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Tom Duchesne & Dominic BrattaUSPS
Before and After: Documenting the USPS Transition to a New Cleaning
Methodology
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USPS Custodial Team Cleaning (CTC)
by Dominic Bratta
Simon Institute Symposium August 2015
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Agenda
▪ Background ▪ Implementation ▪ Process & Strategy
▪ Issues and Resolutions ▪ Solutions ▪ Status Update ▪ Forward Plan ▪ How to achieve success ▪ Leadership
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Background
▪ Alpha site ▪ Salt Lake City P&DC ▪ 335K square feet ▪ custodial staffing: 32 ▪ 24/7 day operation
▪ Beta sites ▪ Columbus P&DC ▪ 811,229 square feet ▪ custodial staffing: 65 ▪ 24/7 day operation
▪ Zanesville AO ▪ 36,000 square feet ▪ custodial staffing: 2.4 ▪ single tour / 6 day operation
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Background
▪ Agreement with APWU (July 9, 2014) ▪ Offered inclusion early in process ▪ Data driven results ▪ Willingness to negotiate
▪ MS- 47 ▪ On of the most litigious handbooks ▪ Prior limited success with major changes
▪ Concessions ▪ Staged implementation
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Implementation
▪ Goal ▪ 100 sites by end of 2015
▪ Methods for implementation ▪ Leadership briefing ▪ Site preparation ▪ Site Training ▪ Coaching and Mentoring
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Implementation
▪ Leadership briefing ▪ Foundation to a successful site ▪ District leadership ▪ Area Staff ▪ Local Maintenance ▪ Local Support Staff
▪ Overview of program benefits with focus on issues that contribute to failure
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Implementation
▪ Site Prep (6 to 8 weeks)
▪ Workloading and route development
▪ Modifications of 4 required areas/rooms
▪ Ordering supplies and tools7
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Implementation
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Training Room Check In/Out Room
Equipment Room Equipment Room
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Implemention
▪ Training (3-4 weeks) ▪ All Maintenance Management and
Supervisors ▪ All support staff including : ▪ Safety ▪ Human Resources ▪ Labor Relations ▪ Continuous initial training
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Implementation
▪ Coaching and Mentoring (4 weeks) ▪ Provide one on one coaching to
ensure process is followed ▪ Listen to employee suggestions ▪ Support necessary changes ▪ Ensure compliance ▪ Support local Supervisors ▪ Address less enthusiastic
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Issues and Resolution
▪ Localized Obstacles ▪ Management ▪ Limited buy-in and accountability ▪ Other priorities ▪Weak leadership
▪ Custodians ▪ Resistance to change ▪ They know better
▪ Local Memorandum of Understanding ▪ Labor agreements impact team cleaning
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Issues and Resolution
▪ Localized Obstacles ▪ Local safety & labor relations ▪ Complaints to OSHA ▪ Safety issues reported requiring
immediate investigation and response from management ▪ Extension cord damage by forklift
operators ▪ Frequent requests from custodians for
consultation with union steward ▪ Harassment charges and EEO’s filed
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Issues and Resolution
▪ Institutional Issues
▪ OSHA
▪ National grievances
▪ EEO complaints
▪ Congressional inquires
▪ Repositioning employees13
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Solutions
▪ Solutions ▪ Provide Leadership ▪ Increase responsibility and accountability ▪ Research errors and prevent
reoccurrence ▪ Involve stakeholders early on ▪ Document the journey ▪ Tenacious follow-up ▪ Evaluate the cost ▪ Negotiate means “be willing to give”
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Status
▪ Number of facilities ▪ 67 sites
▪ Number of employees trained (2,675) ▪ Maintenance Management - 780 ▪ Management other than Maintenance –
159 ▪ Craft – 1,736
▪ Amount of interior space ▪ 33.5 Million Sq/Ft
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Status
▪ Planned reduction of (FTE) Full Time Equivalent Positions ▪ 700
▪ Savings ▪ $8 million for first three quarters of
FY15
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Forward Plan
▪ Absolutely achieve the 100 sites ▪ Take “waste” out of the process ▪ Utilize synergy to accelerate process
▪ Preparing for 2016 ▪ Support the less aggressive Districts/Areas ▪ Transition the challenging sites
▪ Continuous improvement ▪ Learning and adjusting
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How to achieve success
▪ What does success look like
▪ What are the benefits
▪ What are the potential roadblocks
▪ Get buy in from the stakeholders
▪ Be a leader and drive success
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Leadership
▪ Develop creditability
▪ Obtain trust with your manager/team ▪ Loyalty
▪ Know where you want to go and how you plan to get there
▪ Set clear goals with measureable objectives
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Leadership
▪ What’s the “brass ring” worth ▪ Be passionate ▪ Use tenacious follow-up ▪ Recognize others ▪ Play to win ▪ Remember 2nd place is the first
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