{"id":1774,"date":"2026-01-28T16:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:09:41","slug":"usps-carrier-jason-thompson-suspended-threatened-with-termination-for-criticizing-extreme-conditions-during-winter-storm-fern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1774","title":{"rendered":"USPS carrier Jason Thompson suspended, threatened with termination for criticizing \u2018extreme conditions\u2019 during Winter Storm Fern"},"content":{"rendered":"

A US Postal Service mail carrier from Ohio claims he was suspended and threatened with termination after a Facebook post criticizing the \u201cextreme\u201d conditions fellow workers were put in during Winter Storm Fern \u2014 only to arrive and find that there was nothing to deliver.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur letter carriers deliver in heat waves, blizzards, storms, and emergencies \u2014 and today they showed up again \u2014 only to be placed in harm\u2019s way with nothing to do and nowhere to safely operate,\u201d Jason Thompson wrote\u00a0on Facebook Monday.<\/a><\/p>\n

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USPS mail carrier Jason Thompson shared the parking lot of a Ohio post office after Winter Storm Fern that left mail vehicles buried by snow on Jan. 26, 2026.Facebook \/ Jason Thompson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thompson arrived at work at the Fairfield Post Office, 26 miles north of Cincinnati, only to find the parking lot poorly plowed and the delivery trucks buried under \u201c2 to 3 feet of snow,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarriers are driving in from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and surrounding areas \u2014 risking their lives just to get to work \u2014 only to be told there is no mail and no parcels,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not our fault, this is not our situation to handle,\u201d Thompson added, saying other carriers in the area had experienced the same problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy aren\u2019t we hiring a professional company to come in and dig all these companies out, instead you got carriers doing extreme hard work to dig ourselves out,\u201d he said, stating carriers are expected to clear their vehicles.<\/p>\n

Thompson revealed the carriers were told they would have to use their personal sick or annual leave if they wanted to skip the remainder of the workday, despite having nothing to deliver.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not how the hardest-working men and women of the USPS should be treated,\u201d Thompson charged.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy isn\u2019t there a plan for a level 2 to level 3 snow emergency that the districts can hand out that \u2018this is what you do in this situation.\u2019 We have none,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019re sitting here with our hands tied.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thompson claimed the vehicles were buried under \u201c2 to 3 feet of snow\u201d after snowplows drove through the lot.Facebook \/ Jason Thompson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mail carriers are responsible for clearing off their vehicles after a snowstorm.Facebook \/ Jason Thompson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thompson revealed the carriers were told they would have to use personal sick time or annual leave time if they wanted to skip the remainder of the workday, despite having nothing to deliver.Facebook \/ Jason Thompson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Butler County, where Fairfield is located, saw over 13 inches of snow over the weekend,\u00a0according to WHIO-TV.<\/a><\/p>\n

The irritated worker praised his direct supervisors, \u201cwho truly care and are doing the best they can,\u201d but revealed they were not given \u201cproper instruction or authority,\u201d which created a severe safety concern for everyone.<\/p>\n

Thompson\u2019s post included pictures of the snow-covered lot and trucks, along with the locked post office doors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI left extra early, it took me 45 minutes, usually takes 20. Roads were snow-covered and dangerous,\u201d he\u00a0told WXIX.<\/a><\/p>\n

Five hours after posting his morning dilemma, Thompson claimed USPS higher-ups warned him to take down the post or \u201cthere could be repercussions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNOW IM GETTING THREATENED THAT IF I DONT TAKE THIS POST DOWN I COULD LOSE MY JOB!!! HELLLLLLP US BE HEARD..please!!!!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

An hour after the first warning, Thompson announced he was suspended without pay because of his post.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have now been notified that I am on Emergency Placement with no pay! I hope this brings postive changes to ALL,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Thompson found the post office doors were locked after arriving at work.Facebook \/ Jason Thompson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Five hours after posting his morning dilemma, Thompson was warned by USPS higher-ups to take down the post or \u201cthere could be repercussions.\u201dFacebook \/ Jason Thompson
\n<\/span><\/span>Thompson called on news outlets, local politicians, senators and even President Trump to help fix the situation.<\/p>\n

The independent federal organization under the executive branch did not comment on Thompson\u2019s suspension but shared there were plans in place for extreme weather conditions and the federal organization provides essential items to carriers allowing them to take \u201cwarm-up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety of our employees is a top priority, particularly during periods of severe cold. During extremely cold conditions, letter carriers follow established safety precautions,\u201d a USPS spokesperson told WXIX.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Postal Service continuously monitors weather conditions and reinforces safety guidance to help ensure employees can deliver mail as safely as possible while continuing to provide reliable service to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A US Postal Service mail carrier from Ohio claims he was suspended and threatened with termination after a Facebook post criticizing the \u201cextreme\u201d conditions fellow workers were put in during Winter Storm Fern \u2014 only to arrive and find that there was nothing to deliver. \u201cOur letter carriers deliver in heat waves, blizzards, storms, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1776,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774\/revisions\/1776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}