COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — NEWS10 ABC has been receiving several calls from postal workers and their loved ones concerned over what they told us was at least one case of coronavirus at the mail distribution center located at 30 Karner Rd, just off of Central Avenue in Colonie. NEWS10 reached out to the United States […]
DEL CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — Employees of a Del City business claim their mail carrier told them he had no mail for them Wednesday because of low staffing at the distribution center amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The mail carrier came in and he didn’t have any mail for us,” Dax Cavener told News 4. Cavener, […]
According to the Postal Service, they continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 across the United States and the following information is provided to assist managers and supervisors to communicate with employees. The memorandum an Updated Supervisor and Management Guidance is avaialble here. (pdf) Key Facts to Emphasize: 1) While there is still much to […]
The purpose of this message is to provide you with the latest information regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) as it exists at the time of this writing, on March 19, 2020. Circumstances regarding this crisis are rapidly changing with new developments constantly occurring. It doesn’t need to be said that this an extremely serious situation There […]
Following approval from the House and Senate, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201). As the country is experiencing a national crisis, Americans need to be reassured they will have access to medical testing for COVID-19 that will not cause an undue financial burden. Within the bill, there is explicit […]
Our first priority during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak has been ensuring the health and safety of our members and that of the public. To that end, today the union signed two memoranda of understanding with the Postal Service temporarily expanding paid leave for PSEs and expanding the use of dependent care leave for postal employees […]
Experts say coronavirus could be transferred through mail delivery by sick employees. Postal workers say USPS isn’t doing much to keep them or their customers safe Postal carriers say they are being pressed into service against medical advice and with insufficient protection against the novel coronavirus. Two mail carriers told ProPublica they have been pressured […]
The U.S. Postal Service confirmed Tuesday that an employee at the Capital Station Post Office on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh recently tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Few details about the infection were provided by postal officials in an emailed response to Policy Watch questions, so it was unclear whether the infected employee had contact with postal service customers. It […]
The United States Postal Service is closely monitoring the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation and continues to follow strategies and measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health departments. The CDC has information available on its website at https://www.coronavirus.gov that provides the latest information about COVID-19. We are sharing […]
News that two postal employees in White Plains tested positive for COVID-19 prompted the United States Postal Service to assure residents that there is no evidence the coronavirus can be spread through the mail. The two employees, who work at the Westchester Processing & Distribution Center, will not be back at work until medically cleared, a U.S. Postal […]