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Director of Route Inspection: Les Dillman
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In my first year as District Lead of the Philadelphia District, my staff and I have worked diligently on behalf of the membership to ensure that your rights are upheld with regard to route adjustment. Remember that the goal of route adjustment is to get the routes adjusted as close to eight hours as possible. This is done in accordance with the rules set forth by the contract (more specifically handbook M-39 and any applicable other handbooks or agreements). We have managed to get some of the routes back that were taken out as a result of the FSS implementation (the union had no input in the FSS process). As a result, we are one of the only disticts in the country that are putting routes back into our offices. That only came with your help! I hope that you continue to ingest the process as we move forward and I thank you for all your understanding as we move forward. Let's be clear, I can only be successful with you and because of you. But never without you! In my capacity, I also have the responsibility of ensuring that all the incarnations of route adjustment (JRAP) are done properly. To ensure that all our members rights are adhered to, I will work with a management counter-part at the District level. If we disagree on any issue(i'm always prone to disagree with management), the matter is appealed to the next level at the Business Agent's office. The next (and final) level is at the national level. This is how any disputes are handled.
Although I have been working temporarily in this capacity for the past year or so, I am honored by this responsibility. I am comfortable and ready to implement the latest agreement. But I must be direct with you.....This process only works with your help. It is you who give me the information to fight for you with. It is you who knows your route better than anyone. And it is you who have to deal with the results of this process.
Please understand and know that myself and my staff will always do our best to secure your rights. Working closely with Branch President Jim McCullough, we will always make decisions that we feel will best serve the membership.
Sincerely and respectfully,
Les Dillman
************ Please be patient as this page undergoes it's new construction ************
************ Glossary note: zone means your office zip code. Some offices have more than one zip code housed in their office. ************
The new JRAP agreement was just announced. Key changes to the agreement include a new 3999 review process, selection of the 3999 that is closest to the selected street time, an expedited bidding process option for entire zones that are optimized under COR and NALC COR technicians to ensure COR is used fairly in future JARAP adjustments.
Agreement and Highlights
- For the actual JRAP Agreement Click Here!
- 3999 Review Process - Selection of 3999's that is closest to selected street time
- An expedited bidding process option for entire zones that are adjusted through CORE
- The position of NALC CORE Technician was created to ensure CORE is used fairly
- All adjustments should be done by November 14, 2011. No adjustment will be made from 11/15/2011 to 1/2012
- In an office where we are using CORE, it will be up to the Branch President if you want to use an expedited bidding Process. I don't know who this affects yet. If it is FSS iffices or everybody else. I'll get back to you on this. Stay tuned!
- Within 30 days after adjustments, local office contacts will review the selected zones if changes need to be made as long as it is jointly agreed uopn. It will be done by simple territory changes.
Ex. Let's say the zone is really messed up and it could be done with CORE. Then, the local office contacts may request an adjustment review for the entire zone. That period would be september to october 15.
- Each member of the District Lead Team may select zones for the evalutaion. Ex. If you are showing your hours are up, and management does not want to look and your office, we will.
Evaluation Periods
| March/April |
examination of data begins May 1, 2011 |
May 1-July 31 |
| April/May |
June 1, 2011 |
6/1/11 to 8/15/2011 |
Updated office adjustments
| OFFICE |
DISPOSITION |
| Villanova |
Router time |
| Haverford |
No adjustment |
| Springfield |
Added 1 route |
| Merion Station |
Made an Aux into a route |
| Bala Cynwyd |
Added 1 route |
| Bryn Mawr |
Base change/Mapped to 8 |
| Media |
Base change/mapped to 8 |
| Newtown Square |
Base change/mapped to 8 |
| Wayne |
Added 1 route |
| Havertown |
Added 2 routes |
| Wynewood |
Added 1 route + an aux |
| Broomall |
Added an aux |
| Narberth |
Added an aux |
| Ridley Park |
Base change/handoff |
| Norwood |
No adjustment |
| Morton |
No adjustment |
| Linwood |
Added 1 route |
| West Chester |
To be announced |
| Kennett Square |
To be announced |
| Gladwyn |
Full Blown inspection |
| Brookhaven |
To be announced |
| Garnett Valley |
To be announced |
| Swarthmore |
To be announced |
| Holmes |
To be announced |
| Ardmore |
To be announced |
| Wallingford |
To be announced |
FSS Implementation - This is not a joint process. For further details, read National Director Of City Delivery Lew Drass' article in the Postal Record for April 2011 on page 30.
