Comments on: Mailers Council Calls for Legislative Reform to Avoid Postal Service Insolvency http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/ more from postalnews.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:55:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/comment-page-1/#comment-139873 Joel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:05:50 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1728#comment-139873 This is to Bob, letter dated October 22nd: What are the incentives given to managers to retire early compared to any incentives given to craft employees to retire early? That may be a reason(you say) for the difference in the percentages.? This is to Bob, letter dated October 22nd: What are the incentives given to managers to retire early compared to any incentives given to craft employees to retire early? That may be a reason(you say) for the difference in the percentages.?

]]> By: Joel http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/comment-page-1/#comment-139871 Joel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:38:50 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1728#comment-139871 Also the people who may oppose 5 day delivery are the same people who have adjusted their lifestyle and budget to the non-guranteed overtime they are making with a 6 day workweek. Suck it up people, maybe your families would love to have you home on weekends to do what normal families( mom or dad work monday through friday) do! Think of them sometime and not the ot pay on the old paystub! Also the people who may oppose 5 day delivery are the same people who have adjusted their lifestyle and budget to the non-guranteed overtime they are making with a 6 day workweek. Suck it up people, maybe your families would love to have you home on weekends to do what normal families( mom or dad work monday through friday) do! Think of them sometime and not the ot pay on the old paystub!

]]> By: Joel http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/comment-page-1/#comment-139870 Joel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:34:29 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1728#comment-139870 I know after 25 years of carrying mail that the volume, especially bulk mail, increases dramatically from the 2nd week of october through end of november. On a yearly percentage however, we must face the fact that volume of mail will never equal the number of employees we have now. Solution? Depends on who you ask. A manager will say, we just cant get the prodution out of these craft employees the way we need. A craft employee will say, too many managers with non-attainable demands. My solution, radical yes. We need first to go to monday through friday delivery. Second we need to suspend the 3rd and 4th class mail rate. We need to be taken under total control of the government and have our jobs be a government public service. Still take in postage the way we do now, but it is given to the treasury. Downsize number of employees, management and craft, demand more strict performance guidelines by all postal workers( in other words you have this to do, if you dont you are suspended and subsequently fired! I dropped my union dues this past year because our leaders immediately voiced opposition to the 5 day delivery request. I feel the union should have asked the members, by special ballott what they thought of it! I think they would be in for a big surprize with the percentage voting yes to 5 day delivery I know after 25 years of carrying mail that the volume, especially bulk mail, increases dramatically from the 2nd week of october through end of november. On a yearly percentage however, we must face the fact that volume of mail will never equal the number of employees we have now. Solution? Depends on who you ask. A manager will say, we just cant get the prodution out of these craft employees the way we need. A craft employee will say, too many managers with non-attainable demands.
My solution, radical yes. We need first to go to monday through friday delivery. Second we need to suspend the 3rd and 4th class mail rate. We need to be taken under total control of the government and have our jobs be a government public service. Still take in postage the way we do now, but it is given to the treasury. Downsize number of employees, management and craft, demand more strict performance guidelines by all postal workers( in other words you have this to do, if you dont you are suspended and subsequently fired! I dropped my union dues this past year because our leaders immediately voiced opposition to the 5 day delivery request. I feel the union should have asked the members, by special ballott what they thought of it! I think they would be in for a big surprize with the percentage voting yes to 5 day delivery

]]> By: Brian http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/comment-page-1/#comment-139534 Brian Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:52:12 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1728#comment-139534 I think the mail volume has skyrocketed over the past 5-6 months and will continue to do so. The holiday season will soon kick off bringing the mail volume up even more. Those of you who think 5 day delivery is a good thing must be management clueless as usual. The post office will be shooting it's self in the foot if 5 day deliver happens. I think the mail volume has skyrocketed over the past 5-6 months and will continue to do so. The holiday season will soon kick off bringing the mail volume up even more. Those of you who think 5 day delivery is a good thing must be management clueless as usual. The post office will be shooting it’s self in the foot if 5 day deliver happens.

]]> By: Bob http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/comment-page-1/#comment-139525 Bob Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:57:12 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1728#comment-139525 Lets face it we are micro-managed to the hilt. To many chiefs and not enough indians. And don,t for get about all the bonuses that managment got for doing a lousy job running the PO Lets face it we are micro-managed to the hilt. To many chiefs and not enough indians. And don,t for get about all the bonuses that managment got for doing a lousy job running the PO

]]> By: Elenia http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/comment-page-1/#comment-139523 Elenia Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:50:22 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1728#comment-139523 While percentage wise it seems that mgmt jobs are decreasing it's not true. It's like a shell game, they do away with a job but the person is just moved to a different mgmt job somewhere else. Not one EAS employee has actually been fired in our district they just move them around. While percentage wise it seems that mgmt jobs are decreasing it’s not true. It’s like a shell game, they do away with a job but the person is just moved to a different mgmt job somewhere else. Not one EAS employee has actually been fired in our district they just move them around.

]]> By: Bob http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/comment-page-1/#comment-139503 Bob Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:34:26 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1728#comment-139503 If you think mail volume is increasing you must not be paying attention. There may be small increases in some locations but in the major plants the volume is squat. For those that keep whining that the number of managers and supervisors remains constant while craft numbers are dropping, here are the facts as of Oct. 1, 2009. When compared to the same date last year, supervisor and manager complement has dropped by 7.16% while craft complement has dropped by 5.8%. More craft employees have left the agency because their numbers are much larger, but when based on a percentage the EAS have taken a much bigger hit than the craft. If you think mail volume is increasing you must not be paying attention. There may be small increases in some locations but in the major plants the volume is squat.

For those that keep whining that the number of managers and supervisors remains constant while craft numbers are dropping, here are the facts as of Oct. 1, 2009. When compared to the same date last year, supervisor and manager complement has dropped by 7.16% while craft complement has dropped by 5.8%. More craft employees have left the agency because their numbers are much larger, but when based on a percentage the EAS have taken a much bigger hit than the craft.

]]> By: donkey http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/22/mailers-council-calls-for-legislative-reform-to-avoid-postal-service-insolvency/comment-page-1/#comment-139496 donkey Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:56:11 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1728#comment-139496 The first recommendation to reduce head count should start at the top.Most post offices are working shorthanded,with the exception of management.If the Postal Service would negotiate in good faith an arbitrator would not be needed.Politics will prevent PO's from closing.Also mail volume is increasing. The first recommendation to reduce head count should start at the top.Most post offices are working shorthanded,with the exception of management.If the Postal Service would negotiate in good faith an arbitrator would not be needed.Politics will prevent PO’s from closing.Also mail volume is increasing.

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