Postal Service Announces Plan for Interim Consolidation of 1st Class 3-Day Destinating Mail

Submitted by mhu307 on April 11, 2008 - 10:06.
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The Postal Service Revealed Plans for an "Interim
Consolidation" of 3-Day Destinating Mail operations from throughout the
Eastern Half Of New England to a single "Consolidated" Operation in
Northwest (Waltham) Boston.

The Postal Service from the Massachusetts District announced plans
to start up an "Interim Consolidation" operation of 3-day destinating
first class mail in the Northwest Boston Facility located in Waltham,
MA.

The Plan calls for "thirteen feeder Plants" from the Boston,
Southeast New England, New Hampshire-Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts
Districts to capture 3-day destinating first class mail directly at the
Automated Facer-Canceller Units in each of the "feeder plant" 010
operations and ship that mail via established over-the-road
transportation routes to the Northwest Boston Facility, where it would
be processed on Tour I in one consolidated destinating operation.

The
Interim Consolidation Plan provides no specific date for start-up, but
simply identifies the start date as, "TBA (To Be Announced)".   The
Local Office has received confirmation that 3 day destinating mail from
the Brockton Plant is currently being captured at the AFC's and at BCS
machines and being shipped to Northwest Boston  for processing. 
Independent efforts to confirm potential start-up dates for other
identified "feeder plants" have been unsucessful as of this writing. 
More details will be provided as soon as they become available.

Although
it is difficult to project specific impacts on Plant personell, the
immediate impacts to the Mail Handler Craft in each Facility would be
greatest on downflow operations that rely on processed outgoing mail
such as the Scan Where You Band (SWYB) , Air Mail (ACDCS),
Strapping/Banding and Containerization Duty Assignments surrounding the
Low Cost Tray Sorter (LCTS).  Obviously, the need for such assignments
would be reduced in the event of the activation of such plans. 

We
continue to seek verification from the Area Headquarters Office as well
as the Plant Managers from areas that would be affected by such
"Interim Consolidation" efforts.  Please continue to consult this site
and your Local Bulletin Boards for further updates.