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OVERBURDENED ROUTE ADJUSTMENTS

does this program consist of squaring up and bumping ? I need to know how this works . Do all routes get entered into program? Not just overburdened ? Huge question but most importantly...the correct answer.
It depends upon office. You won't get a definitive answer because it all will be based upon local territory available And what the algorithm predicts as best case movement. Might just be overburdened RTS, could be an entire office if small. And it will depend upon how close and how much criss crossing RTS do in your office.
If they take the heavy territory, you will be overcompensated for 6 months until the data corrects.
At this point, just watch and file if needed. And try to enjoy some life without letting USPS take all your joy.
I'm sad I didn't retire sooner. Or just leave with a postponed retirement. USPS stole more happiness from me than anyone had a right ..so did the union as employer's.

Fight to stay sane. Parole is coming.
 
It depends upon office. You won't get a definitive answer because it all will be based upon local territory available And what the algorithm predicts as best case movement. Might just be overburdened RTS, could be an entire office if small. And it will depend upon how close and how much criss crossing RTS do in your office.
If they take the heavy territory, you will be overcompensated for 6 months until the data corrects.
At this point, just watch and file if needed. And try to enjoy some life without letting USPS take all your joy.
I'm sad I didn't retire sooner. Or just leave with a postponed retirement. USPS stole more happiness from me than anyone had a right ..so did the union as employer's.

Fight to stay sane. Parole is coming.
But some misery is self inflicted and not really warranted. Thinking there is a problem while there is actually none is more widespread than what I think is normal and healthy . That is not to say everything is perfect
 
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But some misery is self inflicted and not really warranted. Thinking there is a problem while there is actually none is more widespread than I think is normal . That is not to say everything is perfect
Can't say that most carriers aren't their own worst enemies. Most behave like they've been under a persecution psychology experiment.
Some may have basis but, a lot is just scared people with conspiracy theories.
Nrlca created that atmosphere by not responding to rumors and untruths until it affected membership numbers and income. They should have done better.
 
Remember that Final Determination Report ? Yeah, THAT one........................................all redacted. Well, I marked a couple items on page 3 of that report that was submitted to The USPS and The NRLCA . According to what was reported, there shouldn't be any of the issues we are experiencing with adjustments. Give the two areas marked in yellow a look. Stop and think about it. You'll realize what was reported IS NOT what we have.
 

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We are a vessels that deliver whatever territory we get. Our pay is determined by AI, volume, and our route assignment.

At least it will never stop being interesting.
My bliss is the job of delivering.
I hope I can keep that happy spot through all this outside interference.
Everyday its a desire to get on the street.
Me and the mail❤️.....and Marsha my MDD tracker 🤣
 
We have 4 overburdened routes getting chopped to a 43K according to management and I am well aware that it is written in our contract.
As of 4/4/2025 (today), none of the overburdened route carriers have had heard ANY details, information, instructions, or dates from management.

I researched route adjustment articles and specifically ARTICLE 30.1.J states:

" The regular rural carrier assigned to the route SHALL be notified in advance of ANY route adjustments and afforded the opportunity to
submit comments in writing. The comments will be considered as a factor when such adjustments are under consideration and BEFORE
any decision is made. "

Well, I was off Saturday, and it took me until Tuesday, asking management upon arriving at work, as well as after delivering my route. They just blew me off
until I trapped the PM in his office and asked him firmly but as gently as my mouth allowed. It took him a whopping 2 minutes. Every day this week I approached
both Supervisors and PM about what is going on with adjustments and all their answers were the same. " I don't know". Even asked before leaving the office
today....no answer at all this time, crickets.

Late this afternoon friend of mine, ( a PM in another local office), called me and informed me that offices were sent an email today stating ALL route adjustments
are to be submitted by close of day 4/7/2025 (Monday !). ..... ARE YOU SERIOUS ??? I am thinking management, deliberately and intentionally avoided informing
carriers with any information. They didn't approached any of the 4 carriers with updates, etc. I called my DR immediately and told her I wanted to add my input and
send along with route adjustments for review and about the email sent out today and that management has been avoiding our questions all week. I asked her to
call PM and inform him I have some documents to add to his submission of my route. I work tomorrow and informed DR I have my papers ready to give supervisor
tomorrow and hope they didn't send already. We are clueless of this process, will they be finalized immediately? sent back for approval? rejected? shown to the
carrier then ? what the hell is going on ??

ANY VALID documentation, verbage, or photos of this "approval" process would be immensely appreciated because the way this is playing out is NOT cool of our
management. total bull poop !! Where is the COMMUNICATION ?? Sometimes I forget who I am talking about. lol Note to self / be my own advocate !!!!

TY in advance and sure hope no one else is experiencing the same situation because it sucks !!!! I deserve and demand respect especially working for free for the
USPS while they intentionally delayed and dragged their feet to adjust routes until now. We rural craft need to stick together, inform, and protect each other thru this
poop show !!!!!! Nothing but luv ...........Peace

RANT OVER
I am old and blind. I cannot find in our contract where it states that overburdened routes must be cut to a 43K. Can someone help me out?
 
