Proposed bill would allow Utah to enlist letter carriers to assist responders during natural disasters
December 31, 2015 SALT LAKE CITY — A state lawmaker is proposing a bill that enlists your local postal worker to help out in the case of a natural disaster or an emergency.
“I think it’s landmark for the state of Utah,” said Karen Mayne, a Democrat who represents District 5 and serves as the Minority Whip in the Utah Senate.
Mayne is running a bill that would draft U.S. Postal Service employees to help out in emergency situations and natural disasters, like an earthquake.
“They would be support for our first responders, because if there was an earthquake, or anything like that, they know the community,” Mayne said.
We are already vol firemen and women , besides being letter carriers , political hogwash
I think the US congress should be drafted in emergency situations, those idiots can’t get the necessary legislation passed to keep the Postal Service solvent.
Not for 29 bucks an hour
Any postal employees who wish to volunteer their services should be commended for helping. Any state bill attempting to require federal employees to participate in such a program is wrong. The NALC, at any level, is wrong for encouraging such legislation.
but your still not getting Christmas off like other fed govt workers…..lol. just keep voting democrap. Trump/Cruz 2016!
Who pays for this? Does the USPS or the state of Utah ? This sounds like a scheme for a non state entity to foot the bill.
Im a letter carrier in another state and I have served my country for six years. Active Navy. It is the job of the national guard to do this.