The Postal Service is committed to fostering a positive and safe work environment thatâs free of threats, fear, and violence for all employees. To help fulfill this commitment, a Threat Assessment Team is available at headquarters and in all area and district offices to respond to threats and potential violence. Team members are trained to…
By Paula Reed Ward – January 7, 2017 Four employees of the U.S. Postal Service testified this week that they never saw another employee open packages looking for drugs or other contraband until suspended Pittsburgh postmaster Daniel Davis arrived here from Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Davis told them he was looking for drugs, and in one…
By Elaine Thompson – October 15, 2016 SHREWSBURY â Shrewsbury Post Office employees have taken a vote of no confidence in their postmaster whom they say has created “a hostile work environment filled with harassment and bullying,” a repeat of what postal workers in other towns where he has worked have said in the past. The…
Background The U.S. Postal Service has an obligation to ensure the safety of its employees by creating and maintaining a violence-free work environment. Workplace violence can occur at or outside of a postal facility while an employee is working and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicides. Postal Service employees…
By Jerry Askin – January 26, 2016 MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) – A United States Postal Service worker has been indicted on assault charges. Police said Richard Martin attacked a USPS supervisor while at work Saturday. Some postal workers spent Tuesday defending Martin and decrying what they call bad management at the United States Postal Service…
By Jonathan D. Silver – September 15, 2015 Pittsburgh’s postmaster has been charged with intimidating a subordinate in an effort to cover up his illegal opening of express mail packages, some of which contained drugs, at the East Liberty station over the past year, according to a criminal complaint made public today. Daniel P. Davis,…
The Postal Service is committed to fostering a positive and safe work environment thatâs free of threats, fear and violence for every employee. To help fulfill this commitment, a Threat Assessment Team (TAT) is available at headquarters and in every district office to respond to threats and potential violence. TAT members are trained to assess…
…On October 21, 2014, at approximately 2:00 a.m., I was walking the workfloor on Tour 1 and was approached by Mr. Hinton who began screaming out my name and making threatening remarks as to what he was going to do to me. I informed Mr. Hinton that I was not stopping anyone from working. He…
