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missypie 03-29-2018 01:22 PM

Postal workers are staying
 
Just picked up my mail and was told they are staying!

DeanFL 03-29-2018 01:30 PM

HOOOOORAY!!!!

And we didn't even have to march on Washington DC! phew.

pooh 03-29-2018 01:42 PM

Your postsl station or all? My understanding was contracts that expired would not be renewed.

Nucky 03-29-2018 02:27 PM

Finally, Vito and Rocco came thru. After 2 plus years of trying to get them to collect in a Lobster Bet (it's a long story), they came thru and helped these people keep their jobs. It is a Beautiful Day In The Villages Indeed!

jane032657 03-29-2018 02:40 PM

I believe they are staying only if they go through the process to become full time employees. Not staying as contractors and that is all I heard.

PaulDenise 03-29-2018 03:22 PM

Mine at Hillsborough is staying.

charmed59 03-29-2018 03:29 PM

I hope I get a new one. My last one, in Virginia Trace was great. In my new village the guy goes out of his way to wrinkle up mail and shove it in. He is missing the key to half the bigger boxes, and is in no hurry to get them replaced so if you don’t pick large items up when he is there it may take awhile to get them. If you have a question he won’t answer the locked door, but expects you to yell at him through the box. Just terribly unfriendly.

New Englander 03-29-2018 04:14 PM

I hope my mail clerk Brittany is staying. She's been excellent and very friendly.

ColdNoMore 03-29-2018 04:20 PM

:cool:

gatherer47 03-29-2018 04:50 PM

My guy Justin in De La Vista is staying

fw102807 03-29-2018 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1528048)
Finally, Vito and Rocco came thru. After 2 plus years of trying to get them to collect in a Lobster Bet (it's a long story), they came thru and helped these people keep their jobs. It is a Beautiful Day In The Villages Indeed!

Do they carry violin cases?

villagetinker 03-29-2018 05:28 PM

A second vote for Brittany, hope she stays!

Nucky 03-29-2018 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1528114)
Do they carry violin cases?

That's them, sort of big and no tan on either guy! :wave:

TommyT 03-30-2018 09:19 AM

At least you have a mailbox !!!
 
In Fenney, there is only one section of mailboxes open. All other mail is claimed at the Fenney Rec Center and that in itself is a whole other story and not a pretty one either !!! :cus: :cus: :cus:

Chi-Town 03-30-2018 09:42 AM

Glad they're staying. Could only imagine how bad the alternative would have been.

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ColdNoMore 03-30-2018 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chi-Town (Post 1528318)
Glad they're staying. Could only imagine how bad the alternative would have been.

Especially since according to some, businesses are abusing the USPS...by using them as their "delivery boys." :1rotfl:


As if the US Postal Service is supposed to be doing something else...besides delivering letters & packages? :ohdear:

kellyjam 03-30-2018 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1528119)
A second vote for Brittany, hope she stays!

And a third vote as well.:agree:

Chi-Town 03-30-2018 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1528395)
Especially since according to some, businesses are abusing the USPS...by using them as their "delivery boys." :1rotfl:


As if the US Postal Service is supposed to be doing something else...besides delivering letters & packages? :ohdear:

Wait until Amazon starts delivering by drones. 5:00 a.m. reset for sure.

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ColdNoMore 03-30-2018 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chi-Town (Post 1528408)
Wait until Amazon starts delivering by drones. 5:00 a.m. reset for sure.

:boom:

2BNTV 03-30-2018 02:36 PM

My carrier told me that some people were already let go and her contract expires in 2020. It probably varies from carrier to carrier as to when their contract expires.

It looks like it maybe incremental discharges but time will tell if USPS changes their decision.

Everyone knows USPS could be run more efficiently.

Dan9871 03-30-2018 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1528119)
A second vote for Brittany, hope she stays!

Note on door at mail station said that Brittney is staying.

Chatbrat 03-30-2018 03:25 PM

any word on the Tamarind Grove crew ?

mrbgull 03-30-2018 05:36 PM

Mine are staying for at least two years.Once that contract expires??????? They are both GREAT The ASLAND station ROCKS!!!!

