http://www.crazypostal.com Delivering sanity straight to you. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:15:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don't you find it funny, the drama companies that have a high union profile are experiencing. The Republican debaters, (I.E. Rick Perry in particular,) said he would immediately "Get Rid Of The Unions". The people who control our well being all meet at some resort in Northern California, ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2011/11/23/to-what-extremes-will-congress-go-to-whip-the-unions/ These talks or news leaks appear in the years and month leading to new contract negotiations. The Postal representatives have their spin doctors working 24/7 on spinning their circumstances as if they were being elected to office to look bleak until they have finished contractual negotiations with the major ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2010/11/22/all-the-talk-about-postal-losses/ The announcement came as no surprise for me because of the abuse of the process by both craft and management.  The process needed to be a consensus process as was originally designed.  The process when used as intended is a way for management and craft to opt in to getting ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2008/11/16/the-end-of-qwlei-for-rural-carriers/ As far as I'm concerned FSA should be RSA for Rigged Spending Account as far as the Postal Service branch of the program is concerned. I guess we were all supposed to have received a letter telling us that the Postal FSA is for working mothers! OK. ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2008/04/28/fsa-should-be-rsa/ OK, the count is over, I've lost 5 hours in my evaluation as have thousands of "Rural Carriers" across the country, and I'm happy I still have a job.  My point was proven to the nth degree as automation makes controlling our numbers easy for management trying to shift postal ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2008/03/30/re-fighting-the-femail-man-2/ To: Marty Fortier Coeur d’Alene Press RE: Fighting 'The Femail Man'   It’s too bad that this story gets lost in gender wars.  The real story is automation is pushing the limits of human endurance.  We are about to go to the next level of automation in our office.  In the months to come ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2008/01/22/re-fighting-the-femail-man/ It Appears there is a contract in place. This must mean there will be a 2 week opt-in count in February 2008. YUP, 2 weeks in 2008, 4 weeks in 2009 and 2 weeks in 2010.  Regulars agreeing to work their scheduled relief day so the relief can ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2007/12/17/arbitrators-arrive-at-decision-on-rural-contract/ It looks like it's going to happen later than I had gathered from the previous information  dispersed on the subject. http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dzdzj27_758vbb64 http://www.crazypostal.com/2007/07/27/interest-arbitrator-selected-and-hearings-scheduled-to-begin-october-29/ Rush Limbaugh, in his daily radio broadcast on July 19th, 2007 included the Postal Service in his attacks against government waste and inefficiency.  Many people don't understand that the Postal Service is all but private and not public funded through the tax system.  The postal service is funded by the ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2007/07/20/rush-limbaugh-adds-the-postal-service-to-his-list/ A reporter for the AFL-CIO, Mike Hall, stated that the NALC has come to a tentative agreement with the USPS concerning their contract. Highlights are: 5 year contract, Cost-of-living increases, Reduction or elimination of casual assistance in place of bargaining unit employees, 5% increase in contributions for ... http://www.crazypostal.com/2007/07/14/nalc-has-tentative-contract-with-usps/