If Potter can convince the public that five days will save the PO, and at the same time stabilize prices, I think he'll be able to get it. Whether there is any truth to what Potter says is beside the point.

If USPS is such a dinosaur... why on earth do the likes of Forbes want to privatize it so badly?

I smell a rat.

Just my 2 cents worth, but I really have my doubts about going to 5days. I know Potter is REALLY fighting for it, but I'm not so sure congress will go along. We'll see.

They tried to contract out custodians here in San Francisco BUT alot were veterans so they couldn't do it. So if you have alot of custodians in your facility then your safe but if not.....oh well. Just to add, Sat. delivery WILL be gone within the year.

22 is half way thru. Wont be long now & retirement funding will be leaving skid marks.
Next is elimination of saturday delivery....that will be the "S" shape of the skid marks, then on to only one set of skid marks when layoffs start and the postal vehicle rolls over for the crash.

Just got the word that 30 plus clerks will be excessed out of Elmira N.Y..

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Large processing plants might be downsized but doubtfully closed. Less employees needed in a smaller plant so layoffs thru congressional repeal of the "less than 6 year" MOU, are likely.

?-- Some people just LOVE starting rumors to get people upset. I wouldn't worry about it.

I just heard the South Florida PDC is going to close. True? They have 700+ employees.wonder what will happen to them...

if your bp (or avp or whatever they're called these days) doesn't have answers, there's a link to the local pres here
http://www.masteruser.com/npmhu309/

Just heared Elmira N.Y. is going to excess 10 t0 13 mail handlers. Don't know how many clerks. Rumor has it they want the 6 dps machines gone within 6 months. Has anyone heard anything? Big transportation meeting on tuesday.

Elmira still has 6 dps machines. They also have 5 manual flat cases that they use every night. Still has a first class belt and a pallet belt that the mail handlers get alot of O.T. on.

btw, what flats does elmira have now? small towns? doesn't roc do 'em all now anyway?

Edited by author 09-09-2009 11:59 AM
roc has been SLATED to get them; no where near having them now. 2 "rumored" scenarios - start installing 6 mos from now (means they "might" be working next summer); or not until 2011

Is it true that the new dps flat sorters have arrived in Roch. N.Y.? If so will the flats be leaving Elmira soon?