Michigan Metroplex P & DC Update

On January 18, 2008, there was a meeting with Management and Union on the Michigan Metroplex P&DC. It was discussed at the meeting that the AMP (Area Mail Processing) Study has been put on hold indefinitely due to legislation introduced by Congress. At this point, the Royal Oak P&DC will be the only facility moving into the Michigan Metroplex P&DC. The Flint and Detroit P&DC operations and/or employees will not be coming into the Michigan Metroplex P&DC.

In the meeting, Senior Plant Manager Peter Edward stated that the SPBS machine will be moving to the new building. The reason that SPBS machine will be moving to the Michigan Metroplex P&DC is that it was planned that 80 DBCS would be installed in the new building. However, there will be only 64 or 65 DBCS in the building and that is why the SPBS machine will be going into the new building.

The dates that four (4) Royal Oak P&DC buildings will begin to move into the Michigan Metroplex P&DC are as follows:

All buildings will be moved into the Michigan Metroplex P&DC by September of 2008. The DBCS from Sterling Heights and Southfield Post Offices will be moved into the building by October of 2008.

Senior Plant Manager, Peter Edward would like to set-up a joint team, the Mail Flow Team of craft and management employees to address how the mail should move through the new building. Further information on this team will be posted by management at a later date.

Mary Misuraca Zerr

National Postal Mail Handlers Union

Royal Oak Branch President