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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2004
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CONTACT:
Drew Von Bergen
(202) 662-2489
vonbergen@nalc.org
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Letter Carriers Agree to Deliver Antibiotics to American
Homes in Bioterrorist Attack
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Washington D.C.
~ William H. Young, president
of the 305,000-member National Association of Letter Carrier,
today issued the following statement upon agreement by the
Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and
Human Services and U.S. Postal Service for utilization of
volunteer letter carriers to deliver antibiotics to homes
in the event of a catastrophic bioterrorist event: |
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"Letter
carriers deliver mail six days a week, in every state, every
city and every neighborhood in America and with that we
develop a close attachment to the families we serve. In
the event of a dangerous bioterrorist attack, we consider
it essential to help our postal customers protect their
health.
"We all hope that such
an incident never occurs, but if needed I am confident that
members of the NALC would regard this volunteer activity
as a patriotic duty not only for their friends and neighbors,
but for the nation as a whole."
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© 2001-2005 National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO
100 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001 |
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