Management-Employee Relations Problems at the Evansville, Indiana, Post Office
GGD-81-37
Published: Feb 19, 1981. Publicly Released: Feb 25, 1981.
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Highlights
GAO reviewed management/employee relations problems at the Evansville, Indiana, Post Office.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| United States Postal Service | The Regional Postmaster General of the Central Region should assure that the Evansville Postmaster abides by the sick leave call-in policy set forth in the local contract. |
Closed
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| United States Postal Service | The Regional Postmaster General of the Central Region should assure that the Evansville Postmaster develops a system to record and monitor disciplinary actions so that supervisors and managers can be evaluated on their labor relations performance. |
Closed
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| United States Postal Service | The Regional Postmaster of the Central Region's District Office should, to maintain a healthy and productive work environment and to assure that the situation does not return to its previous state, closely monitor events at Evansville. If the situation shows signs of deteriorating, a way should be found to free the Evansville Post Office from disruptive forces. Turmoil followed by a series of investigations should not be allowed to recur. |
Closed
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| United States Postal Service | The Regional Postmaster General, Central Region, should assure that the Evansville Postmaster implements controls over the discipline and grievance procedure to ensure that: (1) disciplinary actions are warranted, fair, consistent, and progressive; and (2) the grievance procedure produces fair and timely decisions. |
Closed
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
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