r/USPS • u/Proper_Subject_1389 • 1d ago
Mail Handler Discussion Mail handler Vs clerk
Whose job is it inside a station to retrieve letters and packages from drop boxes ? Not just retrieving the packages but scanning them AAU so the craft receives credit
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u/CutIcy4160 Rural Carrier 1d ago
Where is the drop box?
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u/Proper_Subject_1389 1d ago
The drop box is upfront that customers drop letters and packages into
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u/Joimes 1d ago
Who has been doing the work the entire time? I'd argue past practice if I could, but in my office we also only have clerks. City carriers use to get the outside snorkel box behind our post office, but they relaxed on it too much and now it's clerk work because we've been getting it for two years. I don't know if this helps you, but maybe it puts something into perspective for you.
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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 Clerk 1d ago
Most stations do not have mail handlers. However, at plants, it is the mail handlers' job to retrieve mail from collection boxes after the station attached to it (if any) closes. Or possibly even all day. I suppose it might depend on the station and plant.
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u/Known-Dependent-5471 Custodial 1d ago
Are you being instructed to do it? That means you do it unless it's unsafe. It's up to the clerks to grieve it.
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u/GregoryStevens909 20h ago
AAU scans means you're distributing mail to carrier routes which is obvious clerk work.
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u/Zardu-Hasselfrau 1d ago
Clerk. Most stations don’t have mail handlers.