Have you called your local bar assoc.? usually there are very few lawyers who deal in postal EEo. Check him out with your local union office first before you hire him. Hope this helps


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I am new to this site. I filed an EEO and need to find a good lawyer to handle my case. Any suggestions? I am in Mississippi and need a lawyer asap. Thanks

katie?

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you wouldn't be the first one to drive it everyday. btw, the woman who resurrected the VetRepComm from dormant came from your facility

i wish i could transfer there drb

Edited by author 04-29-2008 02:32 AM
wages are the same nationwide. but ot varies from facility to facility. I've heard anecdotal evidence of carriers and mhs both working a lot or none, depending on where. would you rather work outside, in the elements, basically on your own, or inside, in an almost factory-type environment? do you want to work days (carriers), or 2nd or 3rd shift (mhs)? want sundays off? (carriers don't work sundays except for few newbies doing collections and delivering express mail)

as far as vet treatment goes, I don't know how prevalent epicon's description is; you'd have to hear from others, esp where you're looking to work. I know vet's aren't treated as such where I am. we even have a vets rep committee to help vets with vet-specific problems. and we have an honor guard and rifle squad for ceremonies on Memorial Day and Veterans' Day, which mgmt supports

good luck

Edited by author 04-28-2008 04:06 PM
thanks to all vets for responding to my questions. can anyone out there give me any insight for the Portland, Oregon mail processing plant, and which job is best to work for overtime? I am wondering if I should take a city carrier position or a mail handler job, and what are the hourly wages, do they differ btwn cities? Do vets really get treated like dirt, in every post office or just looked down upon, from reading the many posts here, I am not sure if I really want to work in this hostile enviroment. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nepovisors run the place- put in charge by their family members in upper management. Vets are blackballed and treated like unwanted diseases (thanks for protecting your country) and told "your lucky to have a F-cking job" because they had some 1 else in mind most likely another family member that they quickly would elevate to nepovisor or stupidvisor. If you think you can advance in their nepotistic world keep dreaming, they're already plotting how to eliminate you from service as you would earn to much of their money

and the vets that "run" the place are the workers. bosses are all twenty-somethings who, after seeing what the work was like, decided that standing around watching was much better

/m391 I'll assume you served during the first Gulf War 1990-1992.All people who served during that time period are 5 point vets.They change the requirements for each war or conflict.You can only get 10 points if you are getting a disability.

I was curious about the Coast Guard eligibiliy for Vet Pref and I found the info in the link on my previous posting. After you go to that link, look at paragraph 771.1, which is on page 256 of 305 pages.

Here is a link to help you determine your Vet Pref status regarding points.

http://www.chicagopostalworker.com/Subject...Emp%20Placement.pdf

 Pay particular attention to Section 48. It sounds like you would be a 5 pointer based on what you wrote.

 As a 5 point Vet Pref, you would take the exam. You must score at least 70 points to pass. Whatever score at or above 70 you get, they then add 5 points to the total. Your name is placed on the register with everyone else according to your score (with the 5 points added).

hello,
first of all thanks to all vets that provide other vets with info that they need to know for joining the post office, I just recently took the test in Portland, Oregon, my question is am I a 5 or 10 point vet? I put in my 20 and retired, but I have no disability, but I get a retirement check from the govt, but is not a VA penision check, so I guess I get only 5 points correct? My next question is there a separate list just for us vets or a combined list with all the other people that took the test, and I did claim my vets pref, from what I read here, I always thought that the vets ran the post office because so many joined and made it into upper management? Any comments or suggestion would be very much appreciated, how soon would I get called?

They do not have access to your Medical Records from the VA. furthermore the VA will not release any information about you other than your Status ie. discharge and Rating. If they do get your records the P.O is in violation of Federal law.
if you are going for your medical exam give as little information as possible. If you are deemed not hireable by the postal service, Call your congressman/woman. they are also bound by law to help you. Thats how I got hired. hope this Helps

I'm guessing that depends on whether you claim disability (10 pts) or not