Postal Police Union says USPS Not Doing Enough for Security
According to KYW News Radio 1060:
Union Says USPS Is Cutting Security Short by Cutting Officers
“The union representing Postal Police accuses the Postal Service of turning a blind eye to security. While many businesses have increased security since the 911 and anthrax attacks, the Postal Service has been cutting back. So says John Dukes, President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Labor Council #2. “Well, we had over 14 hundred postal police positions before 911. And we just went down to 700 throughout the country.” In Philadelpiha, the number of postal police officers has fallen from more than 70 in 1999 to 39. Dukes says another round of firings will reduce the local force to 15 as of October first. Why? “What they tell us is the postal police positions, through technology and all now, that they actually don’t need the positions.” But Dukes believes the Postal Service is merely cutting corners, with little regard for safety.”
Related links:
Despite Risk, Postal Service to Eliminate Police in Six Cities (2003)
Fraternal Order of Police - NLC #2 website
September 29th, 2006 at 2:23 am
What a joke !! Here at the Nashville,Tennessee GMF,mgmt. won’t even hire a security guard. Inevitably, every Oct. Nov. etc. thieves come to our parking lot….Christmas list in hand.
December 31st, 2006 at 11:34 am
yeah its a joke,but what do we need high paid “postal police ” for anyway?? ever see them do anything? arrest or shoot anyone??? we can get ten times as many low paid Barney Fife types in here to replace them in a heartbeat. they replaced a bunch here and pay them $18 an hour,waaaay too much!! they never check any one out I could walk out wheeling a safe and all they would say is have a nice day.PO sucks at security,don’t believe me,just ask the dead supervisors families what they think.
January 26th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
do a little public media .go to your local newspaper with the facts,have them write about it .the usps gets away with most violations because the unions won’t or don.t make use of this valuable tool.when an odor comes from in house,open the windows.
the democrats are in control of congress now;take advantage while it’s on our side.
June 16th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
AT our north texas facility in coppell we do not have postal police we have injured employees guarding the facility like the writer above says what a joke.