Postal Service puts workers in danger with late deliveries

USPS puts workers in danger

"...The plant closures have resulted in increased travel times, with mail taking longer to get to local post offices and pushing back carrier start times from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Once the mail arrives at local offices, there are now fewer clerks to sort the mail to routes and fewer carriers to cover existing and vacant routes, resulting in many carriers working shifts of more than 12 hours, and well into the evening hours...."    

This Article is From: socialistworker.org
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Why are postal carriers subjected to "after dark' deliveries in these dangerous times?

Postal Workers Worried About Safety After Dark
"...darkness and later starts – because of slower processing due to facility consolidations – means carriers are on the streets well after dark. “There were several carriers still on the street after 10 o’clock ..."    

This Article is From: cbslocal.com
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Postal mail carrier shot dead while delivering mail

U.S. Postal Service worker fatally shot in Prince George’s County

"...A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was shot and killed Saturday night while on his rounds..."    

This Article is From: www.washingtonpost.com
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