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Mar 14, 2023. #6. C$$ said: I ran a diff from this version (12 March 2023) to an old copy (24 August 2022): Mostly, they changed "Mini Mail Count" to "mini mail survey". They also added in March 25, 2023 as the effective date of RRECS. Other changes to specific questions: 15.The Engineered standards have been out for years. It's all in the Comprehensive Guide. A SME on Ruralmailtalk even had a RRECS calculator posted online before we got our first RRECS evaluation. Which gave a pretty good idea what the Evaluation would be. The numbers for your route are all on the 4241m which you have to request when the 4241a is ...RRECS: Strap out time depends on mail volume, number of addresses, and bundling. bundling: ONE_BUNDLE -> everything raw TWO_BUNDLE -> DPS but not FSS ... -- Not sure if manglement was trying to wean us off using rubber bands as they replaced the "standard" 1/4 inch rubber bands with 1/8 inch ones and those would break easily. So we just bought ...RRECS: Driveway Time. Thread starter C$$ Start date Jul 28, 2019; Prev. 1; 2; First Prev 2 of 2 Go to page. Go. W. Wilco183 Well-known member. Jul 29, 2019 ... But remember under RRECS we originally were to place two additional points of reference - where we park the vehicle to dismount and where we place the parcels. Haven't heard a peep ...There is a "Verify flat address" time in RRECS, but this is included under Box time, so I don't include it here. Here is the program. Change the numbers and "false" to "true" as fits your route and click the Run button at the top. ... Currently the time standard is the same. Reactions: Oi veh. and Deleted member 1955. DB.Cooper Well-known ...standards. 1. (46) What is the proper time of day to make edits to the Redbook/case labels to get proper credit for this under RRECS? A. This time is included with End- of-Shift Duties. Please see page 78 in the document “ Determining Rural Route Evaluations Under RRECS ”. From Page 78: End of Shift DutiesJamie King, a 13-year rural letter carrier from Florida, told the Prospect, “I recovered about $6,000,” after initially losing $15,000 when RRECS began. Shane Sarosy, a five-year rural letter carrier from Delaware, told the Prospect that he lost two hours from his route. Others in his office saw similar cuts.Aug 20, 2022 · A. According to the PO-603, Section 481 there should be a process in place to clear accountables in the afternoon, even if no clerk or manager is available. If applicable, the additional clearance activities would be completed the following day and entered as Miscellaneous Time during the mini-mail survey. 343. RRECS is not high on the priority list when the USPS is getting all of this free work. There will be more interest after Amazon has completed their distribution network and 60 to 75% of the routes lose large amounts of Amazon parcels and add the new Mercedes vehicles to reduce EMA payments and recalculate the DPS standards for the routes with the new vans.It wasn't the software or a math failure this time. It was 100% mgmt failing to verify redlined data which caused the system to not be able to average survey time. ReplyWell-known member. Jan 14, 2022. #1. Years ago this forum got pretty heated at times between those that said it was only common sense that when RRECS was finally implemented we would finally get paid for all the miles we drive. Based on the limited information we have so far about the methodology used to figure the drive time for routes that ...A. Any time spent on those activities in the Intermediate Office will be captured using Miscellaneous Time during the mini mail counts. Not a good solution in my opinion. Not a good option in my opinion either. So I redo my labels and other maintenance during the mini count and I'll get paid all year for something I maybe do a total of 3 ...Current system gives you standards for mileage, mailboxes, mail and parcels and only counts a small time frame. RRECS changes these standards and blends some in a way that seems to me to be more reasonable than current standards, but I am not in a position to know whether it is actually a more accurate reflection of real time …2024 Olympic Trials Time Standards. 2024 Motivational Times Age Groups. 2024 Motivational Times Single Age. 2020 Motivational Times Age Groups. 