I just left the 2021 Labor Day parade. And it felt great! It was very inspiring to be around so many leaders in unionism. It marks a sense of normalcy that we haven’t had since March 2020.
As we approach normalcy at work, that means management will commence their shenanigans again. And they will do it knowing the effect the pandemic has had on our routes. Because in route adjustment, routes always lag behind the reality. If you have new growth on your route, you won’t get credit until you show it on your walks. And now you have an overburdened route. Your other alternative is to qualify and apply for a special inspection. But don’t forget that many of the businesses have closed since the pandemic. So, I suspect management will pounce on this opportunity to take routes out. Please always consider protecting your route.
Many of our offices start times have been pushed back again. Don’t you hate it when it is changed to :15 or :45? The next thing you know, carriers are counting on their fingers to deter mine their return times. The time changes are based on the “up” time that the clerks get the mail sorted. The bad thing is that with COVID-19, etc., many offices have had shortages of clerks. So, we pay the price for things that have nothing to do with us.
But we will adjust like we always do. We may complain, but we always get the job done. A funny thing happened during the pandemic. We were getting so many complaints from CCAs and junior carriers that I proclaimed, “the complaints department is closed.” The others laughed because we were all up to our necks in work.
“There is no crying in letter carrying.” Just do it!
