‘Not for sale’: USPS workers hold day of action to warn of Trump’s ‘illegal takeover’

Employees brace for president to transfer or privatize Postal Service, which they say will slash jobs and boost prices

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US Postal Service workers and advocates are holding a day of action today in more than 150 cities as they brace for the Trump administration to launch an illegal hostile takeover" which they warn will slash jobs, boost prices and shut down post offices.

Donald Trump's officials are weighing plans to transfer the USPS to the Department of Commerce, stripping of its independence. The US president and his allies have also signaled they are willing to privatize the service.