The letter alleges that USPS is no longer providing water bottles or breaks while a historic heat wave clamps down on South Texas. The agency responded Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Texas lawmakers prodded the U.S. Postal Service on Aug. 9 to provide bottled water to mail carriers in San Antonio, which workers say stopped last month despite extreme heat.

The USPS Is Falsifying Safety Documents as Its Workers Die of Heat ...

Labor. USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat. Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules.

Several House Democrats urge USPS to implement heat safety ... every two hours when the temperature is more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the provision of readily available drinking water. USPS ...

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The letter alleges that USPS is no longer providing water bottles or breaks while a historic heat wave clamps down on South Texas. The agency responded Wednesday.

Gates is the seventh documented USPS mail carrier to die from heat-related illness since 2012 while on the job, according to the Observer’s analysis of federal Occupational Safety and Health ...