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NRLCA is horrid regardless of the name they go by!

RCAforever: The closest office is 81 driving miles away, or about an hour & 25 minutes, according to mapquest. No way somebody's going to drive that far, I don't think.

The RCA on the route I should have gotten this time is under evaluation. It's an H route. The PTF would be way over, but she works the route only 4 days, and I take the other 2. It's a K route.

The one the PTF (#2) is working is a "true residual" in my opinion. The regular bid off it last year to take a posted route, which was vacated by a fairly new regular that went into management in another office. The RCA (#3) is working a route that a former area steward retired from, which I bid on. No regulars did. It's therefore not a "residual," as I have understood the term since 1990.

PTF #2 really has no other routes. There are us 2 PTFs, and only 2 K routes left in the entire office. I work hers 2 days a week, while she works it the other 4. Then I work my one primary K route that's left. Prior to the 2008 count, we had 3 K routes each. It was posted that way. (Which management did incorrectly -- we never should have been assigned specific routes, according to the contract.)

You would think that they would want to get rid of one PTF position and make you regular. You're getting the benefits anyways. Sounds like quite the clusterf*#k in your office..........good luck and keep pushing for the regular route..........

Asking for senior RCA...Route that was vacated due to retire is now going to be split up instead of offered to regulars. The sub on the route that is going to be split up will then have no primary route. (We have routes in our office with no primary sub.) Does she get to pick from one of those or will they have to put all the routes up that have no sub for the RCA's to bid on again by senority?
Most of the route that is being split up is going to routes that have no primary sub at this point. That is going to change the make up of these routes considerably and how much they pay. Just want to know if they have to offer the vacant primary routes to all RCA's by senority or does the "displaced" RCA just get to choose from the vacant primary slots?

Any rca should be able to request to change primary routes (to a vacant route) at any time..........

Edited by author 06-03-2009 12:04 AM
Cindi - RCAforever is correct. Your senior RCA can have their pick of the routes with no assigned sub. And any RCA can change to any available route at any time. Just put the request in writing on any scrap of paper, and give it to management.

As for the senior RCA being able to bump any others off their primaries, I doubt it. Double check with your shop steward, or area steward, but I don't think there are any situations where that will hold water.

Edited by author 06-04-2009 06:18 AM
Hey gang;
My sister recently bought her a RHD vehicle. I read where the USPS will pay $500 to folks if they buy a RHD vehicle. Is that still current?
thanks from a city carrier.

how long can the hiring freeze affect a vet or anyone of the subs from getting a full time spot if a spot is available IE we got a guy soon to retire so the next in line RCA should be promoted that would be me btw. How long can it last... can i get congressman involved or the VA?

Can't hurt to get your Congressman involved, will at least bring the subject to the table instead of the void the USPS will leave you in..........

Is anyone familiar with LK routes verses K routes? I have a 42LK route with 637 deliveries, and on my last stop I have 12 NBU's with a total of 190 deliveries. Does a LK route count my last NBU as 190 boxes? If it is not counted as 190 boxes I would fall under a 42K instead of a 42LK. I have 363 boxes and the rest of my deliveries are in 9 stops with NBU's. I have 36 miles on my route.

Edited by author 06-07-2009 10:29 AM
yes, the NCDBU boxes all count as one delivery each as far as "L" route purposes.........but you only get 1 minute each for count..........nice huh???

A carrier in my office was told by a union steward that the NCDBU's would count a one delivery each as far as counting toward an "L" route.........but they were wrong, and the route is "L".........wish he had it in writing..........well worth paying dues for, huh???

If the NBU's already get just one minute per delivery, then they should not be counted in the L route as a box. The L route is to bring the time down to a minute, so if the NBU's already get a minute then that hurts the rest of the L route equation. It still takes longer for me to deliver to my street boxes that a minute is offered.

As an L route you get 1.82 minutes for each regular box and 1.00 minute for each centralized delivery whether it be NDCBU type or other type centralized delivery. As a non L route you get 2.00 for each regular box and 1.00 for each centralized delivery. We all get 1.00 minute for each centralized delivery.

Yes 1 minute for NBU'S so the NBU's should not be counted as boxes in the equation of 12 boxes per mile, for L routes

Good point.......why isn't a centralized box on an "L" route worth only .91 minutes.........could have a good arguement, but if you let the NRLCA represent you, you will probably end up with the .91 minutes for a NCDBU delivery.........

It should be written somewhere if a NCDBU counts only as One delivery for the purpose of establishing an "L" route...........get searching..........