Aux01 -- "Are the previous Agreements on here still in effect that we get credited for time to separate tubs of mail from pickups ?
-- Should be. Page 10 of the Mail Count Guide -- Pre-Count Conference Items for Discussion. #13 is Proper credit for collected mail: a. For more than 2 separations. Step 4 H7R-4B-C 29248.
"And are we only still required to separate in 2 locations , because we have about 9."
-- Page 28 of the Mail Count Guide: ( 20 ) Actual time to deposit collected mail in more than two separations. Same Step 4 reference.
-- Best thing to do NOW is to document those 9 separations you are currently doing.
-- If manglement mentions a reduction in separations at the office pre-count meeting, document it. Unfortunately that is the window of opportunity for changes in office operations. And if separations increase sometime after count, with documentation in hand, smile and file.
-- Be suspicious of any postal "coincidence".
-- At least in my old office, manglement gave us the choice of which 2 separations would be done for free and which would count for actual time. Normally a couple of flats and a NETFLIX DVD or two would be the "freebie separations" and the letters separated for actual time ( which might be a good time to check for stamps on the letters ). Most of us used a tub ( under the LLV tray platform ) for the collected mail. Don't be like some and just dump the tub!! Any seconds gained are vital to the health of your route evaluation and pay check.