Comments on: USPS spent $78 million on relocations in 2008

By: Aloha

Aloha — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:03:19 +0000

Remember this day,May 22 ,2010. It was the day the Post Office leaders in Honolulu took the ALOHA SPIRITaway from
Hawaii Post Office……………

By: danny

danny — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:01:28 +0000

Being a contractor and not a postal employee I find it funny that the USPS crys about losing 3 billion in the first quater,(notice how they shove those figures down our throats as if to make everyone feel bad) and they pay to relocate the same people around the country. One problem I see as an outsider working on the inside that just about anyone with a normal IQ could be a postmaster or a postal employee or contractor for that matter. So why does the USPS spends Billions on bonuses and moving people around who if was on the USPS payroll would be lucky to working at Wal-Mart. It amazes me how the everyone USPS over states its importance. Just shut and sell stamps, separte and deliver the mail! You are not special and you are not important. Stop making things seem bigger then they are. MPOO, MPS,PM, MOPS or whatever are replacable by any average joe who is willing to learn the job just as everyone else in the Post Office is. Look around jobs arent easy to find do you think some one else is willing to take your job and do it if your not. So stop whining handing out bonuses and paying to relocate people with highschool diplomas. We are not special and that means you. Other then a someone that repairs some special sort device, you are all expendable and you job could be learned by some one else in a month or else. Sorry just had to say it.

By: seenoevil

seenoevil — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:26:40 +0000

The Subcommittee has demanded a full accounting of senior executive windfalls and managerial relocation expenses.

PMG and BoG Chair requested Congressional authority to reduce the frequency of mail delivery, from 6 days to 5 days a week…The Subcommittee did not appear to be receptive to the request.

By: seenoevil

seenoevil — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:01:16 +0000

What is your Pension Benefit???

John E. Potter
USPS Pension Benefit
$1,350,318

John E. Potter
CSRS Annuity
30 Years
$2,453,057

H. Glen Walker
FERS Annuity
2 Years
$ 60,702

Patrick R. Donahoe
CSRS Annuity
33 Years
$2,522,570

Anthony J. Vegliante
CSRS Annuity
31 Years
$2,171,701

Mary Anne Gibbons
FERS Annuity
23 Years
$ 815,758

By: T M

T M — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:10:07 +0000

RE: Archer Anders comment.
This is what all regular Joe employees have to do in the real, un-unionized world. AND, to your point, after the losses reported by the USPS in recent years, NOONE employed by the USPS (or any other company) should receive these kinds of wasteful benefits. If you can’t afford to move, don’t apply for or accept a transfer or job that requires it.

By: M Muoio

M Muoio — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:31:13 +0000

This is a surprise? We should be asking just where Potter is with his Mozilo loan? This has not been completely resolved and until it is we should continue to ask for his resignation. He has extrordinary bad judgment as revealed in this article. No—on second thought he simply is another DC MORON!

By: archer anders

archer anders — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:59:50 +0000

I hope the public realizes that bargaining unit employees, the ones who do the heavy lifting day after day, only get relocation if they are FORCED to leave their town and the commute is MORE than 50 miles more than their current commute. Then the USPS does NOT buy their house. They are stuck trying to sell it long distance. The workers get 5 days of leave and some of the mover’s fees reimbursed. And remember, if we voluntarily transfer, we lose our seniority, or right to retreat back, AND we get NO moving expenses of any kind reimbursed. Its the fat cats in management that get the better treatment. Don’t believe me? Its in the official handbooks and manuals.

By: Hartford Employee

Hartford Employee — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:15:35 +0000

In hartord CT we had a Tour MDO move from California to a $800K house in the burbs. Within 2 years he moved back to Cali – his family didn’t like it here. He wanted to get the heck out of CT before his 2year retreat right was gone! What a waste!! BTY the house is still for sale BELOW WHAT THE PO PAID FOR IT!!

By: dale connors

dale connors — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:14:30 +0000

Steal $10 and you go to jail. Steal millions and you get a bonus!

By: Rural carrier

Rural carrier — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:10:21 +0000

We had a PM move and found that was a good way to make money. PO bought his house he couldn’t sell, paid for him and his wife to each out (nice restaurants) every night, rented him a real nice house until he could purchase one. Then he transferred again (a little over 50 miles aways), PO helped him sell that house at a good profit for him, paid his moving expenses. He comes out about $10,000 ahead each time he moves. Too bad we couldn’t all benefit from that. Instead, we get our paychecks cut, and have to fight to make enough EMA to pay for our gas and oil changes (not tires, vehicle payment, insurance, etc).