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Mail Count Results
District Standard hour change 6,360
Avg 2 plus hours per route
Added 6,637 regular boxes and 512
centralized boxes
Overburdened route change from
750 to 362
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Classification Changes
Before
After
H
95
212
J
163
454
K
2,226
1,818
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Route adjustments after Mail Count
1.
Is Management required to adjust routes by increasing the evaluation
for those routes that experienced a reduction due to the count? No
2.
Are Rural carriers entitled to salary protection for a two-year period
on routes when the evaluation is reduced below 40 standard hours?
No
3.
What is the guaranteed annual wage for a rural carrier? The salary is
based on 40 standard hours.
4.
When is a rural carrier entitled to “additional compensation” to meet
their guaranteed annual wage? If a carrier is awarded a route with an
evaluation of 40 plus hours, they will receive compensation of a
minimum of 40 hours. If the evaluation has dropped below 40, we
should add to the route to bring it up to at least 40 standard hours.
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Route adjustments after Mail Count cont’d
5. Are rural carriers entitled to a guaranteed annual wage equivalent to the route
evaluation that existed at the beginning of the guarantee year, if the evaluation
was reduced as a result of the count? No.
6. What happened to the route’s non-Saturday relief day when a “K” route becomes a
“J” route? The relief day becomes Saturday and should be chosen by
management. Can be a day other than Saturday if agreed upon.
7. When the “J” routes assigned relief day becomes Saturday is it necessary to
recalculate the formula in the office? No.
8. If a carrier has accumulated X days as a result of working his/her relief day on a J or
K route and the route is adjusted to an H route as a result of the count. What
happens to the X days? Assuming there is an X day balance, those days can be
scheduled even on an H route but must be scheduled within 12 weeks.
9. What is the rate of pay the carrier will receive for the X day that is earned while
working a J or K route, but scheduled after the route becomes an H route? The X
day will be paid at the current rate of pay when the X day is taken.
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Route adjustments after Mail Count cont’d
10. What happens to the RCA or RCR assigned as the leave replacement on a K route
when that route becomes a J or H route? They will remain the primary on those
assigned routes, but should be offered any vacancies on other K routes.
11. Is management prohibited from adjusting a route upward to an evaluation of 52
standard hours? No.
12. Is management prohibited from adjusting a route upward to an evaluation greater
than 52 standard hours? No, but the evaluation should not exceed 55:47.
13. What is the definition of rural route consolidation? The combining of territories of
two or more routes which results in the elimination of one or more of those
routes.
14. Which regular routes are eligible for consolidation?
•
All vacant routes
•
All routes within one office if a vacancy exists or if no carrier will be excessed as
a result of the consolidation.
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Route adjustments after Mail Count cont’d
15. Are there circumstances that would prohibit consolidation of vacant routes or
encumbered routes evaluating less than 32 hours? Yes. If the evaluation of
any route involved results in 55:47 or more standard hours.
16. Where are the principal provisions governing rural route consolidations
found? Article 12.5.B of the National Agreement and Section 840 of Handbook
M-38.
17. Can management use a vacant route to increase the evaluation of other
regular routes in the office? Yes, under the following conditions:
•
If the entire route is eliminated through consolidation, a vacant route may be
used to adjust other regular routes upward (provided the adjusted routes do
not exceed 55:47 hours).
•
A vacant route may be used to increase the evaluation of other routes in
order to provide a PTF with a minimum of two K route assignments.
•
A vacant route may be used to adjust other regular routes upward at
management’s discretion. However, if one of the above circumstances is not
present, the vacant route may not be adjusted below 40 standard hours.
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Route adjustments after Mail Count cont’d
18. If a vacant route is used to adjust other routes upward to provide a minimum
two K route assignments in the office for each PTF, is there a limit to the
reduction of the vacant route? No. If the vacant route is reduced to 26:00
standard hours or less as a result of adjusting other routes upward for this
purpose, the route is then converted to an auxiliary route.
