Postal workers march for safer hours in D.C.

wtop.com WASHINGTON - Some postal workers say they're tired of delivering mail in the dark, in fear for their own safety. They held a rally and march in D.C. Monday night to demand changes, using call-and-response chants such as "What do we want? Safe delivery! When do we want it? Now!" The event began at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and continued to U.S. Postal Service Headquarters at L'Enfant Plaza. Valerie McCambry says letter carriers like her don't receive their mail for the day as early as they used to, and they also have more addresses to deliver to than they had in the past. The result, she says, is many postal workers still on the job long after the sun goes down. "Carriers in residential stations are working to 9, 10, 11 o'clock at night." Letter carrier Karen Nance told WTOP a fellow carrier recently got a scare while trying to deliver after dark. "She walked up on the lady's porch and she said, 'You're about to get shot if you don't identify who you are.'" Nance said it would really help if residents would leave their front door or porch light on at night until their mail is delivered. to read more: wtop.com