Comments on: Bring on the Rumors for USPS’ “Big Annoucement” Friday

By: Rene Sundvall

Rene Sundvall — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:36:44 +0000

I moaned, I agonized, I cried, I felt I was too young (59 1/2), & thought life would be over without the Post Office! BUT…I DID retire!! I had been eliminated from my “BID” (one I’d had since 1986) in 2007, and was put here, there, wherever, even with degenerative disc disease…they tried to put me where I could NOT work!All but ONE Boss in the Main Minneapolis PO..treated me like SHIT on their shoes, one…even yelling at me a WEEK before I was to retire…to get new restrictions from my DR.!!! I was a Postal employee for 24 years…treated like scum…BY supervisiors!!! I worked hard…noone can EVER say I didn’t work! I remembered when I was hired in 1984…I was so proud, wearing my Postal sweater!!! I’m just THANKFUL…I LIVED to get OUT!! If I had it to do over…I’d NEVER do THAT again!!

By: bubba the mailmans

bubba the mailmans — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:13:47 +0000

What a bunch of bitchin babies. Supervisors rule!! Without us you would all take 16 hours to do the 5 hours of work you have. We shut the door on the waste products we supervise.

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Top Posts of January 2009 | National Spending Journal - By Shoeboxed — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:49:40 +0000

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USPS May Cut Tuesday Delivery | National Spending Journal - By Shoeboxed — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:39:26 +0000

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By: YVONNE K

YVONNE K — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:18:12 +0000

I have 28 years in and would love a buy out give me 5yrs. no penalty and I’ll be gone. I do agree that we as carriers are always held accountable for everything. I to just want to clock in, put up my mail, deliver and be left alone. I have such issues with the senseless stand-up talks the PO has, who writes this stuff. They need to run this place like a service and not a K-mart! How about Potters request for 5 day delivery, but they will choose the days we wont deliver by low mail volume another brillant idea. Dont businesses work Monday-Friday, so why would we pick a day during the week not to deliver. I think it would kill them to give us Saturday off, oh my what if there is a holiday Monday we cant give them 3 days in a row off, so lets pick Tuesday or Wednesday or whatever day the mail is light, it just keeps getting better and better. The hole they are digging is getting bigger and bigger by the minute.

By: Dan Englander

Dan Englander — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:11:03 +0000

There hasn’t been a whole lot of talk about dates necessarily for layoffs, but they are indeed talking about the layoffs themselves. APWU President Burrus last week:

“Approximately 3,500 APWU-represented employees are exposed to the possibility of layoffs. The remaining APWU-represented employees are protected, but other changes will affect them, including relocations and reassignments. Part-time flexible and light-duty employees will experience work-hour reductions to a level that cannot support a family. The toleration for absences from work will be diminished, so that many absences will be challenged, requiring the application of the contractual “just cause” standard.

Until mail volume returns to previous levels, postal employees should anticipate that many, many changes will be imposed. The union will apply the contractual standards to each change, but many will be beyond the contractual limitations.

The success of the Obama administration in addressing the economic malaise besetting our nation and the world is the key to the future of the Postal Service. While many voters did not apply this standard in selecting the candidate of their choice, all jobs will be affected by his success or failure. Guns, religion, abortion, sexual preference and the other wedge issues that often dominate our political discourse will fade in their importance as the very source of our lifestyle — our jobs — are challenged.

Under the best of circumstances, and no matter how successful the incoming administration is, the economic recovery will not happen quickly. So, in the short term, postal employees and all other employees who work for a living can expect disruption and inconvenience for months to come.”

By: Wounded Mailman

Wounded Mailman — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:22:40 +0000

What is the latest news about layoffs? I am a rehab clerk and even though I have 9 years in I am told that I will be a candidate for layoff. Any news will be appreciated.

By: Kimberly B

Kimberly B — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:50:24 +0000

I have been with the postal service for about 15 years. I have to say I have seen many changes in that time. The biggest would be the down grade of customer service. Used to be #1. Now……I can’t even say it is in the agenda in the top ten. Pride only takes you so far. Just let me do my job. I want to come in , do my job earn a paycheck and go home without harrassment, belittling, ignorance and violence in the workplace. i have seen some bad supervisors the motto”F— UP move up!” that is the system here. Why is craft held accountable for everything including a measely missed scan and management can do as they please and get a promotion out of it. That’s really fair. I still have alot of pride in my job but some days with the example management sets it is tough.

By: peony

peony — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:33:36 +0000

I don’t have a job. no health plan….no etc….I just want my share of a bailout to make it thru till I can get another one. about 1/10 of a percent of the cost of this party would have done it…..

By: Marge

Marge — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:28:46 +0000

If you all would stop a minute and realize how LUCKY!!! you are to have a job that pays sick leave, annual leave a good health plan ect….and not work hard at all for what you get paid and appreciate what you have!!!! alot of ppl are losing their jobs and its my opinion that you all take it for granted that you have a job…one day you won’t and then you will realize just what you had. so just stop crying and get to work!!!!!

By: Weeky

Weeky — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:10:31 +0000

Hey JAFO,

Evr heard of “revenue forgone” or congressional mailings? That’s tax money covering the postage you moron.

By: Dolly

Dolly — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:42:23 +0000

For those saying that postal workers make too much and should make less you’ve got it backwards. The non-postal working world (blue collar) doesn’t make enough and should be making more. The so-called minimum wage in most cases is BELOW the poverty line. Glass half empty or half full?

By: JAMES RILEY

JAMES RILEY — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:41:38 +0000

hey again 304 how about transfers every company i know keeps their time even apwu in 200 or more facilities they are at least regulars mailhandlers go to the bottom of the flexi list. i could go on and on your comment on productivity another joke!! have you looked at volume or do you even know what it is?? the post office is done it will be downsized we lost almost all parcels including fruit which was huge for us workers just throwing the stuff around not caring management just as much to blame A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT!!!

By: JAMES RILEY

JAMES RILEY — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:34:24 +0000

hey 304 have you ever heard bernie madoff speak same difference as haggarty!!! cola joke!! just take 3 percent raise every year from 1990 no cola do the math you would be making much more than you are now!!!you are in the 4th month of the new cola how much is it? close your eyes what do you see!!!

By: Iowa

Iowa — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:53:16 +0000

Maybe the PO should waste another couple billion on new high speed equipment to sort the large volumes of mail the haven’t existed for years. Remember when had to sort by hand, cased in all of the letters, and delivered on everything on time. My God how did we ever manage. They need to take all of those sheets of paper filled with all of those fantasy numbers and put them where the sun doesn’t shine. It astounds me how new money saving policies, equipment ect and shoved onto us everyday and still the PO hemorrhages money like a stuck hemophiliac.