CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – Whether you see your local mailman, or walk into your local post office, operations look a little different. “You may have noticed in your local post office, we’ve put up plexiglass between the window people and the customer, we’ve put up tape on the floor, just to keep that […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON — Despite at least one confirmed case of coronavirus among its D.C. workers, the U.S. Postal Service is not providing enough personal protective supplies to keep its staff safe, one employee says. “I have a mask, gloves — I got them myself,” D.C. mail carrier Sheldon Curtis, who works a route in Southeast Washington, […]
WASHINGTON — Mail volume has dropped dramatically since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA). Letter carriers are still going door to door and delivering mail across America, but when volume drops, revenue drops as well. Rep. Connolly is sharing his concerns with WUSA9 about the 650,000 U.S. Postal Service […]
3/24/2020 TOLEDO (WTVG) – Not much can stop the U.S. Postal Service, and that includes a pandemic. A lot of people count on the mail for critical deliveries of things like medicine and checks, so this is of course considered an essential service. Mike Hayden is with the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 100 […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — As our medical professionals work to test and treat this virus, there are others working a different frontline making sure the rest of us get what we need and where we need to go. Train and bus operators help keep the city moving, even during a state-wide stay-at-home order. “They have come […]
Owner Katherine Eldridge said she had to cut her staff significantly, so the blows to the business are having a ripple effect. Luckily, she said one regular, Andy, who also doubles as the mailman, helped make those blows a little softer. “His tab was 12 dollars and some cents. He had a cheeseburger fries and […]
Metro Detroit postal workers are expressing concern about their workplace safety amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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, […]