Comments on: USPS freezes PCES pay, seeks to do the same for Postmasters, EAS?

By: Postmaster MO

Postmaster MO — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:17:11 +0000

We should still be able to get our expected increase and lump sum for FY 2008 as we earned it. But I can handle advance knowing of not getting one next year so I can deal with it. I worked hard for the money and it wasn’t easy and I didn’t just do it for me but the organization as well. I will continue to work to help the organization but will do no extras if no increase is expected.

By: Get Working

Get Working — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:46:24 +0000

It took me over 7 years in an EAS position to get to the level of pay I received as a carrier (with overtime). I work harder now than I ever did as a carrier. Cut back on carrier pay 20%, clerk pay 30%, and mail handler pay by 40% and make them work. Most of the carriers in offices make as much as supervisors now.
The field does infinitely more today than they ever did in the past, with all the departments going to shared services.
The USPS is trying to drive more employees into retirement.
If EAS pays go down, the craft is sure to follow…

By: lowell worker

lowell worker — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:18:32 +0000

whine whine whine there is so much waste in postal management. they sit around all day waiting for 3:00 (time to go home) they should be on the street selling product. who runs a profitable business with so much waste. fair days pay for a fair days work now do some

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:00:41 +0000

Let’s be honest….there are plenty of way’s to avoid non-payment of NPA’s or massive layoffs!

Front line management is scrutinized daily and are micro-micro-micro managed. Each and everyday they try diligently to implement the program or the mandate of the hour, to acheive the results that our PMG is proud of.

For the most part, we have employees craft and managment alike who come to work everyday and take great pride in what they do. And do a heck of a job, sometimes with very little resources with which to accomplish the task at hand.

What it will take, is for all of the leaders i.e. unions, Board of Govenors, NAPS, NAPUS, The League, and HQ to come together and excercise the skills that we have been taught our whole postal careers and actually brainstorm ideas and suggestions that we can present to the President that will help us overcome our adversities and challenges. For instance:

1. We could go to five day delivery, not accept any dated mailings for Monday, manage the workload with acceptable thresholds for delayed mail Mon-Fri. The transportation networks, the clerks and the working flow of the mail can remain unchanged.
2. Collect for the millions of dollars of political franked mail.
3. Repeal the ridiculous mandate for us to overfund CSRS.
4. Realign the plants and do away with tour 2 operations where feasible.
5. Combine/Consolidate small Post Offices.
6. At the risk of being cynical, put all of the cubile czars to work out in the field verses having them sit in their cubicles generating endless reports/mandates/deadlines/mandatory talks in order to justify their existence and cover their assets. In the old days we used to eat the elephant and everyone worked. I say do away with the elephants period.

The real problem with this organization is that is has been, and always will continue to be, an autocratic bureaucracy, that manages by theats, intimidation, and fear of reprisal.

One thing that we have in common with all of America whether you are a CEO, front line manager, or craft employee is the “I” syndrome. It’s all about me. We put on a good front, but when push comes to shove personal motives and agendas always take precedence!

Let’s take a novel approach and really implement the skills we all have.

By: I do have common sense

I do have common sense — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:21:24 +0000

To Common sense (or lack of it), leave the politics out of it. If you guys couldn’t see months ago that we would not get a pay raise then you’re just ignorant of the fact that we have to pay the millions of dollars for the FSS machines that will take more carrier and clerk positions away. Northrop Grumman still have their employees servicing the machines because our ET’s don’t know how or haven’t been trained to do so. Not to mention that craft has received their $1700 – $1800 COLA’s with 6 more coming in their contracts and we get nothing. What are they going to do about that? Renegotiate?

By: Postmaster Ct

Postmaster Ct — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:05:27 +0000

NO NO NO We work too hard now with no thanks. No time to do what we have to do now.

By: Postmaster OH

Postmaster OH — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:19:25 +0000

Let’s not forget the head of the Inspection Service spending over $300,000 last year in travel for himself. Just how do you spend $1,000 per day in travel almost every day of the year? And they want me to give up my NPA and freeze my wage? I have been in the PO for over 25 years. I have worked in procurement and have seen gold plated faucets and shower heads installed to the worthless blackberries that most execs don’t understand how to use, but look cool.

By: Postmaster MD

Postmaster MD — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:58:14 +0000

My office just went from a 20 to a 22 and I will get no pay raise for that since I am in the office. (This is the second time this has happened to me) I worked my A@@ off this past year and have been promised a 15, and now I am going to get nothing??? Potter has promoted numerous VP’s this past year. Knock them back. Get rid of them. They do not do the work, WE DO. I left my office this past week at 8 PM, with NO PAY for it. It surely has to be illegal for them to do this. ( I am getting a VOE survey this quarter just wait until I fill that out)
They even have level 21 secretaries at Headquarters. How could a secretary possibly do half the work we do?
We have been loaded daily with more and more work and less and less help. NOW they are going to take our raises away? NO WAY !!!

By: under paid & under appreciated

under paid & under appreciated — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:16:01 +0000

It’s disgusting. Why even be in Management at this point? There is no honor amongst thieves and this is nothing more than theft. When you treat middle and lower management like this you trample on any respect for this business and clearly you have no integrity. When they took our COLA and OT away it was the writing on the wall. Apparently if your in management your cost of living doesn’t rise. Apparently you don’t need to be compensated or have any right to improve your lot in life. Apparently, its okay to work us 60 – 70 hours a week and pay us for 40. PCES can rake in the obscene bonus’ and perks but apparently its okay to balance the budget on the backs of middle & lower Mgmt. They do it to us because they can. What happened to integrity? They negotiate a contract and then they go back on their commitments. Its amazing that they even think we would agree to this.

By: Siwwly Wabitt

Siwwly Wabitt — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:20:56 +0000

Correction: “IF you can’t do your job, then GET OUT!