jsthere723
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Rural mail carrier arrested in Culpeper County mail‑theft investigation
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If there was a table 2 when you were in your second year I assure you the 15% figure would still remain. How much you made in the past is irrelevant when the rate of change is still nerfed into the ground in table 2. We simply don't receive that same % gain each step which means we are payed less %wise overall.
The private sector also pays and promotes based on skill and not just seniority, also if you are caught stealing or doing other shenanigans, you don't get to stick around or have a chance at getting your job back (or becoming management
)The 2080 hours is actually a common misconception that many rural carriers and management have. Your daca overtime is adjusted based on total hours your route works.
You can look at a DACA 5 day and reverse engineer this one easily to see.
On a step 1 check :
My salary was $63,321
My daily salary was $243.54
I was paid $365.31 for a DACA 5 day
So to reverse engineer that:
My route is a 45k so, 365.31/9 = 40.59 should be my ot rate
Let's math it out by using my total routes hours and not 2080
Daily hourly rate = Salary / (route hours * 52 weeks)
63321 / (45 * 52)
63321 / (45 * 52) = 27.06
27.06 * 9 hours = 243.54, my daily salary
1.5 * 27.06 = 40.59
40.59 * 9 = 365.31, which is what I was paid for my DACA 5
If you divide by 2080 you end up with the wrong hourly rate if you look at your ot hours it will show the hours for your route and not a flat 8 like leave hours.
This shows my hourly rate is $27.06 and not $30.44. That 2080 hourly rate again is only used when calculating leave hours as they are a flat 8 and the flat 2080 adjusts your pay accordingly. If this rate was my true hourly rate my daca days should be paying $5 more an hour than they do or they should say 8 hours and not 9 in the hours field.
I had to calculate a bunch of back pay for a grievance for several carriers in my office including myself. Here is the text from my grievance:
Article 9.2.A.1.k.
Overtime compensation for regular rural carriers compensated pursuant to FLSA Section 7(b)(2) shall be paid at the rate of 150 percent of the carrier’s regular rate.
The regular rate for such carriers shall be:
the total amount of compensation earned for hours actually worked since commencement of the guarantee period,
(SEE 434.12 Definitions above FOR Hours actually worked) excluding previous overtime pay, (daca 5s and other hours earned/worked outside of route)
divided by
the total number of hours the carrier has actually worked since commencement of the guarantee period, excluding previous overtime hours,
(daca 5s and other hours earned/worked outside of route)
IN SUMMARY
FLSA OT = (Salary Earned so far this guarantee period / Hours actually worked this guarantee period) * 1.5
As a new regular or on the first day of the new guarantee period this number is calculated from scratch the very first day. Every day this rate is recalculated as a route is completed.
This calculation is used for ANY work you do outside of your route as a regular. Every carrier eventually averages out to a set pay rate each guarantee period.
The only time it's volatile is in the first month or so. This is why I used 6.5 hours as an average because I personally average about 6.5 - 7 hours myself overall. This is why management constantly gets yelled at when regular carriers pick up the slack for subs and help on other routes. This is the one figure where we are paid based on skill and not just seniority alone.
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and another. 5 years with option to plea to 6 months doesn't really seem fitting...
Former USPS employee admits to stealing mail Ex-USPS worker admits breaking into post offices and stealing mail
Former USPS employee admits to stealing mail Ex-USPS worker admits breaking into post offices and stealing mail
the frequency of pay is usually the issue. an RCA working less than 20 hours a week is hard put to pay any bills. the shortage of correct paychecks being such a regular thing on the rural side is another. and sometimes it's a lifestyle choice. some just have sticky/greedy fingers in life.
the frequency of pay is usually the issue. an RCA working less than 20 hours a week is hard put to pay any bills. the shortage of correct paychecks being such a regular thing on the rural side is another. and sometimes it's a lifestyle choice. some just have sticky/greedy fingers in life.
Deer Smearer
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How would it take 3 1/2 years to obtain the guilty plea?
Even if communication was via snail mail that length of time is pathetic.
Hard to fathom why such a lengthy delay. Could have been a series of continuances for medical reasons or other. Maybe delayed because she was connected to a bigger fish enterprise. 2 in row not far from me.
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I suspect it was a wait for other fish to fall situation. see who talks first. federal cases don't generally last that long unless they are trying to follow the payments.
when the priority parcel boxes first came out - I delivered hundreds of pounds of weed. dealers thought it was the best shipping deal ever.I was surprised at how much criminal activity is associated with the mail... I had a criminal investigator on my mail route, and he often mentioned that there was a lot of shenanigans involving the mail... who knew....
inspection service let it through to follow the people. lasted about 2 years and ended up with 60 arrests.
