This is what I know, I'm hoping someone on here can tell me what I don't know.

Kelp · Oct 5, 2016

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This is what I know, I'm hoping someone on here can tell me what I don't know. We've had a lot of changes at our PO recently, with more to come in the near future. We had 2 rural and 1 Aux route in our office, then they combined several other rural routes from nearby zip codes into our office including a new Aux with it's own zip. Now we have <span style="background-color: inherit">2 rural routes and 1 aux with</span><span style="background-color: inherit"> one zip code only, 3 rural routes and 1 Aux route with 2 zip codes per route</span><span style="background-color: inherit"> and a contract route.</span>

<span style="background-color: inherit"> This is where and why I'm confused and I've asked my PM and he doesn't know and says he will get back to me. First off, we've been told DPS will be coming to our office next month. The full time carriers asked PM how it would effect their routes and he said not much because of all the extra work/pay</span><span style="background-color: inherit"> we will be getting for aka Engineer Study. What I know for a fact is the previous PO I worked at when they got DPS it cut 2 hours off the route time, which they promptly took away from the Aux route and dropped him back to bare minimum of 2 hours per day. Now with DPS coming to our PO and I'm the Aux route they will be rebuilding from and I'm thinking with so many routes to rebuild my route may be cut severely or eliminated entirely. Now for the monkey wrench that's being thrown in. The carrier on the Aux with his own zip is resigning and I'm thinking I (senior sub)</span><span style="background-color: inherit"> need to transfer over to his route because the carriers can't take from his zip (at least I think so)</span><span style="background-color: inherit"> and it's about the same hours and miles as my Aux. Am I correct in my thinking or just shit out of luck?</span>

My current aux shares 1 zip with 2 routes and the other zip with 3 routes.

If you need more details, just ask. Thanks

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EthelAnne · Oct 5, 2016

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Regarding the rural time study, my District Representative is involved with Rural Route Mapping and he has dates in his calendar for that project into late summer of 2017, so the engineering study cannot possibly be completed before then, so I would not count on gaining any time due to that project for a good long while.

Here's an MOU that may be helpful: <a href="https://www.nrlca.org/UserFiles/File/steward/reference_guide/D/D-18.pdf" target="_blank">Implementing DPS letter mail</a> and, according to that MOU, it looks like you are correct in that adjustments are made by transferring territory within the same zip code.

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vajoker · Oct 5, 2016

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Ethel Anne is that the 2012 MOU that's been terminated?

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http://www.ruralinfo.net/october-2012-mou-to-hold-rural-route-postings-has-been-terminated-by-the-usps-and-nrlca.html

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EthelAnne · Oct 5, 2016

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Ethel Anne is that the 2012 MOU that's been terminated?

http://www.ruralinfo.net/october-2012-mou-to-hold-rural-route-postings-has-been-terminated-by-the-usps-and-nrlca.html

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No. If you can't access the NRLCA website, contact your steward. I searched the ruralinfo database, and I can't find the MOU I linked to there. Anyway, here's the relevant portion regarding zip codes:

<span style="text-decoration: underline">"Route Rebuild and Adjustments for DPS Letter Mail Impact</span>

Once a route is evaluated using the appropriate DPS letter mail standard, management will adjust the route by transferring territory from other routes in the same 5 digit zone and the same office, equal to the DPS letter mail impact or the 43K classification, whichever is less, provided sufficient territory exists. If sufficient territory does not exist to provide the amount of rebuild described above for all the routes impacted by DPS letter mail within the same zone and office, management will first rebuild routes below 40:00 standard hours to 40:00 standard hours. Management will then attempt to provide an amount of rebuild less than described above to the remaining impacted routes by distributing the outstanding buffer as equitably as possible, yielding to operational rationale and feasibility."