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DESCRIPTION:Come join the #USMailNotForSale nationwide rallies on Tues Aug. 25 to 
 support the postal workers of APWU & NALC. Public community members who 
 care for the USPS are welcome and part of #SaveThePostOffice organizing. 
 It's your postal service!\n\nNOTE: Masks and Social Distancing 
 Required\n\nWebsite: https://usmailnotforsale.org/save/\n\nWhen: Tuesday, 
 Aug. 25th\n\nWhere: SF Bay Area & nationwide (events list keeps 
 growing)\n\n--SAN FRANCISCO: noon @ Fox Plaza, 1390 Market St Ste 107, San 
 Francisco, CA 94102\n(San Francisco APWU Informational Picket to Save the 
 Postal Service)\n\n--OAKLAND: 2 PM @ USPS, 1675 7th St Rm 236, Oakland, CA 
 94615\n\n--EL SORBRANTE: 7 AM @ USPS, 535 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 
 94803\n\n--SAN JOSE: noon @ San Jose Main Post Office & Sorting Center, 
 1750 Lundy Ave, SJ 95101\n\n--SANTA CLARA: noon @ USPS, 1050 Kiely Blvd, 
 Santa Clara, CA 95051\n\nALSO: Search for events by zip code at link 
 below\n\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/save-the-postal-service-aug-25-day-of-action\n\nIf 
 you don't see an event near you yet, we welcome you to sign up to host a 
 #SaveThePostOffice event in front of your local post office! If you sign up 
 to host, you'll get access to a simple host guide and live webinars for 
 training and support before 
 Tuesday.\n______________________________________________________________\n\n#USMailNotForSale 
 Day of Action\n\nPostal workers have heroically worked through the 
 Coronavirus pandemic, keeping the country connected and providing an 
 economic lifeline to businesses and a means to necessities for many. But 
 the crisis has decimated postal revenue, while costs have increased.\n\nThe 
 Postal Service urgently needs a $25 billion appropriation from Congress to 
 get through the crisis intact. The House of Representatives has approved 
 $25 billion in postal funding, but the Senate has not approved the 
 funding.\n\nTo make matters worse, President Trump’s handpicked 
 Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy has used his first weeks in office to 
 pursue an ideological cutting agenda that is slowing America’s mail and 
 hurting businesses and families even further.\n\nPreviously on June 21, 
 2018, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a 
 restructuring proposal for the federal government. The proposal, 
 “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century,” delivered 
 misinformation without ever consulting the United States Postal Service 
 (USPS).\n\nIf implemented, it would end regular mail and package services 
 at one affordable price, delivered to all 157 million addresses six days a 
 week – regardless of geographic location. The OMB proposal takes direct 
 aim at the USPS under the guise of reforming and structuring for the 21st 
 century.\n\nThe White House’s plan states, “Like many European nations 
 the United States could privatize its postal operator.” The White House 
 USPS Task Force Report, released on Dec. 4, outlines the first step of the 
 OMB’s privatization proposal – restructuring the USPS to fatten it up 
 for sale.\n\nSelling the public Postal Service to private corporations is 
 not in the public interest and would be nothing more than a raid by 
 corporate pirates on our treasured public Postal Service.\n\nIMMEDIATE 
 DEMANDS\n\nThe movement for our public Postal Service has three immediate 
 demands of our elected officials and of Postmaster General 
 DeJoy:\n\n--Provide at least $25 billion in immediate support for the 
 Postal Service\n--Stop the mail slowdown policies introduced by Postmaster 
 General DeJoy\n--Ensure public confidence in voting-by-mail by providing 
 all necessary resources for the most timely delivery of election mail 
 possible.\n______________________________________________________________\n\nABOUT: 
 USMailNotForSale.org and APWU & NACL\n\nThe US Mail Not for Sale is a 
 worker-led campaign sponsored by the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) 
 and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). The campaign brings 
 together labor unions, elected officials, member organizations of A Grand 
 Alliance to \nSave Our Public Postal Service, community supporters and the 
 public to fight plans to sell \nthe public Postal Service to the highest 
 bidder.\n\n______________________________________________________________\n\nRALLY 
 SAFETY DURING COVID-19\n\nAll event participants are expected to wear a 
 mask, maintain social distancing, and follow all local safety guidelines. 
 Please remember that we are still in a pandemic and your health, and that 
 of those around you, is very important. If you are part of an at-risk 
 group, please do not attend an in-person event.\n\nIndividual hosts are 
 responsible for compliance with their own local laws and event requirements 
 (including orders limiting the sizes of events).\n\nTo control the spread 
 of the novel coronavirus while in person protesting, PLEASE:\n\n--Wear 
 cloth face coverings/masks; they protect other people if the wearer is 
 infected, even if they’re not showing symptoms.\n--Practice physical 
 distancing, staying more than six feet away from people who are not a part 
 of your household, if possible.\n--Use hand sanitizer often.\n--Avoid 
 touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.\n--Avoid touching 
 surfaces.\n--Minimize contact by multiple people with commonly used 
 surfaces like water bottles, bullhorns, handrails, and 
 barricades\n--Minimize yelling and singing. Make noise with drums, 
 tambourines.\n--If you use a megaphone, it should be thoroughly sanitized 
 between different speakers\n\nIf you have the following symptoms, please DO 
 NOT participate in person. Even if you test negative for COVID-19 but have 
 these symptoms, please refrain from in-person 
 actions:\n--Fever\n--Shortness of breath\n--Cough\n--Headache\n--Loss of 
 smell or taste\n\nCDC: Older adults and people who have severe underlying 
 medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at 
 higher risk for developing serious complications from COVID-19 
 illness.\n\nCDC COVID-19 link: 
 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html\n______________________________________________________________\n\nVOTE: 
 Register or Pre-Register (16-17 yrs) here: 
 https://registertovote.ca.gov/\n\nCENSUS: Have your household complete the 
 census here: 
 https://my2020census.gov/\n______________________________________________________________\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/22/18836055.php
SUMMARY:Call to Action: US Mail Not For Sale! Rally Day w/ APWU & NALC Worker Unions
LOCATION:SF Bay Area & nationwide (events list growing)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/22/18836055.php
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