ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Postal workers in the region have been facing a surge of violent attacks, with mail, packages, and postal keys being stolen. This troubling trend has prompted local union leaders to seek federal intervention.
The head of the mail carriers local union met with Congressman Joe Morelle to discuss the increasing number of attacks on mail carriers.
“There’s definitely fear, we’ve never had fear, it didn’t matter where we delivered, we always felt like we were part of the neighborhood,” said Monique Mate, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 210…