US Postal Service workers say they lack supplies and can’t protect themselves during the COVID-19 outbreak. AUSTIN (KXAN) — US Postal Service workers say they lack supplies and can’t protect themselves during the COVID-19 outbreak. “There is no precautions taken to separate the public from the worker inside the post office,” says a tipster to […]
Days after Detroit Mail Carrier Anthony Smith died from COVID 19, United States Postal Workers are voicing their concerns over safety. From Fox2 Detroit: Source: Detroit postal workers concerned after mail carrier dies from COVID-19 | FOX 2 Detroit April 2, 2020 NPMHU Announces death of Detroit NDC Mail Handler
“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 […]
March 24, 2020 Please find enclosed a copy of the above-reference document from the Postal Service regarding employee exemption from state “lockdowns” “shelter-in-place,” general quarantines, and other restrictions imposed by state and local governments. According to the Postal Service, employees traveling for work in areas with local travel restrictions should make sure they carry their […]
With just about 500,000 employers, the United States Postal Service is one of the country’s largest employers, but many workers say they’re not receiving the training or supplies they need to deal safely with the coronavirus. They fear becoming carriers of another kind — catching and unwittingly spreading the virus. “The management isn’t giving us […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Metro Detroit postal workers are expressing concern about their workplace safety amid the coronavirus outbreak.