tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post3428591632165838062..comments2024-03-28T21:28:13.555-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: Postal Service Plans to Use More Part-Time EmployeesD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-83955299833285071872012-03-11T10:11:29.042-10:002012-03-11T10:11:29.042-10:00Reading all of these comments reinforces how great...Reading all of these comments reinforces how great of a decision it was to leave that hell hole !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-31074576899400928382012-03-11T04:40:58.185-10:002012-03-11T04:40:58.185-10:00I know of a carrier at my office who works one day...I know of a carrier at my office who works one day a week at my office. the other days she calls in sick. she has FMLA and just about everything you can think of is covered.and she brags about itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-88189598896756110902011-02-15T17:57:02.532-10:002011-02-15T17:57:02.532-10:00what does a stupidvisor,postmaster,poom,or dm do a...what does a stupidvisor,postmaster,poom,or dm do all day?answer-they figure out how much money they rake from the po-get rid of the dead weightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-56678785645425661352011-02-15T17:55:06.951-10:002011-02-15T17:55:06.951-10:00why do we need pooms,postmasters,stupidvisors and ...why do we need pooms,postmasters,stupidvisors and dm?the job is to deliver the mail hello carriers do that get rid of the dead weight stupidvisors,pooms,postmasters,dm.<br />union yes management waste nooooo!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-81358083615691614812011-02-15T17:52:17.757-10:002011-02-15T17:52:17.757-10:00get rid of postmasters they do nothing all day and...get rid of postmasters they do nothing all day and make over 120,000 a year cut management down to parttime status,get rid of all pooms,and dm,we only need carriers and clerks who do you think does all of the work?hello carriers and clerks but all the money is wasted on postmasters,pooms,dm,and stupidvisors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-29588488000620270592010-03-26T00:07:54.399-10:002010-03-26T00:07:54.399-10:00Most retirees return to the job force for one of t...Most retirees return to the job force for one of three reasons: boredom, to explore a hobby, interest or passion, or to supplement their retirement income. In 2005, Career Journal, a supplement to the Wall Street Journal, reported that seven million retirees had left their jobs only to eventually return to the workforce. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.getpaidtotry.com/" rel="nofollow">online getpaidtotryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542724794265622191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-62271041061305170232010-03-07T07:33:22.810-10:002010-03-07T07:33:22.810-10:00Then I guess some of the craft could be considered...Then I guess some of the craft could be considered PTF alsoTbearfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803645364020815180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-3374767876678643392010-03-06T16:13:20.779-10:002010-03-06T16:13:20.779-10:00the all knowing management at my bmc has a goal o...the all knowing management at my bmc has a goal of unloading trucks in 45 minutes. every day we miss that goal. last night one was 20 hours late sitting in a parking lot waiting, and this is a daily occurrence, usually a 2 page list of late trucks per shift. why would anyone ever think managers contribute their share, when they take double the pay of a worker, keep people from being hired, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-22259945016933703302010-03-04T18:21:44.315-10:002010-03-04T18:21:44.315-10:00We already have a group of part timers all over th...We already have a group of part timers all over the Country called supervisors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-75407062352591755142010-03-04T03:23:40.108-10:002010-03-04T03:23:40.108-10:00Offer electronic bill pay and electonic money orde...Offer electronic bill pay and electonic money orders for a fee and make some damn money for god sake. stop blaming the internet and start to embrace it to some degree. Sell gifts that people want online. Who the heck wants just stamps or pictures of stamps or stuffed animals with stamps on it. Allow users to upload documents and be printed out at the destination PO and guaranteed next day Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-63075622409800010382010-03-04T00:26:03.264-10:002010-03-04T00:26:03.264-10:00As a PTF whose holddown ends this weekend, I appro...As a PTF whose holddown ends this weekend, I approve of this message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-18179754502781409132010-03-03T19:46:40.742-10:002010-03-03T19:46:40.742-10:00I agree, get rid of the Unions. Look what the Uni...I agree, get rid of the Unions. Look what the Union did for the Autoworkers in Detroit!! Did not save any jobs there. Get rid of the Union and go back under the Executive Branch, get on the GS pay scale and be done with it!zippy 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02563314539582730969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-69467213400183743832010-03-03T19:22:45.308-10:002010-03-03T19:22:45.308-10:00What people fail to understand is that USPS manage...What people fail to understand is that USPS management has carefully crafted their current situation to one end - eliminating or (at least) seriously crippling the unions and weakening