Salem-area postal workers rally in Keizer in fear of job cuts, privatization

Dozens of demonstrators, most of whom are postal workers, protest outside of a United States Post Office location against job cuts and privatization in Keizer on Sunday, March 23, 2025. (Alan Cohen/Salem Reporter)

About 80 postal workers and supporters participated Sunday in a roadside rally near the Keizer post office against President Donald Trump’s threats of job cuts and privatization. 

It was one of hundreds of USPS protests nationwide after Trump called for the agency to be integrated into the U.S. Department of Commerce — which would need congressional approval —  in an attempt to shrink and restructure the federal government. 

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy also announced…

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