NAPUS
of
North Carolina

 

Monday
Bob Rapoza: Phil Jones working to reduce charges on failure to follow instructions. Stopping duplicate reports. No consequences for those above us who fail to show common sense.
Strengthening Title 39 –during pay talks. Reached out to the Senate for help. S 3145 to amend Title 39-ensure reasonable and sustainable work loads for PMS. That benefits may only be modified during pay talks. In other words, the convention leave should not have been taken like it was. The Title should be amended.
Recourse was left to each postmaster. National is not done with this issue. Wed a meeting is scheduled to discuss this issue. It is not in the best interest of PM and NAPUS to support a process that labels PMs as non contributors. Nor to support a process that changes the goals in midyear.
PMG introduced a new business plan on March 22, 2010.
Losing money since 2007. As stakeholders we have an interest in this plan. As PMs we will be involved in the real world implementation of this plan. Do we agree in entity? Absolutely not! We should not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Separate plan into 3 parts: 1-part we agree 2- other parts to find common ground 3- keep open the door on parts that are not in the best interest of PM and customers we serve.
We will oppose with every fiber and every money-the closing of a PO solely for economic reasons!

Ruth Goldway, PRC
Read past plans from the 1970s, which included changing to 5 day delivery.
Outlined principle parts of the law about closing Post offices as applied to Station and Branches. These customers should not be treated differently.
Requesting their opinion about changing the number of delivery days.
Looking at study of over payment of retiree health fund.
Advocates for universal service. PMG’s 10 year plan was dramatic and bold statement of what faces the postal service. His solutions were bold. He wants to remove the postal offices from universal service. We will go where the people are. Troubling. POs are not just units of delivering the mail, or units of profit. We will find ways to find ways to fund the Post offices. Rate caps may have to go. We have to get a clear image of what the post offices are. She believes that post offices are essential.

Wayne Orshak
We are the backbone of the postal service. We take care of our customers no matter what it takes. MPOOs are promoted who have never been a postmaster. Or when an MPOO who was a postmaster who then goes to “the dark side”. What is wrong with the supervisor making a report on Saturday? HQ will do whatever they can do to take away from postmasters. You know why? They know that postmasters will do whatever it takes to provide for our customers. There is nothing more that can be asked of us, nothing more for us to give up. You need to help out with issues. You must help with the change. When you use your own private vehicle you are giving the postal service another reason not to fix what is broken. When you work over 8 hours you are giving the postal service another reason not to fix what is broken. You need to deal with these issues. You need to make it clear to your boss that you need resources. You will not use your own vehicle. Make SOX a priority. It has come to the time when we cannot afford to take one for the team. When it becomes a daily practice to run mail, it is time to say enough is enough. Get together with your fellow postmasters. If everyone sticks to the script, everything would be fine. Imagine if every postmaster in the nation only worked 8 hours? There would be changes.

Ken Engstrom, this will be his last year. His wife has elected to return home to Iowa.
NPA process: last date for filing was March 21. Focus group was appointed to work on this. Resolution log is recognized system between postmasters and USPS. Log is on the website. The postal service needs to understand what effects their actions have on us. You need to step up.
Posting of vacancies: over 5k nationwide. Data is being gathered to send to HQ. Stand on vacant offices; post offices are being posted on exception process. We want this stopped and offices posted. POV-no one should be using their own vehicles to transport mail. NAPUS has addressed the safety issues. To help you: USPS has issued two letters. USPS will pay damages to the other vehicle if the postal employee is negligent. Nothing will be paid for postal employees vehicle. OWCP will be paid if needed. Short answer: the postal service should not force or require an employee to use his or her own vehicles. Try to be positive. If help is needed turn to a NAPUS family member.

PM Reps: Larry Jones, PM reps committee includes retirees to help train on the state level. Pro active on issues. Visited HQs. Related what is happening in the field to postmasters. HQ took notes and was interested. Will defend postmasters to the best of their ability. Requesting help from state pm reps. Phil Jones, focuses on defending postmasters.
Phil Jones, Attorney, 19th legislative conference, every time there have been major issues, no different this year. Worse then ever, world view is terrible. Under employment 17th percent. Everyone else is in the red
Pay scales are out of balance. Level 15s clerks can make more. Discipline increasing. PMG wants to close thousands. Two cases right now, terrible mental illnesses

David Williams,
Last two audits, bank accounts, credit card pins, and timecards.
4 major problems: verify disbursements, financial differences, and pins/passwords, PS 1723
The ones were people go to prison are going up.
Keep personal problems off the jobs. Audits end in briefing…
Disability fraud –big business.

Pam Doudreau
Membership is 66% Country in quadrants. Build strong leaders for each quadrant

Potter: Mail model is threatened Information age has changed us. We are not the only ones threatened. Net flicks are being threatened by downloads. Capital Hill asks us to change. No one is to blame for the change in the way we communicate. Under 600k employees. The obligations we have are so great I am not sure we can handle it. Capital Hill asked for a compressive plan. We waited till the mail volume flattened out. Reached out to experts, for volume consultants. Pieced together the plan for 10 years out. Details on blue page. 150 billion pieces of mail in the future, we can grow in packages. Advertising mail will change but be strong. Loss of 30 billion first class mail. Average revenue per piece. 2000 5 letters to every address, 2009 4 pieces 2020 3 pieces everyday every household. $1.00 value. Not recommended to invest in other businesses. Should pursue freedom to look into other businesses. If we did nothing, potential to lose over 8 billion dollars. Suggestions: Deal with retiree health benefits. More flexible work force.
We pay more for heath benefits for employees. Who are the people who will be mailing 10 years from now? Those people want affordably, and can live with 5 day delivery.
Product freedom. Give American greater access to our products and services. Put post offices in stores. Average 600, grocery store 1000, pharmacy 800-foot traffic per day.
30% of retail has gone on line, Figure out how to get into places so customers can mail.
2011 raise prices above the rate of inflation.
Rates: regulator makes the decision.
Post offices can’t close for economic reasons
6-5 day- congress
Retiree pay –congress
He says the changes in society causes the changes in the post office.
Absolute is that things have to change. Can not be the same day in day out.