2011 Organizational Redesign

Confessions of a Former Station Manager "Congressional Response"

July 2010   
The U.S. Postal Service lost $764 million in July according to preliminary financial information released by the PRC. Total mail volume was up .09% over SPLY and total workhours were down 5.0%. YTD the USPS has lost $6.143 billion while total mail volume is down 4.3% SPLY.
 

February 2010  Confessions of a Former Station Manager 2010

 September 2009  Flats Sequencing System: First Article Retest Results

September 2009 Retirement Counseling On The Clock M01708 

September 2009 USPS notifies NALC of intent to excess up to 323 carriers in the LA area

September 2009 NRP: Injured carriers sent home due to lack of work...Branch 231

August 2009 USPS Postal Incentives - $47 million in bonuses to managers

August 2009 Route Changes due to MIARAP

  August 2009 "Five Types of Bad Supervisors" by Guy Norenberg

  May 2009 USPS Kicks Rehab, Limited Duty, & Light Duty Carriers to the Curb - Branch 2902 "The Mailbag"

  Apr 2009 Going Postal: Imminent Death of the Postal Service? - Georg Jensen - The American Interest Magazine

  Mar 2009 Organizational Changes: Administrative Downsizing

   Mar 2009  Removal of Abusive Supervisor Arbitration - Branch 3825

  Mar 2009   Confessions of a Former Station Manager Part III 

   Mar 2009   Postal Employees Staying on the Job Longer 

   Feb 2009   PMG Potter issues "Honor the Contract" memo

  Feb 2009    New Rules, New Game, New Opportunities???

   Feb 2009   FERS Sick Leave Legislation  

   Jan 2009  Hundreds of Gift Cards Lost in the Mail

   Dec 2008   "Mailman Steve" receives $3000 check to pay his "junk mail" fine

   Nov 2008   The USPS PMG Potter earns $857,459 in FY 2008

   Nov 2008  Interim Route Adjustment Process Training Presentation

   Oct 2008    USPS Open Route Pivot Plan

   Oct 2008   Memorandum of the New Interim Alternate Route Adjustment Process

    Oct 2008    Assigment of City Delivery MOU (Re: Contracting Out) M-01694

   Oct 2008  Balancing the Budget with Early Retirements?

   Oct 2008  FSS: Production First Article Testing Readiness and Quality (OIG Audit)

    Oct 2008   Delivery Operations: Strategies, Budget, Tactics, Graphs, Route Adjustments, Street Management, Summary

    Oct 2008   Postal Management Video denounced by NALC President Young

   Oct 2008   Mail Carriers Disciplined - Meriden, CT

    Sep 2008  APWU Reports Bleak Financial Picture &  Possible Layoffs

   Sep 2008 Congressman Inquires on Meridan Route Cuts

    Jul 2008  Cellphones: "Who knows your Cell Phone number? ....Branch 1111

    Jul 2008  GAO report: Assessing the Effectiveness of Outsourcing

    Jul 2008  "A Dangerously Dysfunctional Workplace" by the StressDoc

    Jul 2008  Hidden camera crew trails "contracted" letter carrier

    Jul 2008  Mail Carrier wins Hottest Husband contest!

   May 2008 Memorial Day Tribute: A Postal Soldier's Story (Branch 2555)

   Apr 2008 Class Action Complaint for Rehab Employees

   Apr 2008  Confessions of a Former Station Manager - Part II

   Apr 2008  Retirement EZ

   Feb 2008  Commentary from a Former Station Manager

   Feb 2008  Contract Administration: Article 8 and the 5:00 o'clock deadline

   Jan 2008  Postal Management Exam - Check your I.Q.

   The Shepherd Dog -- Tribute to shop stewards 

   Our Nation's First Letter Carrier

   POSTSECRET: strangers share their thoughts on post cards