Paul Stremel, who last month blamed mail carriers who “don’t like to come to work” and union rules for delays in delivery, has been removed as the acting Jamaica postmaster.
A postal source with direct knowledge of the matter said Stremel’s reassignment was a result of his comments at Community Board 10’s April meeting, which were reported by the Queens Chronicle.
“It’s pretty common knowledge it was because of his comments,” said the source, who could not say where Stremel is now working.
Jamaica, NY Postmaster says Mail Carriers don’t like coming to work as reason for late mail delivery
Acting Jamaica Postmaster Paul Stremel told members of Community Board 10 last Thursday that one of the reasons people are not getting their mail in a timely fashion is that some carriers just don’t want to show up to work.
“They don’t like to come to work. A lot of them, they don’t have the work ethic,” Stremel said. “It’s not important to them.”
Other carriers must then complete those routes, which results in people getting mail late in the evening, sometimes past 7 p.m.
PSE’s and MHA’s last about 90 days at our plant…….turn over is like 90% in 6 months. the ones that stay are either on their phones 24/7 or found out how to play the limited duty scam. no one who lives on Long Island, NY wants the job, they are now importing them in from The Bronx. the PD&C in question (come out of queens mid-town tunnel, go 40 miles east down LIE, hang a right on Rt 110) is falling apart at the seams as the older employees run for the exit when they get their time in. Postal VP of North East Region must be asleep at his desk to not fix the problem that has been going on for 4 years……..what is He afraid of-EEOC? hey jerkoff….do your job!
Sad but true ,the employees we are getting now are lazy and have no vision all they are concerned about is their cell phones the future is not good for this country. This is what happens when you allow kids in elementary school to have phones with them all day.
3 postal unions that had 3 different negoiations with postal mismanagement, but ALL managed to give them PSE’s, CCA’s, MHA’s……..and you don’t think they are company unions. maintain the status quo until the cows come home, only losers are the workers. so when the po mismanagement and company unions tell you President Trumps investigation of the Postal Circus is not a good thing…..just look at who will lose the most.
Stremel was sent to an assignment that had difficulties. His inflamatory words and behaviors caught up with him. He lacked tact, wisdom, professionalism and insight. Easily, he could have diplomatically said that USPS was working to resolve attendance issues and to improve other areas of service. Common sense would clearly present that you do not shoot yourself in the foot before running a race. My Dad used to like the expression, “Engage brain before speaking.” He exacerbated a negative into a worse negative.
Union rules don’t prevent a postmaster from going out and delivering mails in situations of worker shortages: this tough guy fat-ass could have delivered mail.
Wrong. Contract rules expressly prevent this.
Its about time someone is allowed to tell the truth.
white man’s burden at the postal circus……sorry guy!
Long Island City?
The dude should have Hillary shred his comments
Just another incompetent Management official. Now they will promote him. Typical.
The current NALC leadership encourages management to do these things to letter carriers.
It goes to show how bad the post office has become. There is to many of these dirtbags in the post office treating carriers like crap. The time has come for us carriers to vote for another union president because Fred Rolando lacks the courage and vision to make working conditions better for letter carriers. We need to vote all incumbents including your stewards , branch presidents, and business agents and including the national officers under Rolando out of office. They have done to make the job better only they made it worse. Rolando free in 2018 . Clean Sweep 2018.
Treasury, Office of Personnel Mansgement, & and Government Accounting Office are going to do a long overdue audit…..let the chips fall where they may. UPS/FDX/AMZN make money….Postal Circus does not. Trump trying to clean up 40 years of postal corruption. Democrap Sen Feinstein, her husband Blum, & former PMG Donehoe and the No Bid Real Estate Contract Scam where she and the hubby made over 1 Billion Dollars off the Postal Circus is one example. President Trump bring it on, bring it all down man!
What do you mean this guy did nothing wrong? Any time an employee is treated like dirt the President Dump supporters think it’s great. I knew someone that told me Postal employees were over paid and were pampered. I convinced him he too could live the life style of the rich and lazy. So he quit the Navy Finance and started as a carrier. He quit after five days. Hated the job, very hard and management very mean! And this is from a white man. So forget about the race crap. The President supporters are very smart. I know two carriers that voted for the great leader. They are going to lose their S. S. supplement of $1,300 plus the COLA on their FERS retirement. I hope they realize they did it to themselves. Instead of being carriers they should have become nuclear scientists.
they moved him because he is white…..if he was one of their diversity/EEOC clowns they would not be able to move him with a bulldozer! just the facts mamn.
THEIR IS SOME TRUTH TO WHAT HE SAID. REGULAR ATTENDANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR GETTING THE MAIL OUT.
So if getting a day off, but because of mgmt. caused staffing shortages carriers nationwide are being worked six days a week for months on end.
Because of this, the only way one can get a day off now and then is to call in sick.
Mgmt. caused it, they can deal with it.
I know who he voted for……..
My guess is that they(USPS),are trying to eliminate,the Jamaica(Queens),NY Post Master,job-position. And,they definitely should,get rid of more chiefs.
this guy did nothing wrong truth hurts……Mid-Island PD&C, Melville, NY is falling apart last 5 years because of affirmative action mismanaging bureaucrats……yet they stay to destroy service all over Long Island….go figure! My audit will fix the place-count on it!
Sure, fat mouth. Blame the NALC on delays instead of your incompetence. You know damn good and well that you as management schedule mail to be delivered. You schedule the employees and set the hours. Don’t try that bullshit on letter carriers. It only shows you cannot do your job and resort to slamming others for your shortcomings.
And, may I add, have you, Mr. Stremel, could be the reason carriers don’t like working, at least with you? You insult them publicly and can’t figure out why your numbers are down?
And in typical USPS fashion, Mr. Stremel is ensconced in some non-public supervisory position. He is, after all, spewing the same excuse all management does higher than floor level positions – it’s all the union’s fault.
And what he says is not the “truth”, despite one claim here from somebody I suspect is in management themselves or is a craft employee who is a snitch and tattletale trying to get inside himself. The unions do not manage, and both Stremel and “BillC” know it. Promoted? For what – being a liar and refusing to accept any responsibility for his own work? I guess that’s a prerequisite in some management circles.
Did he hurt someones feelings by telling the truth? He should get promoted!!
That is the truth. We can’t get people to work regularly in our office. We are lucky if they just come in 35 minutes late. We should feel graced by their presence.
Big deal. Typical usps; he’ll just be promoted and shuffled somewhere. Don’t let the
door hit your fat ass bozo.
Oh so true
One toolbag down, Thousands to go. Fire them all
Probably moved him up. Poom.