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craft employee on Wed, 19th Mar 2008 9:52 pm


awesome!!

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For Real Doe on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 4:43 am


That is exactly why I am not going into the ASP program I signed up and interviewed for. I was supposed to take the class this summer. No way would I do it now. While I was standing up as a 204-b, I saw first hand how shitty supervisors are treated by the employees, the union and upper management. It’s a thankless job and quite frankly, not worth the few dollars extra in your paycheck

papa on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 6:49 am


Why just scratch the surface of excess fat? Double that number, include useless Postmaster positions, bean counters & bring those numbers up to 10 times that, then reap the benefits of a realistic posture & save billions of dollars.

Nelda Holmes on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 8:16 am


Yeh!!!!!!

lost mechanic on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 9:49 am


It takes many different typs of employees to keep the mail moving. While we might be able to survivie with 2400 less supervisors, what hapens next time they have to complete a mail count, are we going to contract it out to the same companys that inventory grocery stores. The root of the problem is that the postal Service dosen’t value its employees and is leting its customers tell it want it wants to pay for our services and by cutomers i mean the large mailers like Time Warner, not the citizens of this country. We are in a death sprial and when the citizens of this country get worried enough it will be to late and we will have to go back to a government/tax supported agency. There would be no need for this but it will require and change in leadership at the top of the Postal Service now instead of later.

Ralph Kramden on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 1:34 pm


Cutting 2400 supervisor positions is like Bayonne NJ losing a mosquito in August…who will notice?

POSTALPETE on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 2:02 pm


How about all the dead heads at HQ? Why are so many over[paid Vice-Presidents needed? All you need is Western VP and an Eastern VP.

blocker in vermont on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 2:45 pm


It is a start….. agood start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New hire on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 3:31 pm


Does this mean they are out right fired, or do they get a different position?

Mik_AT. on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 5:13 pm


Why do we need mail counts Mechanic ? they are useless.

regina on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 5:48 pm


I hope my supervisor is reduced to a clerk position and sits on the rest bar next to me happily talking away and the 204b walks up and tells her to stop talking and get to work and she responds to me “I hate that B#t*h”. And I think to myself “but it was okay when you were doing it and we said the same thing about you”.

Reggie-Regg on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 5:52 pm


The Postmaster General and his cross country Regional District Leaders are finally focusing on the real lost of revenue throughout the Postal system instead of constantly attacking the craft workers around the world, we are the real reason the Post Office is still standing strong because of our hard work and comittment to stay ahead of the so-called competition.

O Bam YoMama on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 7:05 pm


Nothing would be better than contracting some supv positions. Walmart types supervising Walmart types. They have little to lose and may actually expect the union slugs to produce 5 hours out of 8.

Mik_AT. on Thu, 20th Mar 2008 8:07 pm


That would be an excellent break from the current expectation of doing 10 hrs of work in 8 hrs, it also would bring the Union workers down to double the level of management work instead of 4 times as much, congratulations on you’re first intelligent post Obam yo ownmomma

Plehanen on Fri, 21st Mar 2008 9:25 pm


Its about time….where is the fat in the USPS…? LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY in the supervisor ranks…know-nothings…do-nothings..
What kind of person would become a supervisor in the USPS?….all craft employees already know the answer….

postal worker on Sat, 22nd Mar 2008 7:19 am


IT IS ABOUT TIME THEY WOKE UP. NOW WE NEED TO GET RID OF ALL THE EXTRA MDO’S. THEY SIT ON THIER BUTTS IN THE OFFICE, PAGE PEOPLE, YELL AT PEOPLE AND GET PAID BIG BUCKS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THEY DO CRAFT WORK. NOT FAIR…

postal worker on Sat, 22nd Mar 2008 7:28 am


THE POSTAL SERVICE WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE TO WORK WITHOUT ALL THAT UNECESSARY MANAGEMENT. WE ARE THE POSTAL SERVICE THE HARD WORKERS, NOT MANAGEMENT. AL THEY DO IS MESS EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE UP. THEY HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE AS TO WHAT TO DO. WE DON’T NEED EM. LEAVE US ALONE. SAVE MONEY, GET RID OF MANAGEMENT…THE GOOD FOR NOTHINGS WITH BIG BUCKS AND BONUSES THAT WE DESERVE TO GET. THEY COME AFTER EMPLOYEES THAT ARE IOD AND SICK AND THEY GET BIGGER RAISES TO TRY TO MESS WITH THE LIVES OF HARD WORKING PEOPLE THAT GET HURT. NOT FAIR..

