



The location is a retail office and carrier unit. It's closed until further notice. As of 10:15 a.m., postal workers were given the option to go home or work in the downtown office at Canal and Harrison streets, Reynolds said. Either way, they will be compensated for Saturday, he said.



Mack Julion, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 11, said he is working to address safety issues with the postmaster.



"I'm not going anywhere until a decision is made that's in the best interest of everybody. We want to deliver the mail, but personal safety comes first," he said.



"This is not the first time here unfortunately — this is the first time we've heard of it this week — but unfortunately it's gotten to the point where (the employees) are pretty much accustomed to it," Julion said. "When the air conditioning system goes out, it's unbearable."