Postal workers lash out against new USPS rule that helps Trump's attack on mail-in voting

[RandySF]

The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) says it is “deeply alarmed” about the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) new rule created to carry out President Donald Trump’s plans for restricting mail-in voting.

Calling it an “unconstitutional attack on the millions of Americans who vote by mail,” the APWU said in a press statement that it “rejects the premise” that the USPS needed to comply with Trump’s order.

“The Executive Order also ignores the fundamental purpose of the Postal Service and postal workers, which is to provide universal service to all,” reads the statement. “The Postal Service serves all Americans – regardless of party, religion, or race; it is not a tool for politicians to pick which Americans get which benefits.”

Trump’s March 31 order calls for the creation of federally managed lists of citizens the administration deems eligible to vote. It also calls for the USPS to only send absentee ballots to voters on lists that states have submitted for federal approval. Election experts say that these measures are unlawful given that states, and Congress to a degree, have the sole constitutional authority to administer elections.



https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/postal-workers-lash-out-against-new-usps-rule-that-helps-trumps-attack-on-mail-in-voting/

[Attilatheblond]

1. Glad they are standing up to Trump blatant election interference

The federal government is not the entity that runs elections in states. And it would seem the mobster POTUS is violating some laws about mail service with his obvious attempt to pick voters instead of letting registered voters actually vote in accordance with their states' laws.

IOW: Fuck that guy.

[Cha]

2. FU PEDO. GD Dumb Horror . Mahalo to

The Postal Workers Union. This is Huge!

[cstanleytech]

3. That list sounds like massive Federal government overreach.

[Karasu]

4. As is everything that's been happening since last year. From the party of "small government," no less.

No Dem could ever hope to get away with this kind of fucking shit.

[orleans]

5. here is an archived link for people

https://archive.is/1V1oj#selection-595.0-630.0

🚨BREAKING: The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) says it is “deeply alarmed” about the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) new rule created to carry out President Donald Trump’s plans for restricting mail-in voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-06-06T20:05:52.506Z

and i'm just going to add a bit more from your link

However, on May 29, the USPS began fleshing out plans to comply with the order just a day after a federal judge declined to block it, in a lawsuit filed by a coalition of national Democratic Party organizations.

There are several other pending lawsuits against the order, including one filed by a group of state attorneys general where a judge has expressed concerns about the harm it could impose on voters.

On Thursday, the NAACP sued the USPS to stop the implementation of its proposed rule, which requires state election officials to submit lists of voters who’ve requested absentee ballots for eligibility approval. According to the NAACP, that plan violates a court-enforced settlement from 2021 when the USPS agreed to safeguard mail-in voting and prioritize timely ballot delivery through 2028.

On Friday, a U.S. Justice Department court filing revealed that the Department of Homeland Security is exploring coordinating with the USPS to “to monitor mail-in and absentee ballot flows, identify anomalies that may suggest voter fraud or misuse, and generate authorized investigative leads.”