WASHINGTON, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The number of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees attacked by dogs nationwide fell to 5,803 in 2019 — more than 200 fewer than in 2018 and more than 400 fewer since 2017. Today, USPS highlights technology that helps reduce potential attacks, while releasing its annual list of cities with the most recorded dog attacks. The organization also highlights safety initiatives to help protect its employees and offers tips to pet owners as part of the Postal Service’s National Dog Bite Awareness Week, which runs Sunday, June 14, through Saturday, June 20.

“Even during these difficult times, it’s important for our customers to understand that letter carriers are still coming to homes daily and need to deliver mail safely,” said USPS Safety Awareness Program Manager Chris Johnson. “We are confident we can keep moving the trends of attacks downward, and ramping up overall awareness for everyone is the best way to do that.”

Tips and Technology

According to Johnson, technology supports carrier safety in two ways: Mobile Delivery Devices, handheld scanners used by carriers to confirm customer delivery, include a feature to indicate the presence of a dog at an individual address. And the Informed Delivery service alerts customers to mail and packages coming to their homes, allowing them to plan for the carrier’s arrival by securing dogs safely.

The Postal Service offers the following safety tips:

• When a letter carrier delivers mail or packages to your front door, place your dog in a separate room and close that door before opening the front door. Dogs have been known to burst through screen doors or plate glass windows to attack visitors.
• Parents should remind children and other family members not to take mail directly from letter carriers in the presence of the family pet. The dog may view the letter carrier handing mail to a family member as a threatening gesture.
• If a letter carrier feels threatened by a dog, or if a dog is loose or unleashed, the owner may be asked to pick up mail at a Post Office location or another facility until the letter carrier is assured the pet has been restrained. If the dog is roaming the neighborhood, the pet owner’s neighbors also may be asked to pick up their mail at the area’s Post Office location.

2019 Dog Attack Rankings by City
A total of 5,803 USPS employees were attacked by dogs in 2019. The top 20 rankings comprise 30 cities, as some cities reported the same number of attacks:

Top 10 Dog Bite States:

For more data related to your area, contact your local USPS Corporate Communications professional.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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Contacts: Carl A. Walton
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David P. Coleman
(C) 202-425-1476
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PHILADELPHIA, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The leadership of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA) and the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues (IAMCS), on behalf of its respective constituencies, would like to express our deep sadness as we stand together in one accord with the national heartache over the tragic death of George Floyd. Our heartfelt prayers are with the family and friends of Mr. Floyd, and we express our most sincere sympathies, in unity with our African American brothers and sisters who currently lament the sorrow of the centuries-old struggle against racial hatred.

As Jewish people, we know the pain of not being treated on an equal basis by others. We are well acquainted with the inhumanity and suffering that results from discrimination and persecution which, historically, has given rise to the death of so many of our people.

We stand in condemnation of the heinous act committed by those who wrongfully took Mr. Floyd’s life. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” We could not more agree. The tragedy in Minneapolis has touched us all. As Dr. King well-knew, the Bible teaches us many principles of how men ought to live, but none is more fundamental nor urgent in our time than the word that Yeshua (Jesus) gave us concerning the brotherhood of mankind: “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” (John 15:12).

We who love America and believe it to be a nation greatly blessed by God, must nonetheless recognize how much our great soil has been stained by the sin of racism. Although America has made meaningful and important strides forward in advancing the civil rights of all, it is sometimes difficult to imagine if or how the country can ever overcome so great a sin. Yet, we have hope, as Scripture declares: “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” (I Peter 4:8)

We love our African American brothers and sisters and do hope and pray that Mr. Floyd’s tragic and unnecessary death will, perhaps, bring people in this great country to a place of greater love and understanding.

We are all children of the same Creator. We are all sinners in need of a savior. Our heartfelt prayer is that we can come together at this moment and humbly ask Almighty God for the healing, restoration and renewal we so desperately need in America today.

“He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what the Lord is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)

Executive Committee
Messianic Jewish Alliance of America

Steering Committee
International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues

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NEW YORK, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — When asked how they would respond to incidences of workplace sexism, 86% of men said they wanted to help address and interrupt sexist behaviors in the workplace, but only 31% of those men said they felt confident to do so in a new study from Catalyst.

According to the report, Interrupting Sexism at Work: How Men Respond in a Climate of Silence, workplace climate is an important factor in how men perceive and respond to sexism. Men who experience higher levels of a “climate of silence” – an environment in which employees feel restrained from constructively speaking up about organizational or work-related problems, concerns, or challenges – feel both less committed to, and less confident in, speaking up against sexist comments or behaviors.

Catalyst researchers Emily Shaffer, PhD, Negin Sattari, PhD, and Vice President of MARC Alixandra Pollack surveyed 338 men across job levels working in Mexico and found:

• As organizational silence increases, men are 50% less likely to be committed to interrupting sexism and 40% less likely to be confident in their ability to interrupt sexism;
• As organizational silence increases, men are 30% less likely to question a colleague and 35% less likely to challenge a colleague who makes a sexist comment against a coworker; and
• Indirect responses in the form of sarcasm or humor are 75% more likely to be used as organizational silence increases.

“The good news is that this study shows there are men willing to be a part of the solution and interrupt sexism in the workplace,” said Catalyst President and CEO Lorraine Hariton. “We know it’s not easy to dismantle an organizational climate of silence, but this study is a call to awareness and action for companies and leaders to address the factors that may influence employees who are deciding whether it feels safe to interrupt sexism at work.”

Based on the survey data and interviews with men, the report’s authors assessed what prevents men from or encourages men to interrupt sexist behaviors they witness at work. The authors conclude that it is critical to identify power dynamics and privilege; speak out against sexist behavior in the workplace; and challenge assumptions that things “are just the way they are” to “dismantle” the climate of silence and help male leaders interrupt sexism.

Catalyst engages male leaders as role models and influencers for gender equity through its flagship program MARC (Men Advocating Real Change). Interrupting Sexism at Work: How Men Respond in a Climate of Silence is the first in a series of reports that focuses on understanding how men interrupt sexism in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Learn more and download the study here.

About Catalyst
Catalyst is a global nonprofit working with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women. Founded in 1962, Catalyst drives change with pioneering research, practical tools, and proven solutions to accelerate and advance women into leadership—because progress for women is progress for everyone.

Contacts:
Naomi R. Patton
Vice President, Media & Public Relations
Catalyst
[email protected]

Stephanie Wolf
U.S. Communications Consultant
Catalyst
[email protected]

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