Postal Workers Push for Update on Anthrax Attacks

A union of U.S. Postal Service workers in Connecticut has urged state lawmakers to seek Justice Department and FBI updates on the investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people, the New Haven Register reported yesterday (see GSN, April 12).

“It happened to kill two of our people,” said John Dirzius, president of the Greater Connecticut Area Local of the American Postal Workers, in reference to two Washington, D.C.-area postal workers killed by inhaled anthrax spores.  “And yet, we still don't know who did it.”

“What happened changed our industry and people's entire lives,” he said.  “The union believes that our request for an update in this matter is both fair and reasonable.”

Dirzius, whose group represents about 5,000 postal employees, added that the union’s national leadership is also seeking new reports on the federal investigation of the anthrax attacks.  He said that postal workers would feel more secure if they had more information on efforts to track down the perpetrator of the mailings (Luther Turmelle, New Haven Register, Oct. 3).

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