Rain and other severe weather may not stop the nation’s mail carriers “from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” but managers at one post office in New Jersey took the pledge a little too literally, and required employees to come into work during Hurricane Sandy last year. A report by the U.S. Postal Service’s […]
A New York City congressman has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to name a Staten Island postal facility after Lenny Montalto, the APWU member who lost his life trying to save his home from flooding during Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. Rep. Michael Grimm’s bill would name the South Shore Annex […]
APWU Web News Article #142-12, Nov. 28, 2012 The APWU is attempting to identify union members who are suffering from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated hundreds of communities in the northeast and killed more than 100 people. Leonard Montalto, an officer of the Staten Island Local APWU, lost his life in the storm. […]
USPS News Link: Safety procedures, contingency plans in place Due to Hurricane Sandy safety precautions, Postal Service headquarters and other offices in the Washington, DC, northern Virginia and Maryland metropolitan areas are operating Oct. 29 with only essential personnel on-site. Employees with telework arrangements will be working off-site. USPS is prepared for a quick response […]