We have been deemed essential workers in the midst you are not being treated the way you deserve, wee need to of the worst pandemic any of us has ever seen, and rightly know. As stated by our National President “Mail Handlers so. We are essential, and the service we and other postal and postal workers from around the country continue to employees provide to the mailing public often goes courageously perform essential federal service under the unrecognized and quite frankly, always underappreciated. extraordinary circumstances created by the COVID-19 We process more than 472 pandemic.” Brother Hogrogian “Mail Handlers and postal workers from around the million pieces of mail PER country continue to courageously perform essential federal has it right, it is about courage. DAY! I think we can all agree service under the extraordinary circumstances created by the There is great risk involved un- that this is the definition of an COVID-19 pandemic.” - National President Paul Hogrogian der these extraordinarily chal- essential service. We can also lenging circumstances. Not only all agree that it is high time we were treated with the com- great risk to the dedicated Mail Handlers and their postal mensurate level of dignity and respect we have earned. The Brothers and Sisters, but to the families and loved ones of irony is not lost on most that while our employer at the those who report every day. Damn straight it takes highest levels speaks in glowing terms of the importance courage! and dedication of the postal employees that actually move Stay safe Sisters & Brothers. the mail, those managers occupying the lower ranks don’t In Solidarity, always see it the same way. We do not accept this. Any time John Gibson

• IF YOU ARE SICK, STAY HOME. NOTIFY THE • WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES AT WORK. EMPLOYER. • MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING, EVEN IF YOU • IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19, HAVE A MASK. NOTIFY MANAGEMENT AND/OR YOUR UNION REP. GET TESTED. • WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY.

• IF YOU TEST POSITIVE, NOTIFY THE • IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING EMPLOYER AND/OR YOUR UNION REP. ANY LEAVE PROVISION, CONTACT YOUR UNION REPRESENTATIVE.

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