Washington, D.C. (Mar. 23, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following statement after House Democrats introduced a stimulus package with emergency funds to save the Postal Service from imminent bankruptcy as a result […]
USPS has instead promised to make standard surgical masks and gloves available to workers upon request. To date, 40 postal workers have contracted the virus. Many more are home on mandatory quarantine as they may have come in contact with infected individuals. The Postal Service has committed to keeping the mail operational, noting the agency […]
HAMILTON — A maintenance worker at the sprawling postal plant off Route 130 that was an epicenter of the 9/11 anthrax attacks is positive for COVID-19, a source told The Trentonian. The positive case was relayed in a letter sent Sunday to workers by Bill Lewis, president of the Trenton-area local American Postal Workers Union. […]
Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan has established COVID-19 Response Command, a group within the Postal Service that will help ensure the organization takes a comprehensive approach to its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The group is led by Kristin Seaver, who has stepped away from her regular duties as chief information officer to serve as […]
The United States Postal Service has a dedicated COVID-19 Command Response leadership team that is focusing on employee, operational, business, and customer continuity during this unprecedented epidemic. We continue to follow the strategies and measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health departments. The CDC has information available on […]
BETHLEHEM TWP., Pa. – A U.S. Postal Service employee in the Lehigh Valley has tested positive for coronavirus. The employee works at the Lehigh Valley Processing & Distribution Center in Bethlehem Township, according to a statement from the USPS. The Lehigh County Department of Health confirmed the case and is providing guidance for the USPS, […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An employee at the United States Postal Service processing and distribution center off Gardiner Lane has tested positive for the coronavirus, the agency confirmed on Monday. The U.S. Postal Service learned that one of its Louisville employees “recently” tested positive for COVID-19, according to agency spokeswoman Susan Wright, who would not clarify when […]
Customer Signature Service COVID-19 Response and Prevention A number of cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have recently been confirmed across the country. The safety and well-being of our employees & customers is our highest priority. To help ensure the health of our employees & customers, we are continuing to follow recommended guidance and […]
Metro Detroit postal workers are expressing concern about their workplace safety amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Please read and follow the instructions below and in the attached Stand-Up Talk that you should be receiving today. Your safety is important as we continue to deliver on our essential mission for the American people. To reduce health risks, USPS is temporarily modifying customer signature capture procedures for the MDD sign-on-glass feature, PS Form […]