We have 4 overburdened routes getting chopped to a 43K according to management and I am well aware that it is written in our contract.
As of 4/4/2025 (today), none of the overburdened route carriers have had heard ANY details, information, instructions, or dates from management.

I researched route adjustment articles and specifically ARTICLE 30.1.J states:

" The regular rural carrier assigned to the route SHALL be notified in advance of ANY route adjustments and afforded the opportunity to
submit comments in writing. The comments will be considered as a factor when such adjustments are under consideration and BEFORE
any decision is made. "

Well, I was off Saturday, and it took me until Tuesday, asking management upon arriving at work, as well as after delivering my route. They just blew me off
until I trapped the PM in his office and asked him firmly but as gently as my mouth allowed. It took him a whopping 2 minutes. Every day this week I approached
both Supervisors and PM about what is going on with adjustments and all their answers were the same. " I don't know". Even asked before leaving the office
today....no answer at all this time, crickets.

Late this afternoon friend of mine, ( a PM in another local office), called me and informed me that offices were sent an email today stating ALL route adjustments
are to be submitted by close of day 4/7/2025 (Monday !). ..... ARE YOU SERIOUS ??? I am thinking management, deliberately and intentionally avoided informing
carriers with any information. They didn't approached any of the 4 carriers with updates, etc. I called my DR immediately and told her I wanted to add my input and
send along with route adjustments for review and about the email sent out today and that management has been avoiding our questions all week. I asked her to
call PM and inform him I have some documents to add to his submission of my route. I work tomorrow and informed DR I have my papers ready to give supervisor
tomorrow and hope they didn't send already. We are clueless of this process, will they be finalized immediately? sent back for approval? rejected? shown to the
carrier then ? what the hell is going on ??

ANY VALID documentation, verbage, or photos of this "approval" process would be immensely appreciated because the way this is playing out is NOT cool of our
management. total bull poop !! Where is the COMMUNICATION ?? Sometimes I forget who I am talking about. lol Note to self / be my own advocate !!!!

TY in advance and sure hope no one else is experiencing the same situation because it sucks !!!! I deserve and demand respect especially working for free for the
USPS while they intentionally delayed and dragged their feet to adjust routes until now. We rural craft need to stick together, inform, and protect each other thru this
poop show !!!!!! Nothing but luv ...........Peace

RANT OVER
I was just notified yesterday that they plan to cut my route. They said my route is over burdened. Im a 47k but I never go over my evaluation and i never need assistance. They have not told me more information on what they are doing. They said I can write a letter but I'm not sure who I'm supposed to make it out to.
 
I was just notified yesterday that they plan to cut my route. They said my route is over burdened. Im a 47k but I never go over my evaluation and i never need assistance. They have not told me more information on what they are doing. They said I can write a letter but I'm not sure who I'm supposed to make it out to.
Your work hours are irrelevant to a cut. Only the evaluation matters for automatic rrecs dicing. Once you go beyond a 46k time...you are in interim status pending adjustment. Look at the table of hours .
The letter is to describe you input on what to take or adjust off your route to your interpretation of USPS efficiency, addressed to the team adjusting routes. Generally, the office mgmt.
 
We are a vessels that deliver whatever territory we get. Our pay is determined by AI, volume, and our route assignment.

At least it will never stop being interesting.
My bliss is the job of delivering.
I hope I can keep that happy spot through all this outside interference.
Everyday its a desire to get on the street.
Me and the mail❤️.....and Marsha my MDD tracker 🤣
I named mine George.

 
I was just notified yesterday that they plan to cut my route. They said my route is over burdened. Im a 47k but I never go over my evaluation and i never need assistance. They have not told me more information on what they are doing. They said I can write a letter but I'm not sure who I'm supposed to make it out to.
Like @Gotrope stated, the 47K evaluation is contractually overburdened. And that "letter" you referred to is your carrier input on the route adjustment. I suggest you give them something like this :

In accordance with Article 30.1.J of The USPS / NRLCA 2024-2027 National
Agreement, I am respectfully submitting the following comments to be considered
before any final determination is made regarding the adjustment of said route.
.
I request that the route which I serve as well as all other route(s) affected by this
adjustment be measured with an official certified vehicle in the presence of myself
and/or the appropriate NRLCA Representative.

I request that all edit books, route maps, route books, line of travel , etc. be returned
to this office before the adjustment is implemented. I request all casing equipment
be in place with current labels reflecting the adjustment . I request that DPS letter
mail ,on the effective date of the adjustment, match the edit book as well as the
line of travel.

I request that financial harm be kept to a minimum by the adjustment as I have
demonstrated the ability to keep my actual work hours at or below the 2080 hour
threshold for the previous Guarantee Period(s). Additionally, if said route is being
adjusted due to being contractually overburdened, having maintained my actual work
hours at or below the 2080 hour threshold for the previous Guarantee Period(s) not
only justifies but also substantiates my request to keep financial harm to a minimum
and , therefore, adjusting said route to the recommended but not required 52 standard
hours would not be necessary. ( Ref . M-38 Section 823.13 )

Furthermore, pursuant to the Porwick letter , your reference #CS111
:Jestes:je:2802 , if this station is projected to be impacted by automation
within three years, I request that sufficient buffer be allowed to absorb
automation impact
.
I request that scheme integrity be maintained in accordance with the concept of
“blocking” and squaring to help eliminate issues with the assignment of new
deliveries

I request that any transfer of territory between routes be made considering
the actual mail volume , including parcels and accountable mail, of the territory
being moved as well as the growth or lack thereof related to said transfer(s).

