Postal Service: Face coverings, social distancing required

"...Face coverings must be worn in all areas, including conference rooms, hallways, stairways and anywhere other people are present..."    

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Vermont man installs mailbox that stores letters for fathers who've passed away

"...Deep inside Geprags Park in Hinesburg, Vermont, there's a mystery mailbox that stores letters dedicated to fathers who've passed away. On this week's "On the Road," Steve Hartman meets the man who installed this timeless portal in an effort to continue his bond with his father, even in the..."    

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Embrace Your Inner Postal Worker In Lake, An Upcoming Adventure Game

"...The game sees you take control of a postal worker in 1986 Providence Oaks, Oregon. "You take on the role of 40-something Meredith Weiss, who returns to her beautiful hometown Providence Oaks in Oregon," Gamious writes on Steam. "She exchanges her busy career job to temporary fill in for her dad, a mail carrier."..."    

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USPS board nominees see no ‘easy answers,’ but common ground for postal reform

"...Donald Lee Moak, a former Delta Airlines pilot and former president of the Air Line Pilots Association, and Bill Zollars, the former chairman of the logistics company YRC Worldwide, told members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee that setting a long-term business plan and redefining the Postal Service’s universal service obligation to deliver mail six days a week rank among their top priorities if confirmed..."    

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Save the Post Office ad and Danny Glover spot hit the airwaves

"...Postal workers and the fight to save the Postal Service hit the airwaves in two important new radio spots. A new radio ad, which focuses on the threat the USPS, was launched today by the American Postal Workers Union. ..."    

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Postal Service controversy? COVID-19? Nothing can stop this letter carrier

"...James Daniels, 59, on his mail delivery route. Before the start of his shift, James Daniels taped the latest note of gratitude to workstation No. 31. In the nearly 16 years he's delivered mail, the letter carrier has received hundreds of notes of appreciation. But over the last couple of months, as the world changed around him, so did their tone..."    

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Postal Service, Denver health department still at odds over if distribution center had COVID-19 outbreak

Denver health officials says an employee who tested positive has died. A USPS spokesman calls that a rumor

"...The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment sent a letter to the postal service on May 20, ordering it to close a large distribution center at 7550 E. 53rd Place for disinfecting. USPS refused to comply with the order, saying the city hadn’t taken the facility’s efforts to prevent the new virus’ spread into account. Denver health officials argued that USPS had refused to allow its inspectors access to ensure the facility was safe, forcing them to order its closure..."    

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What Comes Out of Your FERS Pension?

"...many people overestimate what they will actually receive in retirement. Did you know that there are 6 main reductions to your pension in retirement that can dramatically affect how much you think you need in retirement?..."    

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Postal Service Offers Reward in 5 Paintball Attacks on Carriers in DC, Maryland

"...A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and convictions of people who've been shooting mail carriers with paintball guns. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service reports that the mail carriers were attacked on Saturday in at least five incidents in Washington and Maryland. Postal Inspection Service spokesman Michael Martel said several carriers suffered minor injuries ..."    

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Postal Service accounts for 60 of 126 Federal Agency COVID-19 Deaths

"...U.S. Postal Service: The mailing agency has seen 60 postal workers die from symptoms related to COVID-19. About 2,400 have tested positive for coronavirus-related disease while a whopping 17,000—or 3% of the USPS workforce—have been sent home on quarantine. ..."    

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Mail carriers say the USPS is making it hard to take sick leave in the coronavirus pandemic, contrary to its public claims

"...Despite the United States Postal Service's assurances that employees will be allowed "liberal" sick leave during the coronavirus pandemic, mail carriers say their bosses are making it incredibly difficult for them to take time off. Business Insider spoke..."    

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Contracted COVID-19? Postal Service Now Applying a Non-Test Method to Return to Work in Most Cases

Postal Services says the safety of their employees comes first.

"...For your information, per the CDC, options for decisions about return-to-work for individuals with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 include a test-based strategy or a non-test based strategy. The USPS is currently applying the non-test based strategy in the majority of cases..."    

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Indianapolis man arrested after postal worker shot dead

"...An Indianapolis man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a a postal worker, authorities said Wednesday..."    

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'The Postal Service Is a Joke.' Trump Says No Stimulus Loan for USPS Unless Pricing for Amazon Shipments Increases

"...The president was responding to a question about reports his administration plans to force major changes in postal operations as the price for approving a $10 billion loan...Trump said the changes the administration will insist on will make it a “whole new ballgame” at the Postal Service..."    

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Postal Workers Say Postal Service Isn’t Telling Them When Colleagues Test Positive for COVID-19, Despite Promising To

"...Workers across the country say they’re not being informed when colleagues have tested positive for COVID-19, despite a Postal Service policy to do so. At the end of March, after workers complained, the Postal Service told its employees they would be notified if someone “in your workplace is confirmed to have COVID-19.” But workers at 11 locations told ProPublica they found out about cases through colleagues or were only told by management days after word had already gotten out. “People are scared..."    

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Help Us Please: Sign This: Hazard pay for all USPS EMPLOYEES!!

532,697 have signed. Let’s get to 1,000,000. WE need your support please

"...As we get deeper and deeper into this Coronavirus epidemic postal employees are being forced to work and do overtime upwards of 12 hours a day. As of this present time there have been Upwards of more than 40 confirmed cases of coronavirus with-in the United States Postal Service..."    

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Postal Service (Alabama): Public faces 'low' risk after Montgomery worker tests positive for coronavirus

Mail Truck

"...a USPS Spokesperson, said the employee works at the Processing and Distribution Center in Montgomery. The employee would not have had any contact with the public..."    

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Postal Workers Increasingly Concerned the Agency Isn't Protecting Them From Coronavirus

"...U.S. Postal Service is facing increased pressure from its 630,000 employees, who are sounding the alarm that they are unprotected and vulnerable as they continue to sort and deliver mail throughout the coronavirus pandemic...added sick leave for anyone who may have contracted the virus, hazard pay for those still at work and suspended service for facilities with vulnerable populations..."    

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Three-dozen U.S. Postal Service employees test positive for the novel coronavirus

With Dozens of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, USPS Launches New Measures to Protect Employees

"...To date, 40 postal workers have contracted the virus. Many more are home on mandatory quarantine as they may have come in contact with infected individuals...[USPS] stressed there is no evidence that COVID-19 is being spread through the mail..."    

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USPS Issues Statement on the MOU on Liberal Changes of Schedule and Leave

"... allowing Sick Leave for Dependent Care, for the next 60-day period, managers and supervisors should allow liberal changes of schedule in recognition of the disruption caused by the COVIDF-19 pandemic.
To the extent operationally practicable, managers and supervisors should accommodate employees who submit PS Form 3189, Request for Temporary Change of Schedule for Personal Convenience as a result of child care issues caused by daycare closures, school (Pre-K through Grade 12) closures or the unavailability of a child’s primary caregiver as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Manager and Supervisors should also allow liberal sick leave usage for employees who are sick, and liberal annual and leave without pay (LWOP) usage to the extent operationally feasible during this time period. If an employee request leave for reasons related to COVID-19, such leave should be treated as scheduled (as opposed to unscheduled) leave. Leave taken for COVID-19 related reasons between February 29, 2020, and May 17, 2020 may not be cited in discipline for failing to maintain an assigned schedule under ELM 511.43.
Memorandum: re USPS issues statement on the MOU on Liberal Changes of Schedule and Leave (pdf)..."    

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