'The only reason we got the full details was because it was reported on the local news.' As coronavirus deaths mount, delivery workers say they're kept in the dark over who's sick
As much of the country remains shut down, delivery workers have become even more vital, delivering food, medication and cleaning supplies to medical facilities and households across the U.S.
"We don't want to know people's names, but we do want to know if we were working in direct contact with somebody who's contagious," said a longtime UPS employee who works at the Worldport facility."All we get from the supervisors is 'the only thing we know is what management tells us.
"We are vigilantly taking steps to protect the health and welfare of our employees, customers, and the general public," spokesman Matt O'Connor wrote in an email. Union officials in New York, Philadelphia and Arizona said they aren't always being told of cases, leaving their members feeling tense and vulnerable, including in areas like New York, the center of the pandemic.
UPS said it has daily calls with labor representatives and informs them of cases at the facilities they represent."We encourage union leaders who claim not to be receiving information to discuss this with their respective UPS labor relations representatives," O'Connor told NBC News.Workers at FedEx said there's a similar lack of communication.
"There's no communication about what to do if you're sick," said a FedEx Ground driver in the Kansas City, Missouri, area."No mention of if we'll still get paid if we get sick."
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