Letter Carrier Murder Raises Concerns
Tuesday, November 26, 2013(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
The murder of letter carrier Tyson Jerome
Barnette in a Landover neighborhood after dark last Saturday night is raising staffing concerns for a local letter
carrier union leader. “The
primary reason for letter carriers being out late delivering mail…is a lack
of
manpower and late starting times,” said National
Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Capitol Branch 142 President
Robert Williams. “The nation’s letter carriers deliver the mail in
every community throughout the country,” added NALC president Fredric
Rolando.
“This tragic incident highlights the need in all operational decisions about
how and when mail is delivered to give priority consideration to the safety of
these dedicated public servants.” Anyone with information about the murder is
asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit
at
301-772-4925.