'USO-ing'

[davo04]

A new term has emerged in our office over the past six months which is, as per the title, USO-ing. Apparently USO-ing is simply delivering the 1st & 2nd Class mail (inc. parcels), while leaving mailsort/DSA items to one side to complete, say, the next day when mail volumes are lower.

I questioned this new 'policy' when it was initailly introduced by DO management (who obviously insisted it was fine) and then asked the local rep who also said it was fine as the USO wasn't being failed.

Is this correct or is it essentially streaming mail (which I believe is forbidden)?

N.B. This doesn't happen everyday, or even every week, but does so on occasion.

[SpacePhoenix]

Yep, it's streaming. DSA is always 1st class anyway

[davo04]

And streaming mail is still forbidden, right?

[POSTMAN]

And streaming mail is still forbidden, right?

Right.

Date: Friday, 5 November, 2010, 17:24

Dear Colleagues,

During the recent ADR briefings the subject of ‘Streaming or Skimming’ of mail was raised by a number of reps and subsequently raised by me at the NDG. Royal Mail’s response was that they were unaware of it and it was only anecdotal, they needed firmer ‘evidence’. Therefore could reps please supply the dept via email with any instances where this has occurred or is occurring, naming the office and the manager of the office and how frequently this has occurred, and how the streaming actually occurs. In some cases the decision of what not to deliver has been left to OPGs which in itself is unacceptable. In other instances it forms part of absorption/lapsing where an OPG is taken off a delivery to allow others to absorb the delivery by only delivering the 1c and leaving everything else in the frame.



Your urgent attention and response to this request would be greatly appreciated.


Please send your replies to bgibson@cwu.org no later than Thursday 11th November 2010. POSTMAN EDIT:IGNORE DATES:KEEP SENDING!



Thanks


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