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Hurricane Katrina: Contact Information
APWU Web News Article #39b-05, Sept. 1, 2005
Postal workers from areas affected by Hurricane Katrina are being asked to contact the USPS or APWU. Employees may contact any nearby postal personnel office or postal facility. APWU members may call the Southern Region office at 281-447-5103. Postal and union officials are trying to establish the whereabouts of employees and to determine the level of emergency need.
(Victims that are currently in the Houston District should call the USPS at 713-226-3801 if they are in need of assistance. In the San Antonio area, call 210-271-0853.)
A special phone number has been established for employees affected by the hurricane to find out where and when to report to work. There is also a special contact number for employees who are unable to work.
To inquire when and where to report to work: 1-888-363-7462. (Employees will have to provide the first three digits of their office zip code.)
To notify management of inability to work: 1-877-477-3273. (TTY: 1-866-833-8777.)
Administrative leave continues in some locations until further notice. Employees in facilities where service has been curtailed do not have to report to work. Workers are advised to continue to check on the status of their work location by calling 1-888-363-7462.
The pay of employees who use direct deposit will not be interrupted, if the deposits are assigned to a financial institution that is not solely locally operated. The APWU is discussing with management options for paying employees who do not have direct deposit. Pickup locations for payroll checks of employees who do not have direct deposit will be announced.
Employees who do not have direct deposit but wish to establish it, can do so via PostalEASE. The routing numbers for Hibernia National Bank in 065000090; for Whitney National Bank it is 065000171.
“We are deeply saddened by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina,” said APWU President William Burrus. “We mourn the tragic loss of life and the deprivation so many are suffering.”
“APWU members – and locals – are encouraged to help their fellow workers who have suffered tremendous losses by contributing to the Postal Employees Relief Fund.”
The fund is a charitable organization established by postal unions and the USPS, which benefits active and retired postal employees who incur a significant loss in property damage as the result of a major natural disaster.
Contributions can be made to the Postal Employees Relief Fund and sent to PERF, PO Box 34422, Washington, DC 20043-4422, or they can be sent in care of the APWU, Att: PERF, 1300 L Street NW, Washington DC 20005.
People in need of immediate relief should contact www.fema.gov, or call 1-800-621-3362.
