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21 Apr, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Tomorrow, President Biden’s Postal Service board nominees will testify before the Senate.

They need to be asked about how Amazon wields its private power and influence over USPS, a federal agency that’s meant to serve the public good. The details are alarming.
Amazon holds immense sway over the Postal Service.

It gets discount prices on shipping parcels through USPS, including shipping on Sundays when standard mail isn't delivered.

Sometimes even your mail is delayed so USPS can deliver Amazon packages.
postaltimes.com/postalnews/ama…
Amazon’s contract with USPS isn’t public. Congress can demand disclosure of it. We do know that in 2019 Amazon drove $3.9 billion in revenue and $1.6 billion in profit for USPS.

But Amazon isn't just a huge customer of USPS—it’s a growing competitor too.
washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020…
In July 2019, USPS delivered 31% of Amazon’s packages, compared to 60% just two and a half years earlier.

Amazon has cut into USPS’s territory by expanding its own in-house delivery and logistics services at a rapid pace.
epi.org/publication/th…
Last month, Postmaster DeJoy released his plan to overhaul USPS. He called for the largest cuts to postal services in a generation.

Per @Insider, his plan could "drive e-commerce packages away from [USPS] by making it harder to compete with Amazon."
businessinsider.com/dejoys-plan-us…
It is the latest evidence of Amazon's power over USPS.

More Perfect Union previously obtained emails indicating that Amazon pressured USPS to set up a union election ballot dropbox outside of its Bessemer warehouse, against direct orders from the NLRB.
The postal board nominees should make clear that the USPS will not continue to give special preference to wealthy corporations.

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19 Apr
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The legislation includes provisions that are even more radical than Georgia's new voting laws, which have spurred a national backlash.
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It has purged 2 million voters since 2012 and significantly depressed minority turnout.

These measures will further target low-income voters, young people & people of color.
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