• Item O Effected Carriers, A Brief Overview (Branch 791)

    The following is an excerpt from the 'Buzzin' Around' article from the Snohomish County Branch 791, September 2009 issue.

    "Item O is when a route is abolished that is not vacant and all the routes below the carrier's seniority all re-bid. It is kind of a postal "musical chairs" only with routes. Not fun at all and no winners.

    Lynnwood during the IRAP invoked Item O and 13 carriers were displaced. All of those carriers were placed on bids. This time during MIARAP Lynnwood again invoked Item O and 20 carriers will be displaced with 5 to be unassigned regulars. That does suck. Some offices in the district had to excess a carrier to another station because of no work for the regular. I still believe being unassigned is better than being laid off.

    Lynnwood
    Chris Kelly"

    Sept. 25, 2009

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