Whereas the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System ( RRECS ) compiles
data collected from the previous 13 weeks of service on a given route to arrive
at the current weekly evaluation ( CWE ) as well as the adjustment factor to
determine the base hours , I request that I be made aware of the current weekly
evaluation of said route and that be considered as a factor during the adjustment.
( Ref. Page 20 RRECS Guide )

I request that all information be sent to operations for approval ; all route
maps, line of travel , and edit book information be in place 4 to 6 weeks in
advance of the implementation date to provide mailers sufficient time to
update their mailing lists both nationally and locally.

I request that the clerks in the ________ facility be properly scheme trained
and perform the breakdown of carrier route directs if the mailers have not
substantially corrected their mailings.

I request that all information relevant and pertinent in this adjustment be made
available to include a map showing the delivery territory of all routes in the
_________ Post Office ; PS Form 4012, and the individual route adjustment
sheets , Form(s) 500.

I respectfully request a written response to the specific recommendations I have
submitted with this document.

Carrier ____________________
Route # ____________________
 
I was just notified yesterday that they plan to cut my route. They said my route is over burdened. Im a 47k but I never go over my evaluation and i never need assistance. They have not told me more information on what they are doing. They said I can write a letter but I'm not sure who I'm supposed to make it out to.
Your union hard at work for you making you take a 10k paycut
 
The worst part is, very few people know that we were promised and supposed to get a value for each address not an average which skews the numbers. The union, at the highest levels, is basically ignoring this fact at this point. When questioned regarding weather or not the USPS will have the data space to give us individual volume factor numbers for each address in the future, the union is stating that it will never happen.
They’re acting as if it’s not a problem.
We’ll be getting an MOU this week to make things a tiny bit better for those who get adjusted.
One mistake after another after another…

Mistake #1 As I have said for past few years was the "IMPLEMENT & FIX LATER" You implement it won't ever get fixed.

IMPLEMENT & FIX LATER
IMPLEMENT & WAIT LONGER (STEP 4)
IMPLEMENT & FORGET

3 stages of RRECS with NRLCA

Sad thing is they never planned for ANYTHING WITH RRECS. Give you an example. Friend got cut from 48 to 43. About 2 months later, Amazon quits dropping off. So what will happen to these routes? Probably H route now. There is ZERO PROTECTION to carriers if something like this happens. I am waiting to see what happens and how far they drop off. Or what about this, you are out for say 6 months on medical, and they constantly split route or have subs that load in 2 min do your route, and your route goes from K to J while you are gone. AGAIN THEY NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THIS STUFF or if they did, they didn't fight hard enough for it.

Instead we are stuck with the whole TRUST ME, you get paid fairly. TRUST ME. Then whoever agreed to this god forsaken coverage factor is a moron. That alone has killed many routes. I mean went from 93% to 77% in 2 and half years. It went from servicing average of 428 boxes a day to 355 boxes. Dropped off 75 boxes.

Anyone else remember this database WE WERE PROMISED?!?!?! Where's that at? But don't worry in 2030 you will be doing the census and you will not get paid for it. Taking photos of packages soon and guess what not built in, WHICH USPS WILL CLAIM IT'S BUILT IN.
 
Your work hours are irrelevant to a cut. Only the evaluation matters for automatic rrecs dicing. Once you go beyond a 46k time...you are in interim status pending adjustment. Look at the table of hours .
The letter is to describe you input on what to take or adjust off your route to your interpretation of USPS efficiency, addressed to the team adjusting routes. Generally, the office mgmt.
My PS 4241says 56.7. But either way now, we get doubled or triple whammy during the year.So we get evaluated with the Rrecs twice a year, and then after that, we also if you're too high, they're gonna cut you for no reason, I am never over my evaluated time.I don't need assistance.I don't need my route cut now.They're just taking money to take money because they can. And someone in the union decided, it was a good idea to put that in our contract. I think our contract needs to be updated if our Rrecs is already taking money. Just saying.
 
My PS 4241says 56.7. But either way now, we get doubled or triple whammy during the year.So we get evaluated with the Rrecs twice a year, and then after that, we also if you're too high, they're gonna cut you for no reason, I am never over my evaluated time.I don't need assistance.I don't need my route cut now.They're just taking money to take money because they can. And someone in the union decided, it was a good idea to put that in our contract. I think our contract needs to be updated if our Rrecs is already taking money. Just saying.
It's actually IRS based off the 2080, 2240 hours. It's a clause under labor department salary craft employees.

Does it hurt to get cut on hours? Yes. But, carriers need to understand OT is not guaranteed to anyone.
 
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