Phoneman 03-30-2018 07:23 PM

Good news! So happy for Brittney

redwitch 03-30-2018 07:27 PM

My understanding is that 6 will be gone as of tomorrow. Another 15 that we’re told they were leaving effective the 31st have now been told to stay for now but contracts will not be renewed. The rest have no idea what will happen once their contract expires. So, limbo it is for everyone.

One postal worker I talked to asked that we call, write, email USPS to not change something that works so well.

kas52 03-31-2018 12:04 PM

Saw the contract workers at Charlotte mail boxes today and they are STAYING!!! :) So happy for them!

Sable99 03-31-2018 12:27 PM

In the meantime, why aren’t they encouraged to take the Civil Service test. It seems like it would be better for them as they would get benefits, paid vacations and not have to use their own vehicles.

ColdNoMore 03-31-2018 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sable99 (Post 1528742)
In the meantime, why aren’t they encouraged to take the Civil Service test. It seems like it would be better for them as they would get benefits, paid vacations and not have to use their own vehicles.

Unless they are veterans and qualify for the 10 point preference, it will be very hard for them to get hired by USPS... regardless of their test scores.

Or at least it used to be that way.

Not to mention, that there is most likely a very long list of those who want to work at the Post Office (especially in an area like this and their existing location)...already ahead of them.

Plus the fact that I haven't seen where the USPS has said that they will hire people here...to supplant the existing contractors when they go away. :shrug:

redwitch 03-31-2018 02:52 PM

The USPS is telling contractors to take the Civil Service test. IF they pass it and IF they get hired, they will have to go through training. However, there is no guarantee that they will get hired. It would depend where they are on the list as to when they would be hired. It could take years.

CFrance 04-02-2018 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1528444)
any word on the Tamarind Grove crew ?

Vera is the best! I hope she stays.

noslices1 04-02-2018 06:23 AM

22 of the contract carriers were supposed to be released, as their contracts were expiring. 15 of those people received a new 6 year contract, but 7 did not. Don’t know why. My excellent carrier’s contract expires next year, so this protest may be repeated to save her and the others whose contracts expire next year also.

Sunflower33 04-02-2018 07:33 AM

Postal ststion
 
im In LaBelle North and ours are great. Very polite and always eager to help

Bobbie Vayo 04-02-2018 09:27 AM

Awesome!!!

Bobbie Vayo 04-02-2018 09:27 AM

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy111 :)

fastboat 04-02-2018 12:02 PM

That's the kind that SHOULD be let go!!

Read2know 04-02-2018 06:17 PM

Spoke with my postal worker Saturday. Yes, Saturday she out delivering packages in Santo Domingo. Anyway we appreciate the extra effort she puts into her job. Here is the scoop as I heard it (?) with hearing loss I do not swear to anything I hear or say. As of Saturday, they were expecting to lose, not 20 people but 15 and some of them were going to USPS./ Then at the last minute some contractor comes along and offers The Villages a deal. He will buy out (?) the rest of the contracted employees and put them in his own company. Our contactor in Santo Domingo is staying under her current contract.

coffeebean 04-03-2018 06:46 PM

Does anyone know what is happening with the contract postal workers at the Mallory station?

fw102807 04-06-2018 01:59 PM

So happy to find out that our Bonnybrook girl is still here.

PJ 04-09-2018 10:08 PM

Postal workers: Problem at Chula Vista postal station...
 
Someone from the post office stamped (or put a "return to sender, wrong address" label) on 2 of my credit card bills, but they were addressed correctly.
When I tried to use the credit card, it was rejected. I've never had this happen before, so I called the cc company. The cc people said that they had received my bill/statement, that was returned to them by the P.O.

They verified it was addressed correctly, and explained this caused my cc to be declined at the store. I think it's all straightened out now, but I can't figure out why this happened.
Do any of you have any idea why the P.O. would return some of my mail, but deliver the rest of it.
Has anyone else had this happen?


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