2009 Christmas OT dates released

[Postaltexan]

The 2009 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Saturday, December 5, 2009 (Week 1, Pay Period (PP) 26-09), and ends Friday, December 25, 2009, Week 1 of PP 01-10. During this period, certain timekeeping and pay rules apply. Time�keepers, including postmasters, supervisors, and other employees responsible for rural carrier time and attendance record�ing, should become familiar with Article 9.2.K., Christmas Allowances and Procedures, of the 2006 USPS/National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) Agreement."

http://ruralupdates.blogspot.com/2009/11/2009-christmas-pay-procedures-for-rural.html

[Falcon57]

And so the games begin.  Last year, my schedule was played with so that my supervisor can cheat me out of overtime.  Our national board should have known better to let management manipulate the rules to make it easier for them to deny Christmas overtime, at the same time get bonuses as a reward.  This should be a major bargining item when our contract comes up for negotiations and renewal.

I call upon all carriers (even those that don't even bother to darken a union meeting), to flood the national board with emails or letters demanding action on this blatant conflict and unfair labor practice.

[reg carrier not retiring]

I agree, except,  management told us, there would be no OT.  How do they manage that, so they get bonuses? which were of course, hush hush, and not to be admitted that they received extra paychecks.  Well, the regulars, they more or less, let the subs  take out the larger parcels.  The more routes the subs knew, the more green card time they could get.  Then the subs were changed?  to different routes or given days off so they wouln't incur OT.  Think the same rules are going to apply again, except if unavoidable.  We have  3 routes that are totally different than last year.  One, carrier retired, not posted yet.  One carrier, out on sick leave, but will return just in time for overtime, and one auxiliary route that is sometimes covered by a carrier who does two auxiliaries.  So, the one returning may help, and then believe it or not, they sometimes use rural carriers on the city side (which I know isn't supposed to be, but the city side is not griping, complaining, etc).  So, any dream of OT should be just that, a dream.  Unless some company suddenly decides to do a 3 million piece mass mailing, not likely.