Gering-based rural postal carrier Roger McDonald and others rallied Sunday, Sept. 14, in opposition of possible privatization of the United States Postal Service.
They held signs at the Scottsbluff Post Office at the corner of 20th Street and Avenue B.
Rallies in support of protecting the Postal Service have happened nationwide. President Donald Trump has mentioned he wanted to privatize the Postal Service; however, there have been no official statements that he would do so in recent months.
According to a website supporting the postal drivers’ rallies, protectpostalservice.com, mentions a memo from Wells Fargo that presents a privatization plan that would “sell off the most profitable parts of the Postal Service; raise prices on rural families by up to 140%; slash union jobs and eliminate good benefits; and strip bargaining rights from postal workers who serve their communities every day.”