NALC District
Route Adjustment Representatives
Les Dillman |
Rhonda Masari |
The most common problems with people losing time come from the following:
- people not hitting their clock rings correctly
- people not putting in their own clock rings(click on article How To Put In Your Clock Rings )
- People letting management clock them in before 5:00 to avoid the window of operation
- People clocking themselves in early to avoid the window of operation
- People not "protecting their street time"
Note : You have probably heard it many times, but some things desparately need to be repeated. ********* The 5:00 window of operation ********* is a mangement goal and NOT a rule of any kind. The union has no problem with the window of operation provided management does not (in any way) violate any of the provisions of the contract. It is up to you to notify management in the event that you can not meet "their" window of operation. If they want to meet their "goal", they can make other provisions to get it done (i.e. getting help out to you or taking some work off of you in the morning, as well as starting you earlier).
This process appears to be here to stay. We having to continue to get better at doing our part(protecting our routes). The agreements (JRAP, IRAP, MIARAP)last about 14 months in duration. Each time the process is negotiated to streamline the process. Fortunately, in this writers opinion, it has included the concerns of the members in the field to enhance the process. So, JRAP(since it is a memorandum of understanding) will remain in effect until early 2012.
The route adjustment season will begin in May. There were many things we were happy with but so many more that we are not happy with in the former process. Under the guidance of our own Les Dillman, the Philadelphia District will always fight to ensure that our right are protected.
I cannot express enough the great job our own Les Dillman and Rhonda Massari play downtown trying to ensure that our rights are protected. Les is the Lead and Rhonda is one of the brightest lights working on the union team. In fact all of the union examiners working downtown on route adjustment fight for our jobs literally one minute at a time!
The new process starts over now with Les Dillman starting to pour over the data from the offices that are selected by either management or the union. The months of April, and May will be used for examination of your data. Management will be trying to capture your undertime. The Union will ensure that your rights are protected. But we have to help them help us. Without ammunition, they cannot fight for us. The onus is on us to protect our routes by working professionally, filling out forms 1571 and 3996, and doing the things on the street that we are supposed to.
If management tells you to curtail(leave) mail, make sure you fill out a form 1571(curtailment of mail)then and there and keep it. It is our form and the only proof we have if management does not correctly enter that mail as curtailed for the day(they most likely won't and the numbers will show that you threw all that mail in eight hours).
If management refuses to sign the 1571, write on the form "Supervisor _________________ refused to sign. Remember one good thing about this new process is that only your times will be considered. So, if you are off, or your route is pivoted out, etc. Don't worry what someone else is doing on your route.
If each of us focuses on "our" routes, we will be much better off through this most demanding time in our history. Some of us will have to learn the rules and how to carry mail again. As a union, we want to protect each and every right that you have. But we don't want to give them away!
We cannot and will not be intimidated by management to run or work in an unsafe manner. If you have any questions concerning these issues call the branch office. And in the mean time, each one teach one. We have to pass on the correct way of doing things to our brothers and sisters. It is very crucial now!
At the time of this writing, we don't know who will be going out to your office for consultations, etc. Please understand that they are there to protect your rights. But they can't change the times that you showed during the April and May periods. They understand your frustrations, but they are there for you. Don't kill the messenger!!!
This route adjustment agreement calls for them go back into offices about every six months. Also, the offices that were adjusted last year will be up for review again. For a full reading of the agreement Click Here to Read MOU
The fight is a daily one to stand up to your supervisors and hold them to the contract. "A fair days pay for a fair day work" is all we ask.....or should I say DEMAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Team members will be coming out to your offices to gather information from you. Get any information you may have to them. But understand one thing: They are just gathering the information to be sent downtown. They will also ensure that all your rights are exercised. But remember the most important thing. Your clock rings and information is considered. Without your help, they can only pass on what they get! So, know that they are there for YOU! Don't kill the messenger. And please, please, speak up when you are asked for your input. Don't feel intimidated or hopeless. It can't hurt to speak up. They will be honest with you in explaining the process.
NALC Field
Route Adjustment Representatives
Jim Watson |
Karen McPoyle |
Andrew Kearney |
Please come back here to find anything dealing with route inspection. As you know, understanding of the route inspection process will be essential to your daily lives. Management is looking to take routes out of every office. In fact, they put out a mandate to have every office revert any route that becomes available. So when we say protect your routes, we mean (literally) protect your routes. I'm sure you don't want to absorb any more work than you have to. Director of Route Inspection Les Dillman has worked very hard these past couple of years to get his message out about how to protect your route. And some of you that attended the training that Les and President Jim McCullough gave before your office was pre-walked did very well. So our goal is to make all the information available to you so that you can be educated in the probable event that management comes to your office to get more routes. I beg your patience as Les Dillman is still busy coming out to offices for reviews, etc. As time goes by, we will fill this page with essential information. Please come back to check us out.
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