Protests break out across US over plans to change Postal Service

Postal workers across the country rallied against the dismantling of the United States Postal Service on Sunday.

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) planned rallies in more than 200 cities to warn that any effort to privatize or restructure the agency would be a threat to jobs and the service Americans rely on.

Newsweek has contacted the NALC, USPS and the White House for comment via email.

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It was reported in February that President Donald Trump was considering plans to transfer the USPS to the Commerce Department. Trump and his allies have also indicated they are willing to privatize the service.

Earlier this month, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress that USPS plans to cut 10,000 jobs through a voluntary early retirement program over the next 30 days. DeJoy added the agency will work with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to tackle "big problems" at the agency, which has struggled financially in recent years.

Postal workers also rallied against the threats to USPS at nationwide demonstrations on Thursday. Protesters gather at the United States Post Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers and protesters gather at the United States Post Office on March 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images What To Know

Hundreds of postal workers gathered to protest in Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Nashville, Houston, Washington, D.C., and other cities on Sunday, according to reports and social-media posts.

In Chicago, workers wearing red shirts saying "Fight Like Hell" packed Federal Plaza to "send a clear message to Trump & Musk" on Sunday, according to a post on X, formerly Twitter, from the Chicago Federation of Labor.