2020 Motivational Times Single Age. Zone Parallel Times Standards for Swimmers with a Disability. Sectional Parallel Time Standards for Swimmers with a Disability.6 min read. The Postal Service is delaying the implementation of a new pay system that would currently lead to many rural carriers seeing significant pay cuts. The National Rural Letter Carriers Association announced last Friday it reached an agreement with USPS to postpone the new pay system, the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation …On September 30, rural letter carriers were notified of the latest changes to their weekly routes under the controversial new Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS), which will go into effect October 7.. Unlike the first round of evaluations under RRECS, the route hour cuts and lost wages were not as drastic, signaling a …I'm actually bullish on RRECS, or at least the idea of RRECS. The current eval system, basing years of pay off a 2 week sampling window, is just bad math. But RRECS as it exists today has problems: Some of the standards are simply unachievable, the system lacks transparency, there is no method to verify/dispute the data collected, etc.Please keep questions in the Questions forum to contract, procedures, and requests for documentation. Vehicle, TSP, retirement, etc questions please post in the regular forums. Thank you. Everyone, please help make our jobs easier and choose the correct category. Thank you.That is 4,160,000 paid work hours per year. That number in dollars could be somewhere around $100 millions dollars over the course of a year. In a wild hypothetical, if that number held up from the original implantation date in 2015, that's somewhere around $700 million in wages Rural Carriers missed out on.RRECS Depends on walk distance to gather mail, number of trays of DPS, number of trays of FSS. There is no time standard for other mail prep, like dumping sacks, so I'm not sure how a carrier wlll be credited. Also no time credit for withdrawing "raw mail" or prebundled flats. Not sure how that will be counted.Naive guess (average of short and long times): 182.58. Shortest possible time: is the lower bound for your route drive time under RRECS. This is the "worst case" scenario, your drive time will be longer than this number. Old method time: The way drive time is calculated currently, 2 times number of miles.FXDL2003 -- "....if there is time credited to POV routes for refuel time or just government vehicles still? "-- The 4241-M from the August 2018 article on RRECS just shows Standard Number S052 as "Fuel Vehicle". No mention if POV or a government provided / leased vehicle with 3.1421 minutes and comments of "Weekly Avg based on 100 miles/Refuel."Shortest possible time: is the lower bound for your route drive time under RRECS.This is the "worst case" scenario, your drive time will be longer than this number. Old method time: The way drive time is calculated currently, 2 times number of miles Longest possible time: The upper bound for your route drive time under RRECS.This is …Under RRECS you get roughly a minute per piece. If you have beaucoup postage due, you could make some time. Even a lowly table 2 step 1 will be paid about 30 cents per postage due piece. Which means, if they aren't collecting at least 30 cents of postage due, the PO is paying more than they are collecting.That's 3 hours 48 minutes gone weekly in small parcels and scan time. For large parcels instead of 48 seconds each, I will probably get around 3 minutes each. 2 min 12 sec more. 120 weekly x 2:12 is a 4 hr 24 min increase. For a grand total 36 minute increase in parcel time including scans.Edit Standard S020 is 14.2 Seconds for Small Medium parcels. S036 is 9.2 Seconds for Small parcels to the mailbox. S037 is 21.53 Seconds for Medium parcels to the Parcel locker.May 5, 2023 · At a time when USPS is struggling to deliver mail to rural areas, due in part to an inability to recruit rural letter carriers, we fear that RRECS’ impact on working conditions and pay will further deteriorate a vital service to our rural communities. In addition to delaying RRECS implementation, we request answers to the following questions: On November 18, 2023, "Rural Activity Scans" will change to "RRECS Activities" on the mobile delivery device (MDD). Additional features will be introduced including: a guided menu, a comprehensive menu, and a summary for RRECS Activities. These enhancements are intended to help reduce errors when making selections on the MDD.The effective date for RRECS, which has been in the making for more than a decade, was recently delayed to April 8 and then to April 22. There are rumors that it has been delayed again for one more pay period, but since it was established by a binding arbitration ruling, at some point RRECS will govern rural letter carrier pay. Schedules were ...You can change routes easily now compared to before. Before latest update you had to change route put in route number and zip code. With latest update you just hit change route choose whichever route you need to change to. It has route number and zip code associated with it hit enter twice and ready to scan. Takes all of 20 seconds.Many people use their personal vehicles as part of their work, thereby incurring expenses which can be significant. The IRS allows taxpayers to take a standard mileage