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Louisiana Rural Carriers Release Open Letter Urging Speaker Johnson and Congressional Reps to Oppose USPS Privatization

Informational Demonstration in Baton Rouge Part of Growing Movement to Hold Elected Officials Accountable and Defend Rural Jobs and Communities

This isn’t a hypothetical. Privatization is at our doorstep. If it happens, rural families, seniors, and veterans will pay the price. We’re calling on every Louisiana elected official to stand up.”

— Tameka Brown

BATON ROUGE, LA, UNITED STATES, April 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — On Sunday, April 27, 2025, rural letter carriers from Louisiana released an open letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy, and the entire Louisiana congressional delegation, calling on them to oppose efforts to privatize the United States Postal Service (USPS). The letter urges lawmakers to cosponsor House Resolution 70 and Senate Resolution 147—bipartisan measures affirming that the Postal Service must remain a public institution, free from privatization schemes that would dismantle service and eliminate good union jobs.

The letter’s release coincided with an informational demonstration outside a Baton Rouge post office at Perkins Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard, where carriers engaged the public on what’s at stake. If privatization moves forward, rural communities will bear the brunt—facing higher costs, reduced service, and lost jobs. Carriers distributed flyers, gathered petition signatures, and encouraged residents to demand action from their elected officials.

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