People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine NEW YORK — A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers should be next in line for COVID-19 shots, while a second vaccine began rolling out to hospitals as the nation works […]
The U.S. Postal Service is experiencing its busiest period of the year ahead of the holiday season, but it is being forced to do so without all of its normal resources. More than 14,000 USPS employees are currently quarantining due to potential COVID-19 exposure, according to a recent update provided to the National Association of […]
Recent letter carrier deaths due to coronavirus NALC is deeply saddened to learn that seven more letter carrier deaths related to coronavirus have been confirmed. Robert Fouts, a member of NALC Branch 238, worked at the Massillon, OH Post Office. He was 63 years old at the time of his passing on October 27, 2020. […]
12/14/2020 Postal Service Pulling out All Stops to Meet Seasonal Volumes Amid Pandemic WASHINGTON, DC — In an extraordinary year of unprecedented challenges given the COVID-19 pandemic and a historic record of mail and package volume this holiday season, the Postal Service encourages customers to send their holiday gifts and cards as soon as possible. […]
12/10/2020 According to many locals, the Estes Park Post Office (EPPO) has had a history of long lines and slower than average service. Now, the logistical problems stemming from COVID-19 and wildfire evacuations have forced the EPPO to reduce its operating hours at a season when the United States Postal Service is counted on the […]
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — With the weather getting colder, a lack of daylight and the Ccoronavirus pandemic continuing to spread, concerns are rising for postal workers. Altoona Postmaster Michael Olsavsky wants to keep his workers safe. “The package volume with COVID has increased substantially so our mail carriers are out in the evening hours,” Olsavsky […]
12/7/2020 CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago-area postal worker who is battling COVID-19 spoke out Monday out about the mail service delays and issues we’ve spent months uncovering, across the city and surrounding suburbs. That worker told CBS 2’s Tara Molina that staffers do not feel safe, with more and more of them coming down with […]
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Nearly 400 postal service employees in Maryland have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, the U.S. Postal Service confirmed Tuesday. In total, 395 postal workers infected since March, the postal service said. The agency did not break down where or when the cases occurred. In July, three employees at the […]
12/1/2020 U.S. Postal Service employees in South Jersey have been forced to report for work after having close contact with coworkers who were sickened with the coronavirus, a union leader told NJ Advance Media. The issues took place at small offices which usually have just a clerk and postmaster working, Frank Bollinger, the business […]
The Postal Service expects holiday customer traffic to increase beginning Dec. 7, with the season’s busiest period for mailing, shipping and deliveries occurring Dec. 14-21. The organization released the expectations last week, noting that more gifts are expected to be sent through the mail this year as families and friends hold virtual ceremonies instead of […]