Comments on: NALC: Questions and Answers On City Carrier Assistants

By: Hui

Hui — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:17:54 +0000

For Sunday Amazon packages delivery, how much does USPS pays (per hour) for those CCA who work for it? Thanks

PEN cannot quote USPS pay – only USPS can do that. Call them at 1-800-Ask-USPS

By: cca

cca — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:54:54 +0000

Ok I am an cca in MD every since the amazon delivers I haven’t had an day off its going on 11 days straight I was wondering if USPS have the right to work you with no days off

CCA – we recommend that you post your question in our carrier forum for TE’s and CCA’s – here:

http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/XepbpjhEQMMiB

By: jg

jg — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 01:01:02 +0000

cca 0531 you don’t have to be warned of a return by the owner of a route this is just good manners but you can request a hold down as long as it is open for 5 days or over regulars ptfs and cca senority are the pecking order just put your request in writing

By: jg

jg — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:52:35 +0000

to answer sallys question if a cca shows up to work all ptfs gets 8 hours off the bat that goes for every day a cca shows up to work

By: jg

jg — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:45:57 +0000

to answer jays question you are locked into your hold down until it ends

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 20:13:31 +0000

I am a new CCA currently going into my 4th week. After 20+ years in corporate, this is a career change for me and I really am enjoying the job. Outside of the job I have a few issues regarding management…1. Constantly being told that I am taking to long. The area is new and they do not provide directions to your first stop. They contradict themselves because we are not allowed to use our phone but they want us to use the gps on our phones. 2. When I applied for the job, it did not state it was an “on-call” job, however, I am being advised, via text, they will notify me if they need me the. 3. During the mass interview, they stressed the amount of hours you would be required to work (6 days a week, weekends, holidays). This was also stressed during orientation. Last week I only worked 4 days (sat, mon, wed-thur/training) and was advised via text I would not be needed for Friday because there wasn’t enough work in the office??!! I was also advised, via text, that they would inform me regarding Saturday and Monday, coming up. Something doesn’t seem right to me. There are CCA’s behind me that I know for a fact worked. I feel as though I am being “railroaded”. I was advised there is a 65% turnover with CCA’s by a career employee. Is this managements way of “weeding” out who they want and don’t want to keep? We are told we have no rights the first 90 days and are not entitled to union representation. It seems to me that management can make life difficult in order to break one’s spirit and get them to leave so they don’t have to pay out unemployment by firing them. This MAY also be a loop hole to getting around “if they don’t bring a CCA back, they can’t hire another one for 2 years.” For those that don’t know any better, they may just quit, which would explain the higher turn-around rate. At this point I’m not sure of my options. If management is not happy with me, they need to come out in the field to see what I am or am not doing right. This is a poor act of leadership on their part. I will do my best to stick it out, but I have a family that I need to provide for. The NALC really needs to investigate to see if there are other CCA’s dealing with the same issue. Do you send anything out to former CCA’s questing why they left?

Lisa – No, we do not. PEN is not associated with any postal union or USPS other than being a news and resource site for postal employees. PEN

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:14:40 +0000

I would like to know if a CCA can take hours away from a Career Employee. The reason I’m asking is because I don’t get 40 hours a week now because I’m a PTF. And would like the hours before the CCA does.

Sally – you would need to ask your union steward or post your question at PEN’s CCA Forum here:

http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/XepbpjhEQMMiB

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:54:36 +0000

Can a CCA who is currently on a hold down that is not over, be awarded a hold down for a different route??

Jay – we cannot answer union related questions – you would need to ask your union steward or rep. PEN

By: Kristina

Kristina — Sat, 24 May 2014 15:44:44 +0000

When do CCAs get their PTO payout check? Before or after their 5 days off? I thought my husband was supposed to receive his check at the end of his 360 day term but we never got it. Is there someone I can call that will know?????? Please help!

Only USPS can answer that question – we suggest asking his supervisor, manager, or postmaster.

By: CCA0531

CCA0531 — Tue, 06 May 2014 02:20:53 +0000

Can a supervisor not award a cca the following week holddown if the schedule already been made? I’m asking because I was on a holdown but the regular came back to work today. (out on injury so he walked in without any warning) Due to him being out on injury and since I didn’t know when he might come back I would request a hold down every week so I can move on to another assignment..He walked in this morning so I was wondering do I get that holddown since I have the most seniority or do the supervisor give it to another cca because they had already made the schedule out? (This holdown started today with the regular carrier out on vacation)

Hi – you need to ask your question at our forum…here:

http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/XepbpjhEQMMiB