“I have been coming in sick because I’m worried that I’ll lose my job or just be punished if I call out,” said Angel Duarte, a package handler at a UPS hub in Tucson, Ariz. “I am 23, and I have no savings, and I have a 4-month-old son.” https://t.co/AcDKNwKGzf

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) March 21, 2020

Our delivery workers are doing some of the most important jobs in the country right now.

Why the hell aren't they getting the hand sanitizer, protective gear, and paid sick leave they need?

This should not be happening in the United States of America. https://t.co/RlB1i4njTi

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) March 21, 2020

NEW: UPS and FedEx drivers help protect people who must stay home, but many say no one is protecting them. They show up sick, petrified that they will lose their jobs. w/@RachelAbramsNY @davidenrich https://t.co/JQTiKR7Ap9

— Jessica Silver-Greenberg (@jbsgreenberg) March 21, 2020

NEW: UPS, FedEx and other delivery companies are critical to keeping Americans at home/slowing the spread of the coronavirus. But workers are showing up sick, and many have no gloves, masks or even basic cleaning supplies like soap. w/@jbsgreenberg https://t.co/As18Fng7oo

— Rachel C. Abrams (@RachelAbramsNY) March 21, 2020

USPS workers are exposed too, ‘Terrified’ Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick - Truckers and warehouse workers at UPS and FedEx feel they have no choice but to keep showing up, even with coronavirus-like symptoms.
https://t.co/VT2I7ar6xK

— Progressive Push (@progressivepush) March 21, 2020

We need paid sick leave for delivery workers. If they aren't checked for temperature multiple times a day, sent home with pay when sick, and taken care of then that will be a major vector for spreading the virus. https://t.co/RdWMjfdKMV

— rabble (@rabble) March 21, 2020

NEW: Some UPS and FedEx drivers and warehouse staff are showing up to work with coronavirus-like symptoms, afraid of what will happen if they call in sick. @RachelAbramsNY @jbsgreenberg https://t.co/k763JUFwZj

— David Enrich (@davidenrich) March 21, 2020

??Shocking RT ‘Terrified’ Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick - The New York Times https://t.co/aswFJISmWI

— Bianca Jagger Nicaraguense por gracia de Dios ?? (@BiancaJagger) March 21, 2020

“Another UPS package handler, Jeff Donigian, who works in Manchester, N.H., said he had been showing up to work feeling ill and coughing. He told a supervisor; he was told to go in anyway.” https://t.co/RTWYQrHDrH

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) March 21, 2020

“A UPS driver with a compromised immune system said she had been hauling packages around N. California despite feeling sick for a week. With an avalanche of orders, her supervisor told her that UPS could not afford to lose her, even for a couple of days.” https://t.co/RTWYQrHDrH

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) March 21, 2020

“A package sorter in a UPS facility near San Francisco said she had been going into work every day, even though her ‘throat feels like broken glass.’ The worker ... was petrified that she would lose her job ... ‘I can’t afford to be homeless,’ she said.” https://t.co/RTWYQrHDrH

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) March 21, 2020

A package sorter in a UPS facility... said she had been going into work every day, even though her “throat feels like broken glass.” The worker... said she was petrified that she would lose her job if she called in sick. “I can’t afford to be homeless.” https://t.co/9QAJx52pxd

— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) March 22, 2020

please stop buying nonessential items online, just wait a week or two, i know we all just realized we need a boutique frying pan and a ring light for instagram live but UPS is at “christmas level” volume and it’s irresponsible https://t.co/by2sHoZ2Hz

— Adam J. Kurtz (@adamjk) March 22, 2020

“I have been coming in sick because I’m worried I’ll lose my job or be punished if I call out,” said Angel Duarte, a package handler at a UPS hub. “I am 23, I have no savings, & I have a 4-month-old son.”

Terrified package delivery workers going in sick https://t.co/hI3N7iXMcY

— Mar Hicks (@histoftech) March 22, 2020