The Labor Notes Podcast

Facing Privatization And DOGE Attacks, Postal Workers Are Fighting Back


Listen Later

How does a letter get from rural Alaska to tip of Florida for less than a dollar? The U.S. Postal Service of course!


The USPS is such a staple of our daily lives, it’s easy to take the public service for granted. But corporate greed has threatened to privatize and consolidate the agency in ways that would make the service more costly for the public and help the rich get richer.

Fortunately for us, the USPS isn’t just a vital public service but also the largest union employer in the U.S., and postal workers have long been engaged in a fight to protect our mail.

Now with the Trump administration setting its sights on the agency and DOGE sniffing around, postal workers are building on the organizing they’ve already done and continuing their fight for the future of the postal service.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Labor Notes PodcastBy Labor Notes

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

29 ratings


More shows like The Labor Notes Podcast

View all
Behind the News with Doug Henwood by Doug Henwood

Behind the News with Doug Henwood

493 Listeners

Democracy Now! Audio by Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! Audio

5,641 Listeners

Jacobin Radio by Jacobin

Jacobin Radio

1,432 Listeners

The Dig by Daniel Denvir

The Dig

1,550 Listeners

Upstream by Upstream

Upstream

1,794 Listeners

Chapo Trap House by Chapo Trap House

Chapo Trap House

8,806 Listeners

Trillbilly Worker's Party by Trillbilly Worker's Party

Trillbilly Worker's Party

1,902 Listeners

Citations Needed by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson

Citations Needed

3,878 Listeners

The Antifada by Sean KB and AP Andy

The Antifada

930 Listeners

Know Your Enemy by Matthew Sitman

Know Your Enemy

1,962 Listeners

TrueAnon by TrueAnon

TrueAnon

3,241 Listeners

Guerrilla History by Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History

581 Listeners

What's Left of Philosophy by Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, Gil Morejón, and William Paris

What's Left of Philosophy

263 Listeners

American Prestige by Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

American Prestige

922 Listeners

Drop Site News by Drop Site News

Drop Site News

444 Listeners