the carrer workforce. PMG Potter is only telling half truths here. He insists that cuts in the workforce can be done through attrition but won't say that managements idea of attrition is harassing older Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-11219151102703145482010-03-03T19:10:58.654-10:002010-03-03T19:10:58.654-10:00In 1983 the USPS switched from CSRS to FIRS retire...In 1983 the USPS switched from CSRS to FIRS retirement saving Billions. In 1990 automation came with DBCS machines sorting $40,000Pieces of mail per hour also saving billions. With employment going from 800,000 in 1980 to 350,000 today. With the savings over the years the USPS has bought more automation and built many new Post offices. A stamp cost 44 cents a gallon of gas almost $3. When the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-12765297330542347442010-03-03T17:55:02.883-10:002010-03-03T17:55:02.883-10:00First of all it is Survive, not "servive.&quo...First of all it is Survive, not "servive." Also where would your wages be if it were not for the unions that you want to get rid of. Do you think that management would simply give us a living wage. Wasn't it the unions who fought for those wages and benefits in collective bargaining.<br />Quit knocking the Unions and wake up. Management is not going to do you any favors and they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-53700310059931446012010-03-03T14:00:03.427-10:002010-03-03T14:00:03.427-10:00Get rid of the union they don't want the Posta...Get rid of the union they don't want the Postal Service to serviveTbearfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803645364020815180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-72817586311664821162010-03-03T13:57:05.684-10:002010-03-03T13:57:05.684-10:00If the management was not ther then the employees ...If the management was not ther then the employees would take even more from the postal service as they do nowTbearfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803645364020815180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-66977408157959519182010-03-03T13:53:03.836-10:002010-03-03T13:53:03.836-10:00The postal service should have more PTF employees,...The postal service should have more PTF employees, this would give a wider flexability, do away with the UNIONS that is the down fall of the postal service, if this was done years ago then the Postal Service would be better off. Close those offices that are with in 2 miles of each other there is no reason that these offices should have been allowed to existAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-20356164050992835842010-03-03T10:06:56.362-10:002010-03-03T10:06:56.362-10:00I have a few suggestions.....
1. Force retire all...I have a few suggestions.....<br /><br />1. Force retire all the lazy clerks/carriers! Im a PTR clerk restricted to working 6 days a week for no more/no less than 30 hours a week and i work circles around "regulars" The difference... Im glad I have a job, and they seem entitled to a position.<br /><br />2. Raise rates. Get rid of media mail and parcel post, Offset it by including Knoxvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-73114412996632769932010-03-03T09:24:43.046-10:002010-03-03T09:24:43.046-10:00Thats nothing in Pittsburgh a boss refused to foll...Thats nothing in Pittsburgh a boss refused to follow the contract and they ended up paying 75 million to about 1500 clerks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-75427358390048417112010-03-03T08:47:24.894-10:002010-03-03T08:47:24.894-10:00what does a station manager do . at most stations ...what does a station manager do . at most stations i have been to they are usually just standing around staring at the employees and commenting when they are doing things wrong . it seems as though they could easily be eliminated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-85670758493825353352010-03-03T08:35:43.736-10:002010-03-03T08:35:43.736-10:00Postal Service has to be privatized ASAP in order ...Postal Service has to be privatized ASAP in order to survive. Volume is dropping daily but yet the government bureacracy will continue to put bandaids on the issue. Why did USPS not utilize the under 6 year layoff clause as the volume declined ???.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-57711956441593807452010-03-03T06:48:52.389-10:002010-03-03T06:48:52.389-10:00Why doesn't the USPS tell the whole truth? Al...Why doesn't the USPS tell the whole truth? All the money wasted on EEO's because Managers/supervisors refuse to treat people right. Let them know about the grievances. One carrier got $47,000.00 because they couldn't schedule the overtime correctly. That's just one station in the whole county, so you know it's going on elsewhere. What about the money paid out because Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-34038206174442049762010-03-03T06:44:12.357-10:002010-03-03T06:44:12.357-10:002 comments:
My grocery store is not flexible eith...2 comments:<br /><br />My grocery store is not flexible either! They have plenty of clerks at the registers but the deli takes forever!<br /><br />I can only speak for the clerk side. The APWU has been pushing for an all regular workforce for a number of years now. I understand where they are coming from but it has left my PO with NO flexies! Not good. We need flexies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-21464803958607515402010-03-03T05:10:45.435-10:002010-03-03T05:10:45.435-10:00It's time to privatize the P.O.It's time to privatize the P.O.jtnoreply@blogger.com