steve 11256 on Sat, 22nd Mar 2008 7:49 am


LETS ALSO SEND ALL THE 204B’S BACK TO CRAFT. THEY ALWAYS COMPLAIN THEY DON’T HAVE ENOUGH CLERKS AND SEND EMPLOYEES TO WORK OPERATIONS THEY HAVE NO RIGHT WORKING AT- EXAMPLE FSM 1000 OPERATORS WORKING ON AUTOMATION WHEN WE ARE NOT MAIL PROCESSORS. ELIMINATING 204B’S AND CUTTING SUPERVISORS WOULD MAKE FOR A BETTER WORKPLACE.

Mike Ganino on Sat, 22nd Mar 2008 5:49 pm


“Everyone IS Entitled To My Opinion”

Here They Come……

by Michael B. Ganino, Jr.

In another life, not too long ago – working at my “nixie case” and as local/state APWU president as well as steward – on the work room floor I would always tell supervisors and managers that they should take no glee in the loss of craft jobs – that there time would come. Many responses were accompanied with a laugh & some worked harder to reduce jobs. Well, oh boy – here come the reductions and you know from where?

NO – NOT at headquarters!

NO – NOT the area!

NO – NOT at the district levels!

NO WAY – It will come from the bottom dwellers who so willingly took up arms, using their pencils so creatively, against “their” fellow employees!

Now I take NO pleasure in anyone losing a job – but you know – what goes around comes around. Apparently the “sheeples” were under the misconception that “they” were immune to the “axe”. NO WAY

Based on information that I have obtained from the 21st Century Postal Worker Web Site (below) as well as discussions with other’s from around the country, it has become obvious that those in the “ruling” class are now in line for some harsh treatment!

FLASH:

USPS to eliminate 2400 Supervisor positions. In the past week, Postmaster General Jack Potter and members of Headquarters staff have had conference calls with each USPS district manager and district staffs with direct instructions to reduce supervisory positions within each district. Each district has been given a target number of supervisory positions that must be eliminated ranging from 26 to 47 positions per district. USPS is committed to reducing management positions (as reported in Hierophant News in December 2007) and this phase is expected to yield a total reduction of approximately 2400 supervisor positions.

The news of the reductions comes after the conclusion of a national mail count for rural routes; wherein supervisor positions were a critically important part of the logistics of conducting the national mail count. Although the decisions to force the elimination of supervisor positions was made before the mail count, the actual directions were withheld until now. News of the reductions is still not common knowledge and will come as a surprise to many supervisors thus targeted.

The “wrecking crews” (function four teams etc.) performed their jobs, “as directed” and then some! Just following orders, some would remark. Well here we are in 2008 and the grim reaper is now at the door of supervision and managers. Yes indeed, the “big bad wolf” is here to “blow down the roof”!

The very supervisors and lower level managers who were used to implement job reductions in the bargaining unit, many of whom thought that if they did the job the “correct” way, that would somehow inoculate them from the “cancer” that continues to envelope the postal “service”.

If it is not readily apparent to all that the USPS is ruled by “The Enemy Within” (thanks to Leo Persails) who will implement the marching orders they receive from the president and “big” business, then shame on you!! Ironically many of the upper echelon of USPS “management” hail from Southern New England and Westchester County. Some of those who “scaled the highest mountain” have no memory of those they left behind on the work room floor.

The PMG & Labor Relations Major “Domo”, both hail from “our neck of the woods” and both were even union stewards at one time. Wonder if whatever it is, that is being rammed down their throats causes them to choke or have they lost the gag reflex? Another high level postal official, when in charge of the CT District was accused of withholding information concerning the STILL unsolved ANTHRAX attacks of many years ago. So I suppose “they” are NOT concerned about YOU and service???

Me thinks that while the USPS’s “work share partners” SHARE more and more of the work formerly performed by the USPS and it’s work force, those in “power” just keep on swallowing in the hopes that they will remain on “board” what is fast becoming the USPS TITANIC.

