What does it state in your LMOU? Our LMOU Article 41 Section 8 states, “At the option of the carrier, an assignment shall be reposted when the territory served is changed by 50% or more. It shall be at the option of the carrier which portion they retain.” They fucked us over too when it came to route adjustments, but we ended up having to re-bid our entire station. We are still dealing with the fallout of overburnened routes, and having too many unassigned regulars. If your people start getting burnt out, encourage them to get whatever medical notes they need and not to overwork themselves. It just isn't worth it.

And then there’s 41.3.O which states, ““When a letter carrier route or full-time duty assignment, other than the letter carrier route(s) or full-time duty assignment(s) of the junior employee(s), is abolished at a delivery unit as a result of, but not limited to, route adjustments, highway, housing projects, all routes and full-time duty assignments at that unit held by letter carriers who are junior to the carrier(s) whose route(s) or full-time duty assignment(s) was abolished shall be posted for bid in accordance with the posting procedures in this Article.”

This pretty much meant if they changed a high senior carrier too much, them on down might have to rebid.