Comments on: Editorial: Wait A Minute Mr. Postmaster http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/01/21/editorial-wait-a-minute-mr-postmaster/ Postal News and Information Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:58:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Union Activst http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/01/21/editorial-wait-a-minute-mr-postmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-7228 Union Activst Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:42:22 +0000 http://www.postalreporternews.com/?p=1349#comment-7228 Mr. Scott, I advise you to contact Jean Hill via letter expressing your concerns. I've known Ms. Hill for my entire 33 year postal career and know she is one of the hardest working people out there. Furthermore, Ms. Hill is the president of a large local and is not necessarily the steward of record for all 163 offices that the California Area Local represents including yours. I'm sure she has a steward and/or a Busniess Agent assigned to your office. In addition I know that the California Area Local is one of the few locals in California that has dedicated a significant amount of resouses in the battle againist management and their so called NRP program. Mr. Scott, I advise you to contact Jean Hill via letter expressing your concerns. I’ve known Ms. Hill for my entire 33 year postal career and know she is one of the hardest working people out there. Furthermore, Ms. Hill is the president of a large local and is not necessarily the steward of record for all 163 offices that the California Area Local represents including yours. I’m sure she has a steward and/or a Busniess Agent assigned to your office. In addition I know that the California Area Local is one of the few locals in California that has dedicated a significant amount of resouses in the battle againist management and their so called NRP program.

]]> By: Larry Benson http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/01/21/editorial-wait-a-minute-mr-postmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-7227 Larry Benson Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:41:44 +0000 http://www.postalreporternews.com/?p=1349#comment-7227 Omar has written an article that is right on point. That's why its here, it has caught the attention of the nation. The APWU has great concern for the USPS, its our livelihood. Our members work hard everyday to process the mail, even when managment gets in the way. It is not the workers fault that the service is in the condition it is in, our members show up to work and they do care. Staffing at post offices is based upon work hour studies (that we disagree with (but managment has the right to manage) and so there are not enough clerks to process the mail. A small office has many functions to complete on a daily basis, but they cannot be done with the present staffing. So many tasks are delayed. Staffing at the window is down. In our city offices 12 clerks were excessed from 10 offices elminiating window clerks. I have been told that our city office will face excessing agains because we are overstaffed still by 18 clerks, again in 10 city offices. Guess what? We are going to loose more window clerks. We close the airport post office at midnight now - no more 24 - 7 service there. The villages in Alaska depend upon the mail big time and the ending of 24 - 7 service is a huge loss. These two issues alone - less window clerks and closing the airport post office equal less customer service and it drives our customers away. The service must bolster window clerk staffing and make it easy to mail again. I would say that not one APWU member would disagree with that. There are many issues that do not make sence to our members, the ones who process the mail and service customers at the window. Yet our members still stand tall working as hard as they can to provide the service our customer need. Our members do care and they work hard everyday to provide service to our customers. It is our job, we have families to support, we all want to retire with dignity, we have hopes and dreams, so the future of the postal service is important to our members and if you think for 1 minute that a postal worker with 15 - 20 years of time in is not working hard to ensure the future of the postal service i just don't know what to tell you. We do not think we are untouchable, Officers of APWU locals are not spinless or greedy - we do what we do for the members and the future of the service and waiting in line is a big deal to APWU members. Postal workers are proud of the postal service and we will overcome the damages brought on by the economy. Larry Benson President Midnight Sun Area Local 2756 Alaska Omar has written an article that is right on point. That’s why its here, it has caught the attention of the nation.

The APWU has great concern for the USPS, its our livelihood. Our members work hard everyday to process the mail, even when managment gets in the way. It is not the workers fault that the service is in the condition it is in, our members show up to work and they do care.

Staffing at post offices is based upon work hour studies (that we disagree with (but managment has the right to manage) and so there are not enough clerks to process the mail. A small office has many functions to complete on a daily basis, but they cannot be done with the present staffing. So many tasks are delayed.

Staffing at the window is down. In our city offices 12 clerks were excessed from 10 offices elminiating window clerks. I have been told that our city office will face excessing agains because we are overstaffed still by 18 clerks, again in 10 city offices.

Guess what? We are going to loose more window clerks. We close the airport post office at midnight now – no more 24 – 7 service there. The villages in Alaska depend upon the mail big time and the ending of 24 – 7 service is a huge loss.

These two issues alone – less window clerks and closing the airport post office equal less customer service and it drives our customers away. The service must bolster window clerk staffing and make it easy to mail again. I would say that not one APWU member would disagree with that.

There are many issues that do not make sence to our members, the ones who process the mail and service customers at the window. Yet our members still stand tall working as hard as they can to provide the service our customer need.

Our members do care and they work hard everyday to provide service to our customers. It is our job, we have families to support, we all want to retire with dignity, we have hopes and dreams, so the future of the postal service is important to our members and if you think for 1 minute that a postal worker with 15 – 20 years of time in is not working hard to ensure the future of the postal service i just don’t know what to tell you.

We do not think we are untouchable, Officers of APWU locals are not spinless or greedy – we do what we do for the members and the future of the service and waiting in line is a big deal to APWU members.

Postal workers are proud of the postal service and we will overcome the damages brought on by the economy.