A great way to respond to this destruction of the finest mail service in the entire world is to VOTE! Donate and work for the candidate’s of your choice. Let the candidates know that you are watching by calling and writing letters and mobilizing your family, friends and co-workers to the cause. Because in the real world it is YOUR job they are after.

Final thought: Yesterday a news story broke regarding the failure of the State Department to safeguard passport records. Many pundits and news organizations were quick to attack the “government employees” who are lazy, cannot work, etc., but you know what.

The State Department employees accused of peeking into the passport records of Senators Obama, Clinton and McCain are in fact CONTRACT workers.

Yes Sir and Ms., for every civil servant working in and for the State Department, The Passport Agency is actually dominated by CONTRACT workers NOT Civil Servants! Way up in New Hampshire sits a CONTRACT facility run by a PRIVATE company that in reality IS the “phantom” or quasi state department.

One day when the USPS is dominated by CONTRACT WORKERS who toil at wages that are one half that of FORMER postal workers – those CONTRACT WORKERS will have access to the mail that was at one time protected by guarantees contained in the CONSTITION of the United States.

Let us hope that one day we do not look back at the “passport” debacle as a comparison to the “postal” debacle that found that another “right of privacy” that is: the SANCTITY of the MAIL has slipped through OUR fingers!

Peace

Michael B. Ganino, Jr.

You can reach me at magicmike@metrocast.net or michaelganino@metrocast.net.

You can gain more information from your own research and then share that information with your fellow workers as well as post of the 21st Century Postal Worker Web Site.

postal worker on Sun, 23rd Mar 2008 5:30 am


VERY WELL SAID MICHAEL..THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT. WE ALL SHOULD RAISE UP OUR VOICES. THIS IS THE BEST YET.

former postal worker on Mon, 24th Mar 2008 10:02 am


There is a God in heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

postal worker on Tue, 25th Mar 2008 4:03 am


THERE SURE IS A GOD IN HEAVEN.. THE TIME HAS COME TO RE-DO THE POSTAL SERVICE FOR WHAT WE REALLY ARE. THE MAIL DON’T GET OUT BECAUSE OF MANAGEMENT. IT GETS OUT BECAUSE OF THE WORKERS. WE DON’T NEED AGGRAVATION OF A SUPERVISOR BREATHING DOWN OUR BACKS EACH AND EVERY MINUTE LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING, WELL WHEN THEY DO THAT THE WORKERS SLOW DOWN, GET PISSED OFF AND THEN DELAYS, DELAYS, WHY BECAUSE OF SUPERVISORS AND MDO’S THAT DO NOT KNOW THEIR JOBS. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE AND THAT IS IT NOT DO OUR CRAFT WORK, NOR YELL AND SCREAM LIKE STUPID DUMMIES.

steve 11256 on Sat, 29th Mar 2008 9:13 pm


Why were my postings pulled????? Because I said there was no God?????> Well there isnt!!!!!!!!!!

Im sick of eveeryone pulling my postings.

Disgruntled postal worker.

steve 11256 on Sat, 29th Mar 2008 9:31 pm


The same way people say there is a postal God I have the right to say there in NO GOD period. I diont care if this is a postal forum. The subject came up and whoever runs this blog has no right to delete my messages.

You also deleted my answeer to another question. Thanks a lot. Dont get me started.

I will comment oin every possible postal subject.

postal worker on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 5:19 am


YES STEVE 11256, YOU CAN SAY WHAT EVER YOU FEEL. THE VOICE OF THE EMPLOYEE AND THIS IS AMERICA, WHETHER YOU BELIVE IN GOD OR NOT IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PULLED.

steve 11256 on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 5:24 am


Thanks postal worker.

