For the first time in many years, the number of employees in the Clerk Craft has increased. The total number of Clerk Craft employees on Sept. 20, 2013, was 140,841. On Sept. 18, 2015, the number was 151,055 – an increase of 6.76 percent in just two years.
This job growth is all the more remarkable given that the Clerk Craft saw a decrease of approximately 8.95 percent over the previous two-year period and a loss of nearly 40 percent in the period from 2005-2015.
The job growth continues: More than 1,000 jobs were added between mid-September and late October 2015.
The reasons for the increase include the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Filling Residual Vacancies, the POStPlan MOU, the Postal Support Employee (PSE) Cap settlement, and the “global settlement” of grievances protesting postmasters and supervisors performing craft work in small offices.
There are other ways to protect Clerk Craft jobs: The fight against efforts to subcontract our work to Staples is one example.
Another is by fighting management’s attempts to reduce staffing to such an extent that workers’ health and safety is placed at risk. The Postal Service’s ongoing attempt to staff Delivery Bar Code Sorters (DBCSs) with just one person is a case in point. Filing PS Form 1767, Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice, initiating grievances, and filing OSHA complaints can make our workplace safer and preserve jobs.
We owe many thanks to the dedicated individuals at all levels of the union who have fought to enforce the contract in the areas mentioned above. This hard work is essential to creating jobs, improving working conditions, and enhancing service to our communities.
The number of Full-Time Regulars (FTRs) declined slightly. However, this decrease is significantly less than any period in the last 10 years. It is mostly due to the retirement of full-time regulars and the subsequent hiring of PSEs and Part Time Flexibles (PTFs) to replace them, and the creation of Non-Traditional Full-Time assignments (NTFTs) to replace traditional full-time positions.
The Number of Clerk Craft Employees – 2005-2015
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7/25/2005 |
9/11/2009 |
8/26/2011 |
9/20/2013 |
9/18/2015 |
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Total |
232,465 |
189,808 |
157,284 |
140,841 |
151,055 |
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FTR |
177,381 |
151,184 |
126,847 |
101,369 |
99,606 |
|
PTF |
42,398 |
25,103 |
21,846 |
12,706 |
17,024 |
|
PTR |
3,947 |
2,732 |
2,461 |
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NTFT |
7,818 |
8,950 |
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Casual |
9,189 |
2,879 |
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PSE |
5,932 |
20,662 |
25,474 |
Source: USPS Active Employee Statistical Summary
Available at www.prc.gov/usps-reports.
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Great accomplishment all because Cliff Guffey and Mike Morris saw the importance of going after new work with the Article 1.6 language which led to the huge national arbitration win.
What they traded to achieve all this clerk work most likely cost them their elected office. Now the current administration wants to take credit for their efforts, what a shame.
I would still vote for the contract that was presented. You won’t get that chance this time, be prepared for blaming the arbitrator.
Guffy/Morris put a bulls eye on the backs of the senior clerks and made new clerks no better than fast food workers………..kicked out of office was just a slap on the wrist. may a black cloud follow them around till the end of time.
Thank you, Mr. Guffey for the multi-tiered pay system all of these new clerks have to suffer with.
At the detriment of long time PTF’s that have not been converted to FT in small offices
now if only the apwu national would make the po mismanagement adhere to the national contract of “equitable distribution” of overtime. as it stands now, at PD&C 117/119 Mailhandlers union gets 95% of all overtime in the plant. the local apwu president is in his underground bunker till his disability retirement comes in and…….does not want to make “waves”. way past time for him to disappear. what we need at this plant is cowboys!
Pay considerably lower salaries and even lower cost employee benefits,and eventually USPS;hires more clerks. That’s,in addition 2 worse working conditions of the PSE’s;and it’s no suprise. Alas,USPS hires more clerks;while miserably forcing older employees into earlier than planned retirements.