves. That is especially true of election mail, and as postal workers, we are proud to have helped hundreds of millions of Americans exercise their right to vote by casting mail-in ballots.
There is active litigation about the Executive Order and comments on the Postal Service’s proposed rule can be submitted until July 2nd. APWU and its members are engaged in all of the efforts to defend the Postal Service’s independence and protect our fellow Americans’ right to vote by mail. Check back here for more information on how to add your voice to our work.
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