U.S. Postal Service seeks relief from COVID testing, vaccine rules
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has asked the Biden administration for temporary relief from new vaccine or testing requirements covering large businesses for its 650,000 employees, warning of potentially "catastrophic" impacts.
Deputy Postmaster Doug Tulino, in a letter dated Tuesday seen by Reuters, asked the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to delay by 120 days the deadline for USPS to comply with the agency's vaccine-or-testing mandate for large businesses, covering more than 80 million American workers.
USPS, one of the largest civilian U.S. employers, says it cannot meet the deadlines, citing "inadequate staffing" and other issues.
USPS added it faces time-consuming legal requirements to collect employee medical information and to negotiate with unions representing employees.
Operating 30,000 locations countrywide, USPS says it will need to train "tens of thousands of local supervisors and managers" to monitor employees' compliance.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-postal-service-seeks-relief-testing-vaccine-rules-2022-01-05/
How' about No. Request denied. Get vaccinated, and quit wasting our time.
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