This from the Dec. 2008 Issue of Ohio Rural Letter Carrier Official State Paper
quoting National Officer Sue Knapp at the Ohio Fall State Booster Meeting.
The following is a brief outline of things discussed:Demise of QWL/EI:Do not keep any items related to QWL/EI
return them to the USPS. Use your “O” days
and wait for further instructions on hours less
than 8.
Decreasing mail volume and other interesting predictions:Carriers are working an average of 5 hours and 48 minutes
under their weekly evaluation.
“L” Routes work 6 hours and 40 minutes
“NON L” routes work 4 hours 52 minutes.
The USPS is looking for a 13% reduction in the routes
evaluation at the 4 week mail count starting
Feb. 14, 2009
A vacant route can be converted into an Auxiliary route at
26 hours. A regular route is still a regular route but can
be consolidated.
Consolidation of routes under Article 12 may be coming to
your office soon. If one route looses and needs to be
consolidated-the entire office will be realigned and
consolidated. Vacant routes will be held for carriers to
be relocated. Remember Article 6 says NO LAY OFF
but you can be relocated with- in 50 miles of your office.
EMA will be going down.
New bill introduced to reimburse carriers tax on fuel.
USPS and City Union signed an MOU giving the City Union
all new deliveries. City may cross rural routes to
serve those deliveries. The MOU states “if this agreement
is deemed illegal by The National Labor Board,
Arbitrator or Court this MOU is void.” Thanks brothers
and sisters!
FSS machines were contracted and built, and with the decline
in mail volume, the USPS must broaden the territory
added to the FSS implementation.
Look for the USPS to opt everyone into the mail count.
Management is being trained on what to do to cut our
evaluations.
Address any mail count issues the day they happen, don’t
wait.
Use rural reach to increase your route time.
Rural Carriers will receive the biggest pay increase in one
year in the history of the rural craft, included is a second
COA adjustment and a 1.5% pay increase starting
11/22.
Look for the USPS to offer another early out, up to
135,000 (CNN 11/17).
Close small post offices, and eventually close Saturday.
http://www.ohrlca.org/LetterCarriersDecember%20Newsletter1.pdfNever doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has..
