April 19, 2014: A small group of protesters stood outside the U.S. Post Office hub at 715 NW Hoyt Street Saturday afternoon, waving signs that read “save postal trucking” and “stop privatization.”

“Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Privatization’s got to go,” they shouted.

The protesters were voicing their opposition to an alleged extension of a contract with private trucking company Dill’s Star Route Inc. Though the U.S. Postal Service has long used private trucking companies to transport mail between cities, the use of companies like Dill’s within cities is relatively new, said protest organizer and former letter carrier Jamie Partridge. Now, the protesters said, that new contract is being extended. Read more at Oregon Live