19. Routes in overburdened status i.e. over 55:47 should be adjusted if any of the
following conditions apply:
•
Service/Dispatch Issues
•
2080 Concerns
•
Requests received in writing from carrier
•
Substandard route evaluations as a result of the count
52:00 Standard hours is the target adjustment
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PP 10 District ranked by % to Std PP
Rank
Area
District
% Std
Curr
PP
% Std YTD
% Std
YTD
SPLY
Compariso
n
to YTD
SPLY
1
PA
HONOLULU CS DISTRICT
0.55%
4.01%
2.67%
Worse
2
PA
LOS ANGELES CS DISTRICT
0.85%
1.90%
3.57%
Better
3
WE
DAKOTAS CS DISTRICT
0.87%
2.00%
1.98%
Worse
4
SE
SOUTH FLORIDA CS DISTRICT
1.01%
2.13%
5.29%
Better
5
NY
WESTCHESTER CS DISTRICT
1.07%
2.27%
4.15%
Better
6
NE
WESTERN NEW YORK CS DISTRICT
1.46%
2.01%
2.26%
Better
7
PA
SIERRA COASTAL CS DISTRICT
1.58%
2.17%
4.01%
Better
8
EA
NORTHERN OHIO CS DISTRICT
2.01%
2.35%
3.08%
Better
9
SE
MISSISSIPPI CS DISTRICT
2.04%
1.92%
2.08%
Better
10
NY
LONG ISLAND CS DISTRICT
2.06%
5.89%
6.39%
Better
11
NE
ALBANY CS DISTRICT
2.07%
2.60%
2.73%
Better
12
EA
PHILADELPHIA METRO CS DISTRICT
2.20%
3.05%
6.17%
Better
13
EA
COLUMBUS CS DISTRICT
2.26%
2.23%
2.68%
Better
14
SE
ALABAMA CS DISTRICT
2.30%
2.41%
2.40%
Worse
15
PA
SAN DIEGO CS DISTRICT
2.48%
2.54%
4.54%
Better
16
SE
TENNESSEE CS DISTRICT
2.54%
2.29%
2.63%
Better
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PP 10 District ranked % to Std Ytd
Rank
Area
District
% Std
Curr
PP
% Std YTD
% Std
YTD
SPLY
Compariso
n
to
YTD
SPLY
1
SW
ARKANSAS CS DISTRICT
2.63%
1.61%
2.03%
Better
2
PA
LOS ANGELES CS DISTRICT
0.85%
1.90%
3.57%
Better
3
SE
MISSISSIPPI CS DISTRICT
2.04%
1.92%
2.08%
Better
4
PA
SANTA ANA CS DISTRICT
2.65%
2.00%
3.34%
Better
5
WE
DAKOTAS CS DISTRICT
0.87%
2.00%
1.98%
Worse
6
NE
WESTERN NEW YORK CS DISTRICT
1.46%
2.01%
2.26%
Better
7
SW
LOUISIANA CS DISTRICT
3.86%
2.03%
2.72%
Better
8
NY
NORTHERN NJ CS DISTRICT
2.63%
2.13%
3.66%
Better
9
SE
SOUTH FLORIDA CS DISTRICT
1.01%
2.13%
5.29%
Better
10
PA
SIERRA COASTAL CS DISTRICT
1.58%
2.17%
4.01%
Better
11
EA
COLUMBUS CS DISTRICT
2.26%
2.23%
2.68%
Better
12
EA
APPALACHIAN CS DISTRICT
2.79%
2.26%
3.10%
Better
13
NY
WESTCHESTER CS DISTRICT
1.07%
2.27%
4.15%
Better
14
SE
TENNESSEE CS DISTRICT
2.54%
2.29%
2.63%
Better
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FY 08 – PP 10
Ranked by % to Std Ytd
Rank
Area
% Std
Current PP
% Std
YTD *
% Std
YTD SPLY
Comparison
to YTD SPLY
9
GREAT LAKES
3.66%
3.77%
4.48%
Better
8
WESTERN
3.41%
3.59%
4.50%
Better
7
CAPITAL METRO
3.06%
3.43%
4.75%
Better
6
NY METRO
2.15%
3.22%
4.87%
Better
5
NORTHEAST
2.95%
3.20%
3.64%
Better
4
SOUTHEAST
2.92%
3.08%
4.21%
Better
3
EASTERN
3.00%
2.93%
3.85%
Better
2
SOUTHWEST
3.71%
2.83%
3.53%
Better
1
PACIFIC
2.98%
2.77%
4.29%
Better
NATIONAL
3.22%
3.24%
4.20%
Better
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YTD thru PP 11 DACA 3 & 5 Hours
MPOOs
WK/PP/CY
2
/11/2008
5,509.66
3,563.50
3
/11/2008
8,050.97
2,847.62
4
/11/2008
8,712.02
6,421.97
5
/11/2008
