ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Today, Deb Haaland picketed alongside the American Postal Workers Union Local 380 to protect New Mexicans’ access to vital postal services. More than 150 people gathered outside the Albuquerque Main Post Office to demand that the Trump Administration and DOGE stop plans to fire 10,000 postal workers and other harmful cuts that would impact services across the country.
“I’m proud to picket alongside workers to defend every New Mexican who relies on the vital services post offices provide. From seniors who get their medications and social security checks in the mail to small businesses that send their goods and invoices to other markets, DOGE and the Trump Administration’s cuts will limit the services New Mexicans rely on, kill good paying union jobs, and increase prices right here in our state,” said Deb Haaland, candidate for New Mexico Governor.
The picket is part of the national action of postal workers and their allies to take to the streets to stand together and say “Hands Off Our Public Postal Service!” The APWU’s Day of Action will join postal workers and the public against these threats of privatization and political interference.
“The American Postal Workers Union and our allies are on a quest to stop the nonsense of privatization of the U.S. Postal Service. This illegal takeover of the people’s Post Office will benefit no one except the billionaires who will systematically dismantle the Post Office. Prices will increase upwards of 120% and service will be degraded to the point of customers not receiving mail for weeks, especially in rural New Mexico. We thank former Secretary Deb Haaland and her campaign for standing with us to stop this hostile takeover of the U.S. Postal Service which affects every household in the country,” said Ken Fajardo, President of the American Postal Workers Union Local 380.
Haaland has long been a strong advocate for New Mexicans who rely on the mail for basic goods and services. She stood with postal workers to defend vital services during the pandemic, slammed destructive Postal Service cuts that delayed Social Security checks, cosponsored and voted for legislation to relieve the Postal Service of mandates that destabilize its services, and supported critical funding for rural post offices and services as a representative of New Mexico’s first congressional district.