My voice has been silenced

postal worker on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 5:43 am


YOU VERY WELCOME STEVE 112256, IT IS YOUR RIGHT AND EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINIONS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SEVICE. THEY ARE KILLING US OFF SLOWLY BUT SURELY SO I THINK WE CAN SPEAK OUR MINDS. YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE GOOD WORKERS. PEOPLE THAT REALLY WORK HARD WRITE ALOT. REMEMBER VOE=VOICE OF THE EMPLOYEE? WELL THEY NEVER HEAR US, SO NOW WE MUST JOIN TOGETHER AND SPEAK OUR MINDS.

steve 11256 on Sun, 30th Mar 2008 5:46 am


Im an unappreciated excellent worker who always gets screwed. The screwups are the ones who get all the awards.

louisville on Mon, 31st Mar 2008 5:36 pm


I really get tired of seeing supervisors do nothing, but gossip and go out for lunch. I resent being treated like I am the criminal and thief when they are the ones stealing from the system. I don’t think we need managers, maybe just one supervisor per 50 craft employees. Our manager never showed up for work anyway, and we didn’t miss him.

joe on Mon, 31st Mar 2008 6:17 pm


Until mangers have to answer for thier actions, they will contiune to do as they please. they can’t make up or adlib to stories. Everyone wants to make a name for themselves to move up the ladder. Or you just have to be one of the quotas as in minority. It’s your word against theirs.

dr shimfessel on Mon, 31st Mar 2008 11:47 pm


IT’S ABOUT TIME THE R-E-A-L DEAD WEIGHT GOT TRIMMED FROM THE POST OFFICE……..GET RID OF SOME OF THESE CLIPBOARD CARRYING MORONS WHO DO NOTHING BUT DRIVE AROUND BURNING GASOLINE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A TIE OR ARE WEARING THE CORRECT KIND OF SOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

postal worker on Tue, 1st Apr 2008 2:44 am


SO TRUE….

CH on Tue, 1st Apr 2008 9:19 am


Less Supervisory means more 204B and Less craft employee doing there jobs. We need to put a cape on 204B now!

postal_worker_is_a_wanker on Wed, 2nd Apr 2008 4:11 am


LOOK AT ME……..I CAN TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. AND THAT MAKES WHAT I HAVE TO SAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!!!!!!!!GRRRRRRRRR

steve 11256 on Wed, 2nd Apr 2008 5:45 am


postal_worker_is_a_wanker- Get a life.

steve 11256 on Wed, 2nd Apr 2008 5:46 am


Supervisors are really wannabe clerks. All they do is clerk work all day long.

steve 11256 on Wed, 2nd Apr 2008 5:47 am


Are there any FSM 1000 operators out there. I have many questions for you.

postal_worker_is_a_wanker on Wed, 2nd Apr 2008 5:29 pm


steve11256- get a backbone.

Joe on Wed, 2nd Apr 2008 6:03 pm


That ONLY saves 15 MILLION DOLLARS a year…You can cut more than that as the supervisors are of NO VALUE to the LETTERCARRIERS. Remember now…If MGMT shows up and NO CARRIERS SHOW UP..NO MAIL GOES OUT….If MGMT DOESNT SHOW UP and ONLY CARRIERS SHOW UP…ALL THE MAIL GOES OUT!

Frankie on Wed, 2nd Apr 2008 6:04 pm


So they FINALLY figured out WHO was costing them a lot of MONEY in LOST PRODUCTIVITY! Have to give the man props for being able to figure out where the WASTE was coming from.

steve 11256 on Wed, 2nd Apr 2008 9:50 pm


Lol. You dont know me. Im a rebel at work.

Concerned Delivery Supervisor on Thu, 3rd Apr 2008 10:30 am


You know what I dont understand. Now that there are being positions cut for management everyone jumps on the bandwagon and says how great it is. But who is there when you need to get off for your kids special event. Or when you want to take a weekend off even though your compliment for prime time is filled. Who tries to make sure you get paid when your off sick, or gets you the proper paperwork when needed. Now everyone is saying that management sucks and ALL management is being lumped together as terrible, yet I as a supervisor dont think of all my employees as bad employees. There are some offices that do not need the compliment of supervisors that they have. I agree. But I believe that we all need to do what we can to keep the post office a viable place to work until I can retire. Hopefully somewhere down the road you will find a supervisor who actually cares for both sides.

steve 11256 on Thu, 3rd Apr 2008 6:26 pm


CONCERNED- Where do you work? Whjat kind of breaks do you give your employees?

