“Current employees at mobile pdc in Mobile, Al. They haven’t taken in precautions during this coronavirus pandemic. Building has not been sanitized or cleaned and there is one can of lysol for the whole building. There’s no social distancing going on. Everything is running like regular business. My anxiety is through the roof going to work every day.” Anonymous
BURLINGTON, March 31 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan detailing troubling news reports of postal employees being urged to continue working while showing symptoms of COVID-19 illness. Postal workers also reported having to work without appropriate personal protective equipment.
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“It is not an exaggeration to say that our men and women in the Postal Service, who were already performing one of the most important jobs in America, are now literally putting their own lives on the line to deliver the food, medicine, and essential supplies that hundreds of millions of Americans depend on every single day during this pandemic,” said Sanders. “The Postal Service leadership must do everything in its power to protect these heroes by immediately distributing protective gear, implementing strong workplace safety policies, and making sick leave easily available,” Sanders said. “I will look forward to hearing from the Postal Service’s leadership on what progress they have made on this absolutely urgent matter.”
Sanders’ letter urges responses by April 7th regarding concrete steps the United States Postal Service is taking to protect both its employees and customers from the spread of COVID-19. According to Nation investigation, at least 85 postal employees were suspected of having COVID-19, while postal worker Rakkhon Kim, a 50-year-old mail carrier in the Bronx, passed away due to complications related to Covid-19. The oversight letter was endorsed by the American Postal Workers Union.
Read the letter here.
Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the men, and lady’s of USPS. I am very
sorry for the modern day politics, where civility, and common sense is forgotten.
I like my uncles example to me about us having family on both sides during the
civil war, but always being family. We have only one flag that serves us all. What ever
beliefs or ideas we chose to see from another angle. We are only Americans that have
only Americans to help each other.
Maybe some of these Politicians should come tour Post offices and processing centers in their very own States. Might open their eyes to the fact it’s not the workers. Yes, there are bad apples, but thats everywhere. Management needs to be exposed for the Liars they are, and yes, there are good Managers . Few and far between but there are
How many of the Mr. Bankruptcy followers will make nasty comments about Senator Sanders after his move to help out Postal workers? We know that their hero doesn’t care about them. However, they still follow him! Very smart people,He cares not for them at all. Doesn’t matter to them at all. If their pal has is way and the Postal Service goes under they can always sell those red hats made in China that say “MAGA”. Can make a fine living selling those hats