Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) has spoken with postal service leaders about NBC Bay Area investigation exposing medical delays caused by 911 policy
12.15.14 U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has spoken with leaders “at the highest level” of the USPS about a policy that instructs employees to first call security when they witness a medical emergency—not 911.
An NBC Bay Area investigation exposed last month that the policy led to delays that may have cost the life of Sam Macasieb, a 28-year-veteran employee at the postal processing and distribution center in West Oakland. Congresswoman Lee represents California’s 13th district, where the facility is located.
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In a statement Lee said, “My thoughts and prayers are with Samuel Macasieb’s family. Access to medical treatment is critical and I have communicated with the USPS on this matter.”
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LIKE THE P.O. gives a damn
If I croak on the job I want to be put someplace where management has to smell me for at least a year!!!