JK on Fri, 4th Apr 2008 5:07 am


One article in one union newsletter and you idiots take it for the truth. Well guess what…it ain’t gonna happen.

postal worker on Fri, 4th Apr 2008 5:26 am


dear concerned supervisor, you really need to look around at most supervisors. where i work they are half human half monster. i give credit to some but not many. they need to learn how to make people want to work in a decent environment, not a hostie one. when upper management gets on their backs they shouldn’t take it out on employees who get the job done with or without them.

steve 11256 on Fri, 4th Apr 2008 6:08 am


Nicely said Postal Worker. The things we have to go through. We know our job. We dont need to be treated like children at school.

Retired1 on Fri, 4th Apr 2008 8:34 am


They are sick of babysitting INCOMPETENT UNION SLUGS!!

No Way on Fri, 4th Apr 2008 10:29 am


This will never happen, just as early outs will be offered soon! Every time the U.S.P.S. makes changes its mess up! Nothing changes for the better on any level. Just try to live day to day and be glad your working. So count the days till your no longer apart of the bull. Your just going to get fed-up over something we can’t change and it won’t get better!

Concerned Delivery Supv on Fri, 4th Apr 2008 5:04 pm


My clerks receive 2 ten minute breaks a day and we have a relaxed atmosphere as long as they are being productive. They are free to get a drink or snack while throwing mail or what not, as long as it isnt at critical times, such as carriers leaving, etc. My carriers are pivoting for undertime daily because they understand the volume drops. The thing here is the way local management is dealing with upper mgmt. Yes, we are taking heat daily from upper management but what counts to the craft is how you pass it on to them. At the district level all reports, programs, volume charting, etc… show that I could probably pull out 2-2.75 routes out of my office. Right now I am pivoting that out daily. By the way I have 22.75 rts. What I have suggested to the local NALC is to dissolve our auxilliary route(4.75hr) and the district will see that we are making an effort to change with the changing times. Instead my local NALC is cautious about everything and would rather have an inspection, which would truly take out the 2.75 rts. I dont get it. I know that there is a fine line between mgmt and craft but at some point we need to work together. I am in now way condoning the malicious behavior mgmt is using to throw their “power” around. What is happening is the fact that upper mgmt has developed this pay evaluation that promotes mgmt looking out for themselves and many have taken it upon themselves to do whatever they can to get as much as they can at anyones expense. At some point mgmt will figure out that if they work with craft employees and be truthful, more will be accomplished. By the way I work in Ohio. I started off as a city carrier, worked as a clerk and understand your concerns.

t. covert on Sun, 6th Apr 2008 12:04 pm


without the workers management would not have a job because they are too lazy to work.all management has going for them is arrogance and ignorance. all they want to do is harrass the worker. the postal service needs to listen to the employee on how to do things because management doesn’t know and they are the reason the postal service is failing. i am so glad that i only have 3 weeks to go before i retire and get away from what i consider to be an truly evil organization.

postal worker on Thu, 10th Apr 2008 5:44 am


DEAR CONCERNED DELIVERY SUPERVISOR. I FEEL FOR YOU, THERE AREN’T MANY SUPERVISORS THAT MAKE ATMOSPHERE AT WORK COMFORTABLE OR EVEN RELAXED. WHEN THE WORK IS SLOW THEY YELL AT US AND DRAG US AROUND LIKE ANIMALS. THEY PAGE US FROM LUNCH BEFORE IT IS TIME AND GOD FORBID WE ARE IN THE BATHROOM. TOP MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH CARING GOOD HEARTED PEOPLE NOT RETARDS THAT WENT UNDER A DESK TO GET THEIR JOB OR A** KISSERS THAT GOT THIER JOBS IN UPPER MANAGEMENT, THEY FORGOT WHERE THEY CAME FROM. YOU GIVE A JERK A LITLLE POWER AND THEY ACT LIKE THEY ARE GOD. THEY HURT THE EMPLOYEES, THEY ACT AS IF WE ARE PUPETS ON STRINGS. YOU NEED A DAY OFF THEY DENY IT SO WHAT DO YOU DO? CALL IN. THEN GET IN TROUBLE FOR IT. IT IS NOT FAIR. ESPECIALLY TO THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY WORK HARD AND NEVER GET APPRECIATED.

resigned carrier on Sat, 12th Apr 2008 11:52 am


Oh well!May the first three to go be those idiots in new castle delaware.They were so abusive I finally resigned.