deduction fo...Complete recovery from cataract surgery often occurs within eight weeks of the procedure, according to Mayo Clinic. Vision is typically blurry at first as the eye starts to heal, b...impact and ensure that routes are evaluated accurately during the first year of RRECS implementation, the parties agree to temporarily modify the following contractual provision: Article 9.2.C.6 - Identifies 47K and 48K rural routes as interim classifications pendingassessed by RRECS, resulting in lost pay for a rural carrier, will USPS commit to making retroactive payment for any wages owed within 30 days? 4) Will USPS make public justifications for how and why time standards for daily tasks have been shortened in RRECS from their prior time allotment under the existing system,ii 2. Substitute Rural Carriers, Rural Carrier Associates, Rural Carrier Reliefs, and Assistant Rural Carriers ...Complaints of unrealistic time allowances and fraudulent counting practices and withholding of mail by the USPS and counting in slow periods of the year, have been forgotten, and have been replaced by constant anxiety about the new system. Give this new system a chance and then complain if it is unfair. G.All -- According to the OP's article link, this is the USPS's statement concerning RRECS ( and my views on the response: When Best Life ( thank you ) reached out to the USPS about the new RRECS rules, the agency provided a statement about the change, but did not comment on concerns that it could affect customers' mail deliveries. "The compensation system for rural letter carriers is a ...This is why the association needs to put a stop to RRECS immediately and to all of this nonsense and question the usps how in the world these new standards are possible or fair. Prove it that a carrier only takes 5 minutes street time to properly deliver a full tray of dps.Lakeside Aquatic Club - Time Standards. ONE TEAM ONE VISION ONE GOAL. 2021-2024 USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Time Standards (B, BB, A, etc times) These are the charts you use to. determine what level time standards your swimmer has achieved, and which meets they are eligible for. Pages 1 and 2 are long course meter standards ...Well-known member. There is a drive time calculator at the rrecsulator site. You still have to do the drudgery of collecting the data, but it will do the drudgery of calculating your drive time. I posted about a calculator that would tell you the upper and lower bounds for your drive time in RRECS.RRECS - Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System. RRECS detailed calculations by C$$ Threads 40 Messages 1K. Threads 40 Messages 1K. U. RRECSulator.com. Mar 14, 2024; U caught my attention; 1; 2; 3 ... Load time and EOS. jsthere723; Mar 26, 2024; 2. Replies 33 Views 3K. Apr 8, 2024.USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times are designed to encourage age group swimmers to reach certain time standards as they age up. Time standards range from B, BB, A, AA, AAA, and AAAA in all age groups: 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18. The most current one was released on Oct 1st, 2020 for 2021-2024.Standards have a 3.23% buffer built in for "personal time." If you have an 8 hour route, that works out to roughly 15 minutes of personal time a day. However, some standards are impossibly tight even with the personal time added on. There is no personal time included in End of Shift duties, because it is actual time and you are allowed a "short ...Scanner setup is the easiest to win and should easily break through some people's notion that standards are written in stone. Then attack 86 PPM. Each and every time we have have a manual count, the PO has taken more and more away from us. And, while RRECS is a pain in the rear, the carrier can get credit for a lot they couldn't before.To run one mile, complete four full laps, plus a further 9.34 meters. The extra length is because the standard running track size is only 400 meters. On a 400 meter track the start...Presumably if you take boxholders to the street raw, you should still get the time. You will need: 1) avg daily boxholder flats. 2) avg daily boxholder letters. The program is here. Change the numbers to your numbers and press the "Run" button at the top. Here is an example: Code: const BOXHOLDER_FLATS = 300.110’0″-90’0″. 