Larry Benson
President
Midnight Sun Area Local 2756
Alaska

]]> By: Nick http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/01/21/editorial-wait-a-minute-mr-postmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-7226 Nick Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:44:46 +0000 http://www.postalreporternews.com/?p=1349#comment-7226 The steel industry thought they were untouchable, now they say Welcome to Wal-Mart, The auto industry thought they were untouchable, now a large portion of them say, Welcome to Wal-Mart... Well my postal peers, better start practicing Welcome to Wal-Mart......The only thing that is for certain to death and taxes The steel industry thought they were untouchable, now they say Welcome to Wal-Mart, The auto industry thought they were untouchable, now a large portion of them say, Welcome to Wal-Mart… Well my postal peers, better start practicing Welcome to Wal-Mart……The only thing that is for certain to death and taxes

]]> By: sandra http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/01/21/editorial-wait-a-minute-mr-postmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-7225 sandra Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:25:05 +0000 http://www.postalreporternews.com/?p=1349#comment-7225 I wonder how the PMG will hide the $75 billion the USPS overfunded into the CSRS. Dosen't that money balance the books for the USPS? All the gllom and doom talk just before contract negotiations.... gee what a coincidence. I wonder how the PMG will hide the $75 billion the USPS overfunded into the CSRS. Dosen’t that money balance the books for the USPS? All the gllom and doom talk just before contract negotiations…. gee what a coincidence.

]]> By: William Scott http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/01/21/editorial-wait-a-minute-mr-postmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-7224 William Scott Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:09:31 +0000 http://www.postalreporternews.com/?p=1349#comment-7224 I am a due paying member who can't get my local ( California Area Local APWU) to file my grievances. It seems as though they are representing the interest of Postal Management more so than the Union members. It is getting harder and harder to know the good guy from the bad guy when they are both trying to screw you. Postal Management is able to do what they do because they are allowed to do so by weak members and union representatives who are more concern about themselves than the interest of strengthening the union. I had my Limited Duty Job Assignment taken from me and was placed into NRP without being assessed. I sent a grievance to Jean Hill (CAL APWU President) asking her to process it for me but just as has been done with my previous grievances it was not processed. So if the membership is suffering or declining the question has to be: How much is due to a failure to provide adequate representation of the members? Why pay union dues to get screwed when at least the Postal Service is willing to pay something to screw you before they show you the door? Greedy spineless people (USPS and APWU) are destroying the service once provided the customer by dedicated Postal employees. In order for it to change it must start from the top down. Just my thoughts Scott I am a due paying member who can’t get my local ( California Area Local APWU) to file my grievances. It seems as though they are representing the interest of Postal Management more so than the Union members.

It is getting harder and harder to know the good guy from the bad guy when they are both trying to screw you. Postal Management is able to do what they do because they are allowed to do so by weak members and union representatives who are more concern about themselves than the interest of strengthening the union.

I had my Limited Duty Job Assignment taken from me and was placed into NRP without being assessed. I sent a grievance to Jean Hill (CAL APWU President) asking her to process it for me but just as has been done with my previous grievances it was not processed.

So if the membership is suffering or declining the question has to be: How much is due to a failure to provide adequate representation of the members? Why pay union dues to get screwed when at least the Postal Service is willing to pay something to screw you before they show you the door?

Greedy spineless people (USPS and APWU) are destroying the service once provided the customer by dedicated Postal employees. In order for it to change it must start from the top down.

Just my thoughts

Scott

]]> By: kathy http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/01/21/editorial-wait-a-minute-mr-postmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-7223 kathy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:10:33 +0000 http://www.postalreporternews.com/?p=1349#comment-7223 Big deal so you had to wait in line at christmas time for more than 5 minutes or ten minutes big frickin deal??? i dont get that you wait in line everywhere you go these days and what is so horrible about it ?you dont go to the dmv when you have to be at work in 30 minutes same goes with anywhere i go now i always seem to have someone standing behind me huffing and puffing over the wait ,well then go somewhere else or do your shopping when you dont feel so rushed . its like the idiots on the road going 90 miles an hour weaving in and out of traffic being a hazard to everyone so what they can be one car ahead of me at the stop light ???geezz get over it Big deal so you had to wait in line at christmas time for more than 5 minutes or ten minutes big frickin deal???
i dont get that you wait in line everywhere you go these days and what is so horrible about it ?you dont go to the dmv when you have to be at work in 30 minutes same goes with anywhere i go now i always seem to have someone standing behind me huffing and puffing over the wait ,well then go somewhere else or do your shopping when you dont feel so rushed .
its like the idiots on the road going 90 miles an hour weaving in and out of traffic being a hazard to everyone so what they can be one car ahead of me at the stop light ???geezz get over it

]]> By: Don http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/01/21/editorial-wait-a-minute-mr-postmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-7222 Don Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:28:28 +0000 http://www.postalreporternews.com/?p=1349#comment-7222 Let's not sugar coat it. These postal officials are liars. And they think the public is too stupid to figure it out. 3 minute wait in line? Donahoe should have to go stand in those "3 minute lines." Let’s not sugar coat it. These postal officials are liars. And they think the public is too stupid to figure it out. 3 minute wait in line? Donahoe should have to go stand in those “3 minute lines.”

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