DOVER — City letter carriers were shortchanged on their paychecks after their time sheets were altered, according to two federal lawmakers and a union president.
In a joint statement Thursday, N.H. Democratic Reps. Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter said letter carriers in Dover and Salem were cheated out of pay. They demanded the U.S. Postal Service's Office of Inspector General conduct an investigation. The allegations come after Hodes called for similar investigations last year based on claims that management at several post offices — including one in Somersworth — altered employee time sheets, resulting in lost wages. Hodes' office said more than 100 workers were affected and $37,600 in wages have been returned so far.
"Cheating workers out of their pay is a very serious offense and threatens the livelihood of these hardworking New Hampshire…
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