According to court documents, Garnes became frustrated and said during the 45-minute phone call: “I can’t get what I worked for” and “so I have to go to the Post Office and shoot the Post Office up, right?”
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a National Dispute (USPS # 6X 18T-6X-C 21354335) regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Beginning on Dec. 9, active letter carriers eligible to vote in the contract ratification process were mailed a ballot to vote on the proposed 2023-2026 National Agreement between NALC and USPS. Mailing of ballots has now been completed.
In a statement to NOTUS, the USPS left the door open for guidance around the Comstock Act to change, but it plans to “continue to act consistent” with a DOJ memo until then.
The U.S. Postal Service worker was out delivering mail that day when his postal truck became stuck — pinned between two trees toppled by the powerful storm.
USPS mail carriers took to the picket line Sunday to demand a fair contract. Some workers called the tentative agreement with the USPS a slap in the face