COVID-19

Mar 20th

Attention All Rural Carriers: Special Provisions and Instructions for Handling Signature Capture Items During the COVID-19 Crisis

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 […]

Mar 20th

Concerns over possible COVID-19 case at New York USPS distribution center

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 […]

Mar 20th

Oklahoma: Possible issues with mail delivery due to alleged staffing shortage amid COVID-19

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, […]

Mar 19th

USPS Issues Updated Supervisor and Management Guidance on Coronavirus

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 […]

Mar 19th

Trump Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act into Law

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 […]

Mar 18th

Letter Carriers Say USPS Pressured Them to Deliver Mail Despite Coronavirus Symptoms — and Often Without Hand Sanitizer

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 […]

Mar 18th

Raleigh NC postal worker tested positive for coronavirus

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 […]

Mar 17th

Updated: USPS Statement on Coronavirus

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 […]

Mar 12th

DOL Offers Guidance For Preparing Workplaces for Coronavirus

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace. The guidance was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The document provides practical guidance […]