~Via Christine Lawlor-Roth – President, APWU Mid-Hudson~ Received official notification from National and Area that a Moratorium has passed and Mid Hudson Mail Processing and Distribution Centers excessing event has been put on hold until at least October. What this means for those employees who were awarded bids in the April posting, those who bid…
In our facility, truck dispatcher schedules were changed at the beginning of the AMP talk. These truck schedule changes were done without actually changing the HCR contract departure times. For years, in our facility alone, we wrote nightly late slips (PS 5466) for 4 trucks 6 days a week. These late slips ranged from 45…
I am sharing these facts with other folks in hope that they can recognize these traps that we walked into, should they be threatened with consolidation in the future. I think these Phase I & II consolidations are just the beginning. It feels like we are in a post-apocalyptic outpost, cut off from everyone and…
Published by USPS on January 2, 2015 The postal facility consolidation proposals developed in accordance with the USPS Handbook PO-408 Area Mail Processing (AMP) guidelines that are part of the Network Rationalization Plan were submitted for public comment and acted upon by postal management in early 2012. Consistent with Pub.L. 109-435, Title III, § 302(c)(3)(D)(ii),…
A lot of ink has been spilled discussing and cussing the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to close 82 mail processing centers next year. But the three images below tell the story in a nutshell. David Williams, USPS’ vice president of networks, showed these slides in a recent presentation to mailers about the “Phase II” consolidations…
Audit Report – NO-MA-15-001 – 10/06/2014 [PDF] Conclusion The Postal Service has not analyzed the impact of planned service standard changes or informed stakeholders of the changes related to Phase 2 consolidations. Specifically, management did not complete the service standard impacts worksheet in 91 of the 95 AMP feasibility studies. The other four feasibility studies…
(September 22, 2014) The National Postal Mail Handlers Union has initiated a Step 4 grievance concerning violations arising from the Postal Service’s plans to close or consolidate approximately 82 facilities starting in January 2015. In particular, the NPMHU believes that the Postal Service’s decision to close or consolidate these facilities is a violation of Handbook…
Audit Report – NO-AR-14-009 – 08/28/2014 Background The U.S. Postal Service uses Area Mail Processing (AMP) guidelines to consolidate mail processing functions, eliminate excess capacity, increase efficiency, and better use resources. Consolidations provide opportunities for the Postal Service to operate as a leaner, more efficient organization. This report responds to a congressional request for review…
