NAPS/USPS Consultative Meeting Minutes – October 18, 2012
1. NAPS would like to be briefed on the projected Plant closings and consolidations now under development for 2013 and 2014. We would like to be provided with a spreadsheet that shows all changes and the Plants that will be gaining the workload from the closing or consolidations of workload in Processing & Distribution.
USPSResponse: The report is under development and the USPS will give to NAPS when available. It is constantly changing. NAPS is requesting an updated list, but nothing has been finalized.
NAPS understands things are in flux, but local management is telling members they are impacted, but we need to know if the USPS is looking or not looking at a plant. NAPS stated it would be good to know the plants involved to let our members know if their facility is under review. We have had instances where members are called in with EAP present, but not sure what is happening. Then members find out it is a restructure. There are facilities that are not closing but the structure is changing, so they are starting a RIF on the staffing changes, though the facility is not closing or consolidating.
USPS Response: A person who is officially impacted will be notified with a General RIF letter on November 6, 2012. In addition, the originally “potentially impacted” list of EAS was 3,029. USPS stated that there is no prohibition to take laterals, from impacted or non-impacted EAS.
2. NAPS would like an update on the implementation of EAS restructuring in the Network Distribution Centers. Although our briefings have indicated that the plan has been approved for implementation, we are being advised that the changes that are involved in the restructuring have not been implemented in the field.
USPS Response: The NDC changes were implemented on the same time line as the Plant Consolidations. USPS made all organizational changes on the NDC’s. The USPS went over the process and timeline with all NDC parties involved.
NAPS stated that there are Operation Support Specialists (OSS’s) in NDC’s that have not been told they are impacted or where they are to report. Though USPS HQ’s work appears to be done, the field it is not accomplishing their work. Nothing is being done in the NDCs to help impacted EAS be placed.
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