{"id":29284,"date":"2020-09-18T09:24:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=29284"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:24:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:24:28","slug":"postal-workers-say-theyll-face-rain-sleet-and-covid-19-but-theyre-not-doing-bullets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2020\/09\/18\/postal-workers-say-theyll-face-rain-sleet-and-covid-19-but-theyre-not-doing-bullets\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal workers say they&#8217;ll face rain, sleet and COVID-19, but they&#8217;re &#8216;not doing bullets&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>CHICAGO<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span>Postal workers gathered together Thursday night to pray for their injured coworker who was shot near 91st and Ellis in the Burnside neighborhood last week.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/mail-carrier-shot-critically-wounded-on-south-side\">\u00a024-year-old postal worker\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>remains hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>Mail is getting delayed amid safety concerns. While letter carriers face snow and rain and even COVID-19, postal workers are putting their foot down at shootings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a war going on. These gang members are fighting for turf, for blocks that they don\u2019t even own,\u201d said Linda Hudson, the vigil organizer.<\/p>\n<p>Mail delivery just resumed Thursday in the Burnside neighborhood, but not fully at this point.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the letter carriers union says if his members don\u2019t feel safe, they don\u2019t have to deliver the mail. More at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/postal-workers-say-theyll-face-rain-sleetand-covid-19-but-theyre-not-doing-bullets\">Fox 32<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29285\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/No-bullets-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/No-bullets-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/No-bullets.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Postal workers gathered together Thursday night to pray for their injured coworker who was shot near 91st and Ellis in the Burnside neighborhood last week. The\u00a024-year-old postal worker\u00a0remains hospitalized. Mail is getting delayed amid safety concerns. While letter carriers face snow and rain and even COVID-19, postal workers are putting their foot down at shootings. 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