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COVID-19

Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.

By Maryam Jameel (Pro Publica) and Ryan McCarthy (Pro Publica) | September 18, 2020

More than 50,000 workers have taken time off for virus-related reasons, slowing mail delivery. The Postal Service doesn’t test employees or check their temperatures, and its contact tracing is erratic.

COVID-19

The Trump Administration Has Put Federal Workers at Coronavirus Risk, Senators Say

By Maryam Jameel (Pro Publica) | April 30, 2020

Citing ProPublica’s reporting, 22 Senate Democrats have asked the White House to explain its management of federal employee safety.

Government

The Postal Service Fired Thousands of Workers for Getting Injured While Delivering and Processing Your Mail

By Maryam Jameel (Pro Publica) | February 24, 2020

USPS forced out 44,000 workers who got injured on the job. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the effort, part of a five year program, violated the law. But the Postal Service has fought its workers’ claims since 2007.