9 min
E10: The Postal Worker Working: Syracuse
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- Society & Culture
Meet Nick Calabria, a postal worker for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) since 2001. Calabria works for an agency that began a year before the Declaration of Independence was signed. Today, Calabria delivers letters, packages, and parcels across Syracuse in different mail trucks, including the Grumman Long Life vehicle, a specialized and iconic truck developed in the late ‘80s. In the past 10 years, packages have become the bulk of what is delivered. However, the additional weight of boxes makes for back-straining work. The USPS continues to face economic challenges and is considering terminating Saturday delivery and closing thousands of postal plants nationwide. But Calabria remains optimistic about the agency's future and says most employees are "lifers" who remain with the USPS until retirement.
Visit www.workingsyracuse.com for more content on Calabria.
Meet Nick Calabria, a postal worker for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) since 2001. Calabria works for an agency that began a year before the Declaration of Independence was signed. Today, Calabria delivers letters, packages, and parcels across Syracuse in different mail trucks, including the Grumman Long Life vehicle, a specialized and iconic truck developed in the late ‘80s. In the past 10 years, packages have become the bulk of what is delivered. However, the additional weight of boxes makes for back-straining work. The USPS continues to face economic challenges and is considering terminating Saturday delivery and closing thousands of postal plants nationwide. But Calabria remains optimistic about the agency's future and says most employees are "lifers" who remain with the USPS until retirement.
Visit www.workingsyracuse.com for more content on Calabria.
9 min