steve 11256 on Sun, 13th Apr 2008 3:37 am


Postal Worker- Sounds a lot like where I work. It really sucks how the supervisors are always right ion top of you and wont let you breathe. They love to hear themselves on microphone paging everyone back. They think they can win brownie points with management if they do this on every break. It dioesnt really work because there are always some who dont come back on time and the ones who do have to deal with stupid service talks etc. We know when our breaks start and end. We dont need to be reminded by our stupid- visors. Seems like there are more and more stupid-visors now who get their kicks out of paging people. I guess they have nothing else to do.

postal worker on Sun, 13th Apr 2008 5:48 am


so true steve11256. they are stupidvisors. i think we all had enough of them. most upper management needs to get out too. they are the retards of the service that have their puppet stupivisors on a string to do the dirty work. most of what they do is stupid. the simpilest thing in the post office gets ridiculously hard and makes no sense after they think. leave us alone to do our jobs. we know what we are doing without getting screwed up from management.

steve 11256 on Sun, 13th Apr 2008 9:37 pm


My stupdivisor if youre reading this, you picked on the wrong person to harsss about leaving a few seconds early for break. This is how you treat your best workers. Check your other workers. Get a life. You treat your lazy ass workers better than the ones who produce for you.
Whats wrong with this picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Supervisor on Tue, 15th Apr 2008 10:33 pm


It is sad to see such disrespect. Remember, Supervisors have to answer to someone else also. Upper management has made front line supervisors into glorified secretaries. The micro managing that takes place in our Postal Service today is sad. They have taken managing out of the hands of the supervisors. I came from the clerk craft, and by comparison my productivity was far greater than the younger workforce of our postal service. I expect employees to come to work, work at a steady pace, and remember we get paid for 8 hours of work. We are allowed 2 10 minute breaks and a 30 minute lunch break. We also allow snacks and coffee and such on the floor, as long as we are being productive. When you are asked to do something by a supervisor, remember they are looking at the big picture, not just your operation. It’s a stressful job now as a supervisor. I make every effort to allow my tour to enjoy their life outside this post office, but sometimes it is impossible to grant leave. Just remember, we are trying to ensure that the Post Office stays a viable place to work. I actually love coming to work, and we are a family on our Tour. There are still some very caring and considerate folks out there!!!!!!!

steve 11256 on Thu, 17th Apr 2008 8:36 pm


You sound like one of those supervsiors who is strict aboiut breaks and if youre a minute late will make an issue of it. What operation do you work at? Are you at a carrier station or at a plant.? If you work in a plant youre not saupposed to bring food on the workfloor. You must grant annual leave. I just went thru hell trying to get an April vacation. You as management do nothing but break the contract constantly and do clerk work. Dont be so petty and let the clerks do their jobs.

steve 11256 on Sat, 19th Apr 2008 3:19 pm


nothing to say, postal supervisor??????

postal worker on Sun, 20th Apr 2008 4:42 am


the postal supervisor was from a station. he is probably far away from nyc. the brooklyn facility is worse than any other facility by far. no one can compare nor fix it. supervisors and upper management make it so hard for us to do our job efficiently and relaxed. we must go to doctors for medications just to go to work.. saddd terribly sad.

steve 11256 on Sun, 20th Apr 2008 4:17 pm


glad im on vacation and dont have to see any stupidvisors

steve 11256 on Thu, 24th Apr 2008 3:10 am


cAT gOT eVFERYONE’S TONGUE?

SPEAK UP

crazyclerk on Tue, 29th Apr 2008 9:03 am


In my office I see stupivisors that have people they are chummy with and they let these people get away with everything. One 204b even has a friend she lets sleep most of her shift in a break area while the rest of us are out breaking our backsides doing our jobs while getting harrassed. The grievance process isn’t even working and it is my belief that the plant manager has our shop steward in his back pocket. The steward will allow them to violate union contracts at will. I work one of the heaviest zones in my automation section and at most times I am forced to work this machine alone while my MDO drops more mail on me. Who says I have to have 2 to 3 days worth of standard mail out ahead of schedule. I would like to see him do this on his own. In the same breath this good for nothing 204b is yelling I need to work faster while her and her clerk friend go out to the car and go to the store or take a nap. I have complained to my steward. I have filed 4 grievances so far because of being forced to work alone on a DBCS 6 machine with 238 stacker pockets and a large volume of mail daily. I have yet to see or hear of any results from any grievance. Trim the fat and cut the unwanted supervisors and let the craft people work in peace.

