MAIL COUNT

Did you know that 1 min during a mail count can be worth $2000.00? Thats right… If you are close to moving into the next hour of evaluation, overlooking something small could mean a $2000.00 mistake. Just as an example: A 40k Step 12 route’s salary is $52,061.00A 41k Step 12 route’s salary is $54,011.00 [...]

Well fellow rurals, mail count is here.  If you havent checked out the Ruralinfo mail count page, give it a peek. You can find tools and links to forums where other carriers are talking about count.  Good luck to everyoneout there! http://ruralinfo.net/mailcount.html

Attached is the signed Mutual Understanding signed today regarding the use of the end of run (EOR) report for delivery point sequence (DPS) flats during a mail count. This Mutual Understanding will be in effect with the National September 2011 mail count that begins Saturday September 17, 2011 and for any counts thereafter. The parties [...]

National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: “This grievance concerns what should be the proper credit during a mail count when a carrier provides certificate of mailing services. The parties agree that a rural route will be provided two minutes credit under column 24 (Registered, Certified Accepted) for each certificate of mailing piece or PS Form 3877 [...]

Due to the potential impact of the upcoming national mail count, increased implementation of DPS flats, and to assist management with adjustments and assignments of rural routes following implementation of the mail count results, several modifications to existing MOU’s have been made which address residual vacancies, auxiliary routes, route adjustments, excessing of rural carriers, and [...]

 I have two separate mail count forums set up in preparation of the upcoming count. One is on the rural connect network, very active forums there. You have to sign up to become a member and be approved. I require sign up and approval because we like to have a semi private place for our [...]

SEPTEMBER 2011 NATIONAL MAIL COUNT INFORMATION The Postal Service has the right to conduct a national count of mail for all rural routes during the last twelve (12) working days in September of any year. Before the Postal Service can schedule a September national count, the Union at the national level must be notified at [...]

National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: “The NRLCA was notified yesterday that the Postal Service intends to conduct a national mail count in September 2011, in accordance with Article 9.2.C.3a(4) of the national agreement. Please see the attached correspondence from Postal Headquarters. Additional mail count information will be disseminated, including the NRLCA mail count guide, at [...]

The NRLCA was notified today that the Postal Service intends to conduct a national mail count in September 2011, in accordance with Article 9.2.C.3a(4) of the national agreement.   Additional mail count information will be disseminated, including the NRLCA mail count guide, at a later date.   USPS letter of intent

On May 12, 2011, after the start of the May 2011 Special Mail Count, the parties received the supplemental award from Arbitrator Bloch setting the new DPS flat standard of 43 pieces per minute. The parties’ December 21, 2007 MOU clearly states that a standard of no more than 27 DPS flats per minute remains [...]

National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: “Attached you will find an update to the NRLCA mail count calculator to reflect the changes in DPS Flats Standards. Click here to see the mail count calculator…”

FSS IMPACT OFFICES ONLY….. A count period for DPS flat impact offices has been established as the 12 working days after Mother’s Day. (May 9 through May 21, 2011). In order to qualify for this mail count period, an office must have been receiving DPS flats for 30 days prior to the start of this [...]

National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association The issue is in this grievance is whether management’s failure to conduct a pre-count conference at least fifteen (15) days prior to the start of the count should nullify the results of a mail count. The settlement reflects that although this would not nullify the mail count, management’s failure to [...]

Disruption ContingencyContingencies should only be implemented in those instances when there is disruption of service and anoffice receives little or no mail for delivery due to severe weather or other conditions. District and Areapersonnel should discuss each situation as it occurs with the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Associationstate steward and make a determination as to [...]

This is in Excel format. http://www.divshare.com/direct/10592370-158.xls