Post offices in Salt Lake City, Provo and St. George are all dealing with significant staffing issues, leaving healthy workers sometimes working 12-hour shifts as they fill in for colleagues sick with COVID-19, said a Utah union president.
listed ways that workers can learn to cope with the stress of COVID-19.
In its emailed statement to The Tribune, the Postal Service said, “The safety of our hardworking employees who have continued to serve the American people throughout the pandemic is our number one priority.” In order to avoid discipline for an illness-related absence, the Postal Service requires employees to request sick leave by filling out a form and having it approved by their supervisor, according to an. In the case of unexpected illness or injury, workers have to let management know that they can’t work and how long they’ll be out.
Employees were paid for that leave at the same rate as their normal pay, up to a maximum of $2,800 per pay period. All three letters included the following sentences: “Failure to maintain your assigned schedule is a very serious matter. The Postal Service must have available employees who report for duty as scheduled in order to maintain the efficiency of operation entrusted to it.”
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