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Mailmen sound alarm for rural South Dakota amid USPS privatization chatter

Mailmen sound alarm for rural South Dakota amid USPS privatization chatter

American Postal Workers Union launch ad blitz in Mount Rushmore State as fears of more mail service changes grow

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South Dakota is among a select group of rural states where the country’s postal workers are on the offensive.

The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) is launching a television advertising blitz this week in South Dakota as part of a national pushback against renewed efforts in Washington, D.C., to privatize the United States Postal Service (USPS).

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