Christmas OT Period

Subject: Start times I have had several questions relating to the changing of start times due to management attempting to avoid Xmas overtime on the front side of the week. These will need to be grieved on an individual basis, appealed to step 2 to get a GATS # assigned and held in abeyance pending the [...]

Our analyses revealed that the Christmas overtime hours are no longer necessary to ensure timely delivery of mail for the following reasons:  Christmas mail volume no longer supports the need for overtime and the associated NRLCA agreement supplemental Christmas overtime pay provision. Specifically, for five consecutive years, the December total delivered mail volume has [...]

Important Points about Christmas OT procedures for rural carriers Just wanted to put out a few important points in advance of the Christmas OT period which begins Saturday December 3rd, 2011 and ends Friday December 23rd, 2011 REGULAR CARRIERS 1. You will receive OT if you work in excess of your WEEKLY evaluation, not the [...]

Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers: “The 2011 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Sat­urday, December 3, 2011 (Week 1, Pay Period (PP) 26-11), and ends Friday, December 23, 2011, Week 1 of Pay Period 01-12. During this period, certain timekeeping and pay rules apply. Timekeepers, including postmasters, supervisors, and other employees responsible for rural [...]

“The National Office has received numerous concerns from the field pertaining to directivesfrom USPS management as it relates to the Christmas over-time period. These directives in partare instructing local managers to do the following:1. Carriers cannot work over their daily evaluation (for any reason).2. No over-time or auxiliary assistance because letter and flat volume is [...]

Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers

Rural Mail Carrier Postal News: OIG: Rural Delivery Christmas Operations (Christmas Overtime)

Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers: “The 2009 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Saturday, December 5, 2009 (Week 1, Pay Period (PP) 26-09), and ends Friday, December 25, 2009, Week 1 of PP 01-10. During this period, certain timekeeping and pay rules apply. Time�keepers, including postmasters, supervisors, and other employees responsible for rural carrier [...]

The National Board is alarmed by some of these directives as they are in violation ofhandbooks, manuals and the contract. Therefore, we are compelled to place all rural carriers onnotification of their rights and instructions on how to handle these issues. http://www.divshare.com/direct/6070783-8a6.pdf

Correction: Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers Exhibit 1: “Correction: Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers Exhibit 1 In the article “Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Car�riers” in Postal Bulletin 22245 (11-6-08, page 21), the exhibit data is incorrect. The corrected information is given below in bold. Exhibit 1. Regular Carrier Works in Excess of [...]