Keating was a veteran mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Vidalia, Louisiana. The suspected shooter is in custody. No other details about the shooting have been released by law enforcement.
A coalition of five US Representatives from Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are calling for an audit of the United States Postal Service’s Jacksonville Network Distribution Center.
The first open season for the new employer-sponsored health insurance program for U.S. postal workers is just around the corner, but already the new system is causing controversy.
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.
“In the back of the trunk when she had it open she had three bins, not the long ones, the square ones, about a foot high, and she had one inside the other and had one alongside the other one,” Mike continued.
A spokesperson for USPS told 2 NEWS that one of its contractors didn’t secure the contents before leaving the facility, which resulted in the contents reportedly coming out of the vehicle.
Postal Service employees may participate in a virtual benefits fair throughout this year’s open season, which runs from Monday, Nov. 11, through Monday, Dec. 9.
The Combined Federal Campaign will spotlight military support in November, with a special emphasis on the mental health needs of service members, veterans and their families.