120’0″-100’0″. Some colleges publish their track and field recruiting and scholarship standards. Others don't, but you can find standards necessary to compete in their division's championships. Below is a sampling of D1-D3 schools' track and field recruiting standards and performance lists.465 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 2 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Rural Deviation: #22 C$$ RRECs: Box Time Today, C$$ and I sit down and compare the time standards between the current...Mar 23, 2022 · Carrier National Rural Letter Vol. 121, No. 6a Special Contract Edition 2022 NATIONAL AGREEMENT between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Chess is a game that requires strategic thinking and careful planning. One crucial aspect of chess strategy is the opening moves, known as chess openings. A standard chess opening ...A grassroots effort to decertify the 120-year-old rural carriers union after two-thirds of its members got hit with a pay cut threatens to upend one of America’s most iconic professions.Oct 10, 2019 · RRECS Depends on walk distance to gather mail, number of trays of DPS, number of trays of FSS. There is no time standard for other mail prep, like dumping sacks, so I'm not sure how a carrier wlll be credited. Also no time credit for withdrawing "raw mail" or prebundled flats. Not sure how that will be counted. My documents: 4241A, 4241M, rrecs mdd scan review (I've only recieved 3 weeks but it proves I've imput the data) 4241 comparison, rrecs scans summary (? Requested never got) pages 64-65 comprehensive guide . These credits are OTHER .2076, SDWK .1544, CENT .4409 etc., per occurrence AND the distance at the standard …NRLCA HAS MADE AVAILABLE A QUICK GUIDE FOR RRECS SCANNING. Log into NRLCA and download a copy of the Quick Guide. Additional Time to Familiarize With New RRECS Activity Scans Log into NRLCA and download a …Rrecs time standards cannot be changed. Ask any district rep or higher. NRLCA was given the data 8 days ago, rrecs hasn't been implemented yet. We're not being paid yet by it. Reactions: Cheryl 333. C. Carrierguy Well-known member. Apr 23, 2023 #37 RollinRural said:A. Any time spent on those activities in the Intermediate Office will be captured using Miscellaneous Time during the mini mail counts. Not a good solution in my opinion. Not a good option in my opinion either. So I redo my labels and other maintenance during the mini count and I'll get paid all year for something I maybe do a total of 3 ...03/25/2023. The National Board has been given preliminary results for the first RRECS evaluation. As you can see based on the graph that we were given, approximately 66% of all routes lost in evaluation and 6% stayed the same, and 28% gained in evaluation. As you can see the USPS has not provided to us requested information to verify the ...PARS labels are credit with standard S029 at 0.405 minutes or 24.3 seconds for each ... “Management has never trained me properly” is really the answer to every rrecs question. Reactions: Augsburg, Table2blows, Oi veh. and 5 others. K. KDM Well-known member. ... For the first time in over 19 years of working for the PO, I joined the union.Oct 11, 2019 · Under RRECS 3.1421 minutes to refuel every 100 miles 11.2296 minutes weekly to inspect the vehicle Walk time (to the LLV from the office, I guess?) A prototypical RRECS'ing: Cut the time standards then throw in walking time I read in the 603 that this value will be 30 minutes MINIMUM. I would assume that still applies under RRECS. NRLCA HAS MADE AVAILABLE A QUICK GUIDE FOR RRECS SCANNING. Log into NRLCA and download a copy of the Quick Guide. Additional Time to Familiarize With New RRECS Activity Scans Log into NRLCA and download a copy of the Quick Guide.The main Issue with RRECS is three-fold: No carrier going in to RRECS could possibly determine if they would be going up or down based on the information we were … 5. Respect everyone's privacy. Being part of thRRECS: Strap out time depends on mail volume, number of addr 465 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 2 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Rural Deviation: #22 C$$ RRECs: Box Time Today, C$$ and I sit down and compare the time standards between the current...Rrecs does this, rrecs does that, everybody discussing what is and what is not true to gain more time as though they know it to be fact, but the truth is none of us know because the data is not being released from the management side. ... It should be a dismount, distance walkedx2, then whatever standard time they have to input the code. Reply That report, with the 30'ish ppm number, is T 501 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Rural Deviation: #14 C$$ RRECs: Flats Today, C$$ and I discuss the Flat time standards laid out in the 4241-M... #14 C$$ RRECs: Flats | #14 C$$ RRECs: Flats Today, C$$ and I discuss the Flat time standards laid out in the 4241-M Comparision Sheet.We also have article 9 which states: a. The official evaluation of a route will be deter- mined on a semi-annual basis by apply- ing the appropriate standards pursuant to the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System. The second you change a time standard, you violate the arbitrators decision and that can’t occur. The RRECS system computes the base hours for a rural ro...