11,193.03
3,792.64
6
/11/2008
5,603.66
3,814.50
7
/11/2008
11,396.75
15,551.47
8
/11/2008
2,158.58
1,195.53
K
/11/2008
2,955.78
3,766.41
M
/11/2008
2,682.14
2,776.52
N
/11/2008
65.35
345.95
58,327.94
44,076.11
$ 874, 920
$1,983,420
Total
Dollar Cost
DACA 5 Required Relief
Day worked paid at
150%
DACA 3 Required Relief
Day worked paid at 50%
@ $30 Hr
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TRC vs Reg Routes
TOT
RTES
DISTRICT
9
REG
RTES
AUX
RTES
TRC
ACTUAL
ON
ROLLS
TRC vs
REG
RTE %
RATIO
15%
BASELI
NE
TOTAL
ACT
TRC vs
15%
BASELI
NE
14711
13138
1573
855
6.51%
1971
1116
ATLANTA PFC
2416
2163
253
165
7.63%
324
159
SOUTH GEORGIA PFC
1377
1214
163
97
7.99%
182
85
NORTH FLORIDA PFC
1563
1416
147
72
5.08%
212
140
CENTRAL FLORIDA PFC
1022
920
102
14
1.52%
138
124
197
173
24
0
0.00%
26
26
SUNCOAST PFC
2097
1832
265
23
1.26%
275
252
ALABAMA PFC
1994
1765
229
154
8.73%
265
111
2751
2487
264
215
8.64%
373
158
1294
1168
126
115
9.85%
175
60
SOUTH FLORIDA PFC
TENNESSEE PFC
MISSISSIPPI PFC
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4240 Information – Route deviations
 Route deviations – Express Mail
 Detours
 RTACS
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DPS Reviews
 Daily recording of raw letters
 Monitor daily raw letter volume vs
DPS
 Substantial changes in volume
should be reported to the processing
plant & MPOO’s office
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DPS Reviews
 Once a written request is received
the 30 day clock starts!!!!
 If the correction does not take place
within the 30 day period, the route(s)
will be reclassified to Sector
Segment.
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 Use of Rural Scheduler
o Quickly provides schedules
o Greatly enhances opportunity to monitor
leave replacement work hours
o Identify overtime
o Prevents contractual violations in
scheduling
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Employees projected to exceed 2080 Work hours
 Reporting Times
 Recording lunch breaks
 Exceeding weekly evaluation consistently – DPS to
street
 Overburdened Routes - Route adjustments
Employees in “High” option with insufficent leave –
change to “Low” – 4003 to OPS
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Employees projected to exceed 2240 Workhours
 Discontinue DACA Code 5 payment
 If employee must work relief day – ONLY
DACA Code 3 & X Day
 Employees on RDWL( Relief Day Work List)
can be bypassed!
 Overburdened routes – possible adjustments
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2080/2240 Additional comments
 Volume decline summer months
 Identify poor work habits – Office or
Street
 Possible retraining
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Contractual Changes
 Vehicle Incentives
 Evaluation/Actual time – New RCA’s
 Not on route 12 months
 No further compensation
requirement for Carrier Pickups
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Rural Delivery Website

http://blue.usps.gov/delret/L3RuralDe
l.htm