DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn’t set a date. Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino will take on the role until the Postal Service Board of Governors names a permanent replacement.

Louis DeJoy resigned from his role as head of the US Postal Service on Monday, leaving the independent government agency at a time when the 250-year old service faces calls for privatization and scrutiny from the Trump administration.

Postal workers across the country are protesting potential privatization of the postal service. The post office isn’t a storefront business: it’s a service.

Hundreds lined up outside the post office on East Jericho Turnpike to share their discontent at the rally organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers union after President Donald Trump said he was considering transferring the independent postal service into the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The National Association of Letter Carriers organized rallies nationwide to protest plans to restructure or privatize the United States Postal Service.