All PVS operations for Pasadena, Stockton, and Fresno Ca. are to be converted to HCRs’ on March 19, 2007. In Pasadena have taken to calling ourselves the, “Lame Ducks!” much like politicians who are termed out our term is up. The march to privatization takes a big step forward, only the courts can save us now. This message is also posted under motor vehicle

Hey...why don't we all picket? The public just loves pickets. Traffic tie ups just thrill the public. They will see it our way!

You choose a good handle their Ignor A. Mous. We are planning an informational picket sometime before we are shipped out, because we are not going quietly into the night like management wants, we are going to make a lot of noise. I am not a 48er; four hours work for eight hours pay. I have gone beyond the norm when asked so I am going to make sure they hear my voice when the time comes.

Major backlog in Tacoma P&DC Tuesday night. The problem was all the mail from Olympia now being shipped to Tacoma for cancellation. They may save $1 million a year but they're going to pay out a lot more in overtime as people downstream stand around waiting for mail.

We experienced a similar situation at the Pasadena P&DC when they consolidated out going mail. The only difference management did it just before the start of the holidays, which made everything worse. Mail was lost, sometimes for days, processing was delayed one to two days minimum. Then I read in the Postal Reporter today that our AMP was incomplete, inaccurate, and factually unsupported. The OIG flunked our AMP but I guess its too late now, that’s what I think management is saying right now. The worst part is PVS is next.

Let's support the APWU and join the informational picket on October 26,2006.Get the message to the media that the reason for the consolidations is the huge losses in back pay for grievances and EEO filed due to the abuse of craft employees

everyone!
OCTOBER 26, 2006. it's being called a national day of picketing by the union, to alert the public of the consolidation plans of the usps, and the negative effects that will arise from this attempt. mainly, the usps says it will reduce costs and save them money etc... one of the usps' biggest cost is the amount of grievances and eeo's that are being filed because of postal management abuse to it's employees. postal officials do not correct the problems among the rank and file within the postal service. most of the time they are covered up. if we, the employees of the usps/union members, are joining the national day of picketing to bring all important issues we face to the public, do so with a show of unity Edit
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 BS - The ex-vp filed charges. LR

Anybody know the lastest on Waco Texas?

We are so short handed here while waiting to hear the axe is falling. Union has ok use of custodians to help us for the next two months. What a bunch of crap

So are the custodians still doing your work? What ever happened?

No that's over with, just happened through the holidays. Still waiting to hear!

Pasadena PVS craft reassignment date as been extended to April 28th, the "Lame Ducks live to quack another day." Anybody have any information about Fresno or Stockton?

As of last week the P.O. could not find any HCR’s to take the Pasadena and Glendale PVS routes, on Friday March 16th they suddenly have four bidders. I guess we will learn our fate soon. One of them is supposedly a newby looking to get his foot in the door. I heard from an inside source it’s a pretty big foot. Most of the HCR’s around here make just enough to get bye, I don’t think Big Foot knows what they’re getting in to? Cc. Motor Vehicle & Vets

Check the awpu.org western regional coordinator impact statements
for periodical updates on operational changes.

Tyrone

I want to say Thank You Very Much for your help. No one as ever told me about those links before; I checked it out thanks again. I’ll post another message tomorrow I am out of time for today

The northland district plans to contract out motor vehicle services with a contractor who is using Australian drivers on H1-B visas. The MVS service for the Minneapolis - St. Paul metro area will no longer be staffed by postal employees.