USPS union says property and vehicles 'ransacked,' letter carriers assaulted and robbed by a 'misguided few' during nationwide protests
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.The union representing the US Postal Service city carriers issued a statement on June 8, reporting that its vehicles were ransacked and its mail carriers robbed during the civil unrest following George Floyd's death.
The USPS continues to be hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 5,600 employees currently in quarantine.In the wake of nationwide protests against racial injustice and police brutality this month, the US Postal Service has been affected as well. A USPS spokesperson responded to say that two post offices, one owned and one leased, were "destroyed by fire" in Minneapolis. The spokesperson confirmed that there has been damage sustained to other facilities around the country where protests have happened, but that "the recent civil unrest has resulted in minimal operational impact across the country."
On May 15, the House of Representatives passed a new coronavirus aid package called the Heroes Act. It includes $25 billion in direct funding to the USPS and a hazard-pay provision for postal workers, but is still being negotiated.that it only has enough money to sustain itself through September and that it has been hit particularly hard during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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