This is so sad and so wrong-I am eagerly waiting how this plays out. IMO this coverage factor alone is killing the rural craft and will continue to do so unless something is done. I hope the outcome of this is positive news for us for once.
I expect nothing to come of this for carriers. At best, a possible trade on another fixed factor. Perhaps, an additional 5 % buffer increase on route coverage. An infinitesimal increase in route time when adding 5% to existing coverage factor potentially impacted by 20% or more by unfair data collection program.
Well, according to what the union was telling us , they were STILL in negotiations with The USPS regarding coverage factor. As recent as the 2025 RRECS Guide, it is stated that negotiations were still ongoing. So, based upon that, this let's us know that both parties were well aware of this problem. This is a HUGE issue . As far as we know based upon what we are being told and not told, there was no settlement or resolution to coverage factor. I'm with @Gotrope , IF anything comes of this for the carriers, it won't be pennies on the dollar but pennies on the THOUSANDS of dollars.The NRLCA supposedly negotiated on the route coverage factor issue before RRECS was implemented.... So apparently they got befuddled and burned then, why would it be different now... I'm sure USPS will tell an arbitrator this is what NRLCA agreed to...
...but since pennies are no longer minted, we'll round to the nearest nothing!
...but since pennies are no longer minted, we'll round to the nearest nothing!
I love it !!! Even though I walked right into that one , I can see that occurring....but since pennies are no longer minted, we'll round to the nearest nothing!
It's gotten to the point that I might have to look for work elsewhere. I can only afford to maintain a single pov on my pay even with ema and it's starting to have more frequent issues. Prices are so ridiculous right now that I can't afford a backup and it's practically impossible for us to keep an Rca though we somehow have one right now. To top it all off they seem keen to cut our pay anywhere they can. I'm only a bit more than year and a half in as reg and was hoping to at least hit the 5 year mark but it's just not feeling sustainable. I really like the job but I can't be losing money to do it
Furthermore, I just want to go to work, go home, and get paid. I don't want to have to analyze everything I do out there and decide if I should input it or not input it, if I'm getting proper pay for this, or that,- how much am I getting paid to do this, or even that I know I'm not getting paid for that. It has made us obsess about everything. I like the ptsd comment because rrecs sort of gives us anxiety. As if we need more of that. Constantly thinking if we are going up or down, if the subs are doing things right, if management is doing it right, if the union has our backs.Does anyone, REALLY know anything for sure when it comes to RRECS????? Seems to me many in the union and many carriers really aren't sure how it works, or doesn't work, or is supposed to work.... and, this is a criticism of RRECS, not the carriers... there's no transparency, so how the hail are carriers really supposed to understand anything.... I said from the beginning, push button, get eval... Any questions???? Oh, the computer said it's right, so it must be... that's your answer...
I was around for a few of the RRECS surveys, and from the get go I said the coverage factor wasn't right... but I knew I was heading for the door, and I wasn't gonna spend endless hours and efforts to try proving how dorked RRECS was.. there was one younger carrier who questioned a lot of the RRECS data and filled multiple disputes and so forth.... they buried him with paperwork and printouts... he said he spent many hours at home sifting thru piles of printouts and paperwork trying to get his eval to be correct... but, as you said, who the hail want a job like that???? Go home and spend untold unpaid hours trying to get paid correctly... that's one funked up job....
