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.

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.

Baltimore-area postal workers protest against a push to privatize the U.S. Postal Service as part of a day of action for postal workers across the country.

USPS workers from across the Space Coast and Central Florida protested outside the Melbourne Post Office, warning against privatization.

Mail carriers, their colleagues and supporters packed the Mitchell Road sidewalk in front of the Ceres Post Office on Sunday to rally against the Trump administration’s renewed interest in privatizing the U.