Keeping postal workers safe

USPS is making changes to keep mail carriers and others safe.

THERE ARE MORE THA600 THOUSAND US POSTALSERVICE EMPLOYEESAND LIKE SO MANY OTHERESSENTIAL WORKERS-THEY CAN"T WORKFROM HOME.NEW THIS MORNING,CONSUMER INVESTIGATORCAT REID EXPLAINS HOWTHEY"RE STAYINGSAFE- AND THE PART YOUPLAY IN THAT EQUATION.Nat of mail truckIN A WORLD OF CONSTANTCHANGETHE US POSTAL SERVICEWANTS YOU TO KNOW-Nat from USPS video0:5delivering your mail andpackages is not one of thosechangesCat Reid- but, like manyessential businesses, theUSPS is making adjustments.A spokesman says millions ofmasks, gloves and sanitizingproducts are made availableto workers.

Right now workersare strongly encouraged towear the masks, but notrequired to do so.

Anotherchange- carriers are knockinginstead of ringing doorbells.USPS video-25They will maintain a safedistance, and instead ofasking you for a signature ona mobile device, they will askyou for your first initial andlastnameTHE CARRIER WILL SETTHE PACKAGE DOWN.THIS NEXT PART ISIMPORTANTUSPS video-40Don't try to take your deliverydirectly from a carrier andplease, give them the time towalk away before collecting itTHE POSTAL SERVICEPOINTS TO GUIDANCEFROM THE CDC, THEWORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION AND THESURGEON GENERAL-SAYING THERE'SCURRENTLY NO EVIDENCECOVID-19 IS BEING SPREADTHROUGH THE MAILTHE BOSTON GLOBEREPORTS 427 POSTALWORKERS HAD TESTPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ASOF WEDNESDAY MORNING-THAT'S OUT OF ROUGHLY630,000.Petition Hazard pay for allUSPS EMPLOYEES!!Change.orgAs we get deeper and deeperinto this Coronavirus epidemicpostal employees are beingforced to work and doovertime upwards of 12 hoursa day.MEANWHILE- A PETITIONON CHANGE DOT ORGCALLING FOR HAZARD PAYFOR USPS EMPLOYEESHAS GARNERED MORETHAN HALF A MILLIONSIGNATURESALL IN SUPPORT OF THEWORKERS WHO AREALWAYS THERE- COMERAIN OR SHINEI'M CONSUMERINVESTIGATOR CAT REID,41 ACTION NEWS T