cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29403272

“His selection isn’t just a conflict of interest — it’s an aggressive step toward handing America’s mail system over to corporate interests,” Brian Renfroe, the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said in a statement. “Private shippers have been waiting to get USPS out of parcel delivery for years.”

  • GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    12 hours ago

    They already started fucking up package delivery with longer times. Priority mail is up to 4 days now. They closed a bunch of local sorting facilities and send everything to larger regional facilities. My guess is that they will privatize those if they aren’t already. Say goodbye to eBay. I already started boycotting FedEx years ago for sucking.