Holiday Peak RCA parcel runners?
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Voglio-il mio
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When we have parcel assistance in our all LLV office during Xmas. Because we all case our DPS, while we are doing that they focus on the delivering large parcels for the ends of all our routes (the last hour to 1 1/2 hr of each route). We do this so that the area that has a chance to have to be completed in the dark, most of the get outs are done for safety reasons. All our routes are 40 or less miles, average 600 addresses. Usually by the time they are completed we are also ready to load and depart to route. We have been doing it this way for years and it's always worked very well. They work about 3 to 4 hours a day, we only have 40% RCA coverage to route, So they each take about 2 & 1/2 routes parcels for that last part of each route.
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It varies who you are here mix of POV and GoV vehicle routes. Past years certain regs got 4-6 hrs help a day everyday starting right about now. New management and they are asking a lot of questions, have plenty of subs. Tomorrow I have conversations to have with management will get back if a plan gets worked out.
Superdaveh100
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No RCA help in our office. Plenty are available but management had other ideas. The regulars are given the option to come on early to do parcels.
Voglio-il mio
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I would hope that they are on the clock (8127 time) when they do this?
Superdaveh100
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Superdaveh100
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Actually they just charge the hours to a route that is being split.
Voglio-il mio
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So they are getting paid per the MOU for a Regular Carrier assisting another route (at the OT rate) while actually working their own route? Now that's creative, and they wonder why the USPS is still losing money!
Superdaveh100
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DB.Cooper
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Maybe I should answer my letter and tell them I'd run their parcels for $50 bucks an hour.... anything less, then fuhgeddaboudit....
Voglio-il mio
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You just can't make this crap up!Maybe I should answer my letter and tell them I'd run their parcels for $50 bucks an hour.... anything less, then fuhgeddaboudit....
They are willing to pay OT for something that is covered by the evaluation. Instead of hiring an RCA and having them do it for 1/3 of the cost. Who is it that gets paid to make idiotic decisions like this? Promote this SOB for having more balls than common sense.
Not to mention it screws up the over/under times for that route, Therefore a fair measurement of tasks required for evaluation when being negotiated during contract talks. All times for work required for that route has to be applied to that route, not tossed off to a split route.
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That’s what was discussed today, I just said nope you all ready agreed aux assistance everyday for me. I go thru current parcels thrown right away in the morning. They can grab what I set aside for them easy fix… few regs are all for it
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so, what's your plan for peak?That’s what was discussed today, I just said nope you all ready agreed aux assistance everyday for me. I go thru current parcels thrown right away in the morning. They can grab what I set aside for them easy fix… few regs are all for it
have no idea what new manglement's plan is yet, last year old manglement just let me carry everything. felt like a city carrier with all the dough i made.
if new insists on aux, then i am going to deliver all bigs and give the smalls away. since the subs in our office insist on cramming in the box what should go to the door.
Really depends on how much assistance I get. Regardless they will be doing 2 of my pick ups in the morning. It has officially started 9 trips between the 2 yesterday in pick ups. Little over 1200 parcels picked up….
Ideally any second trip big stuff and those 2 pick ups. I will stop by to get whatever they packaged up for those 2 pick ups. They are my last 2 stops of the day, reason I changed LoT when I got route.
We haven’t had parcel assistance in five years
District has said NO parcel assistance for any office for city or rural as of now. They indicate they expect the volume to be manageable for regular carriers.
(they of course are on a different planet, and when the OT the city is burning shows up in reports and CCA's are sitting home clipping coupons......)
(they of course are on a different planet, and when the OT the city is burning shows up in reports and CCA's are sitting home clipping coupons......)
It’s all hands on deck here for city side….. even our arcs and being used to run city parcels. They are also taking my second trip parcels for me only. Other regs want relief day so they aren’t getting assistance
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