The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) organized a rally on Sunday afternoon to defend the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) amid threats of dismantling and privatization.

The NACL President Paul Peterman says, "We're out here to raise awareness that the Trump Administration is talking about privatizing the post office and we're trying to let the public know the negative impact on the small business person, the employees, and the community as a whole."

When asked about the importance of the USPS to areas that aren't easily accessible, Peterman says, "The USPS always takes care of that last-minute delivery. That's the last mile to rural communities. That's the last mile to the island off the coast of Alaska that private companies are not going to deliver to, or if they do, they're going to charge an exorbitant rate.

Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley, Congresswoman Susie Lee, and Representative Dina Titus were also on hand supporting the postal workers.

Mayor Berkley stated, "I'm not here as the Mayor of Las Vegas, but I'm here to support all of you and every citizen not only in Nevada but in the United States." We need our postal service, our letter carriers, and our rural post offices and they are in jeopardy and that cannot be allowed."

Representative Dina Titus says, "I'll always stand with our postal workers. They provide an incredible service. They cared enough to count out; I care enough to be here with them."

Regarding at-risk communities and communities and people that are being affected by the recent government cuts, Titus says, "Everybody wants efficiency in government, but efficiency is not taking a chainsaw to people who provide services."

The rally aimed to oppose efforts to undermine the independence of the USPS and degrade its universal delivery mandate.

Such changes, the NALC argued, would impact every local resident, business, organization, and neighborhood.

"We oppose any plans to eliminate the USPS leadership, abolish regulatory oversight, and carve up postal operations," said a representative from the NALC. "This would threaten the universal mandate to deliver everywhere and for the same price regardless of ZIP Code."

The NALC emphasized that these proposed changes could jeopardize millions of jobs dependent on the postal network, as well as rural and urban delivery services and affordable shipping costs.