Postmasters Vote Not to Support VOE Survey

National League of Postmasters
National League of Postmasters

 [Letter to members of the National League of Postmasters]

Dear Leaguers,

Recently your National Board met and decided that the League would no longer support the VOE survey. While the intent behind the survey may be good, the fact of the matter is that the work situation for Postmasters continues to deteriorate. In so many districts dignity and respect for PMs have ceased to exist. The Postal Service deliberately does not staff in order to pile workhours on to Postmasters. Reports and logs continue to proliferate, thereby stretching a long day into a longer day. Discipline for trivial reasons continues and micromanagement reduces Postmasters to mindless robots. You may not be suffering personally from any of these situations, but thousands of Postmasters nationwide are. I urge you, in support of Postmasters everywhere, to simply not fill out the survey. This is one report that you are not required to complete. Please spread the word; the more of us who refuse to participate, the louder our voice of the employee will be.

Respectfully,

Charley Mapa
President
National League of Postmasters

7 Responses to "Postmasters Vote Not to Support VOE Survey"

  1. I am looking for a retired postal employee living in the Central Coastal are of California area WITH KNOWLEDGE of the VOE survey. More than just an opinion. I want someone who has long term exposure to the practice and who can interpret documents I have received from USPS concerning this survey. Please let me know if you can help. I can be contacted through my web page.

    Thank you.

  2. I quit filling out the VOE a couple of years ago. It is nothing more than a feel-good survey biased to make you give the answers that they want to hear. The response rate is another number for some useless analyst to justify their job. Where are the questions about micromanagement? All the stupid logs we have to fill out? All the extra scans that we now have to make? The lack of resources to allow us to get our job done?

    I want a place where I can truly have my voice heard, with no reprocussions.

  3. yes not filling out the survey shows a lower participate rate and lowers the bonus score.

    management gets credit for all surveys returned!

  4. Give me a break. I’ve been a carrier for 23 years and have yet to see a postmaster worth anything. They start out ok and once they settle in they’re nowhere to be found after the carriers leave. Maybe ours puts in 30 hours a week. Daily inputs and a few customer issues and then he’s home for the day and back around 5 to check scans for the day. Keep it up!

  5. The VOE has NEVER been a good idea, esp. for craft. It doesn’t feel so good when Pm’s kind of get a taste of their own medicine,eh? ABOLISH THE PM position.

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