Letter Carriers Union Slams Trump’s Reported Pick to Lead USPS
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May 8, 2025 | PRIVATIZATION | President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service’s leadership have reportedly agreed to appoint a FedEx board member to succeed Louis DeJoy as postmaster general, heightening concerns that the administration is pushing the independent mail agency toward privatization. … Trump and the USPS Board of Governors are expected to name former Waste Management CEO David Steiner to lead the Postal Service. Steiner is currently the lead independent director at FedEx, a Postal Service competitor. Brian Renfroe, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers — a union representing nearly 300,000 active and retired letter carriers — called the decision to place Steiner at the head of the USPS “an aggressive step toward handing America’s mail system over to corporate interests.” Truthout
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