Hundreds of Postal Workers Reporting Respiratory Problems

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Nov 12, 2008 - 6:22:57 AM

Postalmag.com Reportsthat Hundreds of Postal Workers Reporting Respiratory Problems

"Current and former postal workers blame paper dust inside the post offices. The last government studies on postal dust were ten years ago. The U.S.P.S says the science can't verify their theory.

That's not acceptable for people who say they're "sorting through a sickness." "I do believe that my life is going to be shortened," says former postal employee Delphine Howard. She and other former US postal workers in the Chicago area say they're all fighting chronic respiratory illness. Their medical records reflect their claims. They all say they've never smoked