Postal workers union members picketed outside a south Tulsa post office Oct. 1 to advocate improving conditions for workers and customers alike.
Several union members in attendance told 2 News a recent U.S. Postal Service announcement keeping current jobs at the Tulsa mail processing center and modernizing equipment was misleading.
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“They are still downgrading it to a (Local Processing Center) where it’ll be just a packaging processing center. The mail is still going to go to Oklahoma City,” APWU Tulsa Area Local 1348 President Julie Weare said. “We’re still have less equipment at our facilities so (we’ll) have less jobs at our facility.”
Tuesday’s demonstration outside the South Sheridan Road post office location was part of the APWU’s ” Day of Action ” across the country.
Tulsa mayoral candidate State Rep. Monroe Nichols also showed up to take part after a half-hour. Members told 2 News both candidates were invited. 2 News left 90 minutes prior to the demonstration’s scheduled end.