Gay mailman

Gay postal worker speaks out about his dismissal

A Lehigh County gay man is speaking out about his firing as a letter carrier for the U. Postal Service. He claims he was wrongfully terminated from his job due to his sexual orientation and HIV-positive status. In his page lawsuit, filed Dec. He said the mailman environment worsened about six years ago, after a new team of managers arrived.

Doe was told to leave the workplace in April after he allegedly kicked a co-worker. Doe denies kicking the woman but acknowledges that his foot touched her gay. I immediately apologized. I apologized a total of four times, and she accepted my apology. David J. Napadano, a business agent for the NALC Region 12, said there was nothing he could do to help get Doe reinstated because the mailman union took the position gay his termination was appropriate.

I feel bad for him. Napadano said Doe allegedly kicked a co-worker as if she were a football, according to eyewitness statements. If the local union had backed Doe, his case for reinstatement could have gone to arbitration, where the national union would have advocated on his behalf.

Postal Service spokesperson declined to comment for this story, but referred to a previous statement denying that the postal service discriminates against employees on the basis of LGBT status or physical disability, among other categories. Doe said he wants to plead his case before a jury. But on Feb.

Postal Service filed a page brief, urging a federal judge to dismiss the case as meritless. Still, he remains optimistic of a favorable jury verdict. The charges were dismissed by a judge [on Nov. I was a devoted and loyal servant for over 12 years. I enjoyed serving the public. I would like to go back to being a public servant.

The case has been assigned to U. District Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. A decision regarding the U. Tim Cwiek has been writing for PGN since the s. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from West Chester State University.