Video: Survey paints dismal picture of worker morale at Pontiac Metroplex Mail Distribution Center

By Aaron Baskerville – June 10, 2016 PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) – A workplace survey about the Metroplex Mail Distribution Center in Pontiac paints a dismal picture of workplace life. The survey, exclusively obtained by 7 Action News, was sent out to more than 700 union workers in May. One hundred seventy five have responded so…

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USPS: Meeting area promotes employee engagement

[maxgallery id=”46705″]Employees at the Pontiac, MI, Metroplex Processing and Distribution Center are more connected because of a new engagement initiative. Supervisors and employees gather each day in the facility’s “meet and greet” area to discuss facility operations. Morning meetings, for example, include a recap of the previous day’s performance and the goals for the next…

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APWU demands answers after 5 workers die at Pontiac postal facility in 14 months (video)

By Aaron Baskerville – March 9, 2016 PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) – American Postal Workers Union leaders are demanding more answers and further investigation after five US postal workers at the mail center in Pontiac have died on the job. These deaths happened in a 14-month time frame, the latest occurring in October of 2015. Area…

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Management Alert – Methane Gas Safety Concern at Michigan Metroplex P&DC

This management alert presents a safety concern of the methane detection system observed at the U.S. Postal Service Michigan Metroplex Processing and Distribution Center (Metroplex), located in Pontiac, MI (Project Number 16RG002HR001). This review was initiated based on safety concerns expressed to us in a complaint which identified five employee deaths during a 14 month…

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