Black Mailwoman Says She Was ‘Penalized’ For Going To Hospital While On Job

Photo: Getty Images A USPS postwoman in North Carolina says she was “penalized” for leaving her mail truck after experiencing a medical crisis during her route, per the Atlanta Black Star. Mail carrier Marshun Brooks said she was delivering mail in Charlotte last month when she started experiencing chest pains and difficulty breathing. Before calling 911, Brooks said she informed her managers of the situation and the location of her truck through the scanner but she didn’t receive a response. Brooks went to the hospital and was later released, When she returned to her mail station to check her truck keys, Brooks saw her supervisor whose “eyes just start bulging like ‘Oh my god,'” the mail carrier recalled. “And she asked me where’s the postal vehicle? And I was like, ‘It’s in the same location that I sent in a text message.’ I said, you know, ‘This is ridiculous. I had a medical emergency and you all didn’t do anything about it,” Brooks said. Brooks returned to work with medical documents only to be informed by a supervisor that she had been suspended without pay due to “abandoning her route.”The mail carrier believes the move was “unfair” and “inhumane” because...