postal worker on Tue, 13th May 2008 1:20 pm


very true crazy clerk, you ain’t so crazy…the po is

Anonymous on Sun, 1st Jun 2008 7:57 pm


2400 positions hah should be all the supes like 24,000

word life on Sun, 1st Jun 2008 7:59 pm


corrupt ass po

Wallhopper1 on Sat, 7th Jun 2008 8:01 pm


Seriously now….What “TYPE” of person becomes a “Postal Supervisor”… we all know the answer:
uneducated..(how many supervisors have college degrees), Butt kissers (no need to explain here), and ignoramuses (they have no knowledge of correct ergonomic procedures) because they have not worked an honest day of work since becoming a supervisor or “Postmaster”. A “Postmaster” is the master of nothing but GOVERNMENT BEAURACRACY !

Still doing a good job in spite of the slackers on Tue, 9th Sep 2008 4:26 am


I remember a few years ago when all the supervisors and upper management were really getting ready for all of us to be gone through contracting. I beleive congress was making noises to this affect. probably because uncle Buck as in big Bucks was boo hooing to congress about the rates they had to pay for honest people to deliver there message. Well the smart ones always know you get what you pay for. Well thats when the buzz word at work was postal reform. Thats when I put my spin on postal reform and still say this today. If you arent directly involved in processing, moving, or delivering the mail you need to be reformed. We all know that making paper trails is about all they really do there. If they call in sick does the mail deliver stop. DUH? NO!. I dont knock all supervisors. People become supervisors for all kinds of different reasons. We all know what these are because most of us have thought about being one at one time or another. I have been a 204b a few times myself and got a snap shot at the picture. The reasons I stopped dong it was because of the other real supervisors who were lazy. The people that worked for me got respect and I treated people fairly weather I liked them or not. Well thats my two cents for now and my thanks to all you carriers who are the front line and backbone of the usps. And to every postal employee out there do a good job, why? because it is!

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mike on Fri, 20th Mar 2009 9:54 pm


Yes, there is a need for the reduction of Postal Supervisors. With the implementaion of advanced mail automation machinery supervisors primary task is no longer counting mail. Most employees only see one side of the duties and responsibilities of their supervisor. Supervisors are responsable for the management of their operations. In other words he or she is responsible for the finances of their unit. I an ideal world employees would report to work and perform all their duties in an effecient manner. This is not the case. I a typical delivery unit 80% of the carriers want to do their job and go home asap. The other 20% are the employees that think the Postal Service works for them and they are doing the service a favor by reporting to work. These are the emplyees that report to work late, talk all morning, doesn’t make their leave time,doesn’t make their return time resulting in overtime or worst Penality Time. Again supervisors are there to manage the operation and do there job to keep cost down. Keeping cost down is the only way the Postal Service can survive. Is it fair for you to do your job in 8 hours with no overtime and the person next to you get an hour or two each day by just stretching the office and street time out? Without your supervisor this is what you would get. If someone was working on your home or car would you like for the repairs to go unsupervised?

mark on Sun, 2nd Aug 2009 5:01 pm


I find it very interesting that management is cutting too much service to our customers. They took out too many mail boxes in the street and now the customers cannot find boxes to put their mail in. Now they are going to the internet even more, What a great ideal(not). We are losing more and more priority and express mail customers because someone had the great idea of removing the 5:00pm collection off most routes. Their answer is we have to run the post office like a busniess(duh) that is what many carriers were trying to do until management interfered. I keep hearing about management and craft should work together. We cannot work together until someone is willing to listen to the foot soldiers who are out there everyday dealing with the customers who actually know the needs of the customer. It cannot be a one sided conversation and the union should really pay attention to the carrier’s concerns not suck up and side with management on every issue. We have to be right about something.

Lee 234 on Wed, 5th Aug 2009 8:04 am


The postal service is the worse and most military spouse unfriendly place I have ever worked, untop of most unprofessional and unethical place I have ever worked.