{"id":2369365,"date":"2024-11-15T09:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T14:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/postal-chief-brags-of-100-union-comrades-as-bankruptcy-nears-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T09:46:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T14:46:51","slug":"postal-chief-brags-of-100-union-comrades-as-bankruptcy-nears-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/postal-chief-brags-of-100-union-comrades-as-bankruptcy-nears-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal chief brags of 100% union \u2018comrades\u2019 as bankruptcy nears &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpostal-chief-brags-of-100-union-comrades-as-bankruptcy-nears-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2064 article \u2064discusses \u2063Postmaster General \u200cLouis\u200c DeJoy, who is under scrutiny for boasting about his efforts to achieve nearly 100%\u200d unionization within the United \u200cStates Postal Service. Despite this achievement, the agency is reportedly facing\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activists-seek-even-more-in-reparations-from-california-5-million-is-too-little\/\" title=\"Activists Seek Even More in Reparations from California: \u201c Million Is Too Little\u201d\">significant budget deficit<\/a>, raising concerns about the sustainability of its\u2063 operations. DeJoy recently expressed his desire for \u2064a \u200cfully \u200dunionized workforce and questioned why he wasn&#8217;t receiving more\u200d acknowledgment \u200cfor the union hires during a meeting\u200c with supervisors. \u200bHis\u2062 comments have sparked \u2063controversy and criticism from various quarters, particularly regarding the \u2062juxtaposition \u200bof <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">celebrating unionization\u200d amid financial challenges<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Postal chief brags of 100% union &lsquo;comrades&rsquo; as bankruptcy nears<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882226\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jordan-defends-postmaster-common-dejoy-at-house-hearing\/\" title=\"Rep. Jordan defends Postmaster Common DeJoy at House hearing\">postmaster general<\/a> is facing scrutiny for bragging about how he has nearly fully unionized the agency while running up an unsustainable budget deficit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louis-dejoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Louis DeJoy<\/a> recently said he was aiming for a &ldquo;unionized operation &hellip; 100% unionized,&rdquo; according to a report <a href=\"https:\/\/matthewfoldi.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-trump-appointee-brags-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">picked up<\/a> by <em>Postal Times<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/atr.org\/caught-on-tape-postmaster-brags-about-record-hiring-of-comrades-in-public-sector-unions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Americans for Tax Reform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the initial report from reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/matthewfoldi.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-trump-appointee-brags-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matthew Foldi<\/a>, he also questioned why he wasn&rsquo;t getting more credit for the union hires. Speaking last month to the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee, DeJoy said, &ldquo;I was actually with our supervisors union yesterday, and I said, &lsquo;Comrades, how come you&rsquo;re not celebrating me?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to union bosses: &#8220;Comrades, how come you&rsquo;re not celebrating me?&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7bTlU9yx9F\">https:\/\/t.co\/7bTlU9yx9F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kerpen\/status\/1857096272148038001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>He added that a goal is to &ldquo;in source&rdquo; jobs that had been outsourced.<\/p>\n<p>Allies of President-elect Donald Trump passed around his comments this week, concerned that they did not fit with the new administration&rsquo;s goals to cut costs and staff.<\/p>\n<p>DeJoy was hired during the first Trump administration and kept on during the Biden administration because of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sets-out-on-campaign-trail-with-new-hopes-and-old-promises\/\" title=\"Biden embarks on campaign trail with fresh aspirations and familiar commitments.\">pro-union stance<\/a>, according to ATR&rsquo;s report.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The agency reported on Thursday a loss of $9.5 billion, $3 billion more than last year. <em>Reuters<\/em> reported that in a statement about its restructuring plan, USPS said, &ldquo;If we do nothing more, we remain on the path to either a government bailout or the end of this great organization as we know it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DeJoy, however, expressed optimism that the plan will cure the agency&rsquo;s fiscal ailments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1882226\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882226\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postal chief boasts of full unionization as bankruptcy 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