The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Permanent Workforce:  583,629 Temporary Workforce:  99,786 Total Workforce:   683,415

Workforce Composition

 

 

  
Total #		  
Men		  
Women		  
Hispanic
or
Latino		  
White		  
Black
or
African American		  
Asian		 Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander		 American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or More Races Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Workforce 583,629 64.32% 35.68% 8.48% 60.10% 22.20% 8.71% 0.00% 0.50% 0.00% 0.84%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
CITY CARRIER

 222,072 72.92% 27.08% 10.98% 61.21% 18.61% 8.70% 0.00% 0.50% 0.00% 0.41%
CLERK

 204,075 43.89% 56.11% 7.55% 56.06% 24.65% 11.14% 0.00% 0.60% 0.00% 1.06%
RURAL CARRIER

 67,560 45.49% 54.51% 3.34% 89.05% 4.86% 2.10% 0.00% 0.66% 0.00% 0.40%
GS-14 and GS-15* 8,826 68.48% 31.52% 6.31% 70.45% 17.46% 5.12% 0.00% 0.66% 0.00% 0.25%
Senior Pay Level* 748 70.99% 29.01% 7.09% 74.47% 14.97% 3.21% 0.00% 0.27% 0.00% 0.00%
SES 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

USPS employed 5,745 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.84% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 227 employees from FY 2006 and a decrease of 971 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.86% and for FY 2003 was 0.92%.  Over the 5-year period USPS had a net decrease of 0.08% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

USPS timely processed 98.9% of the 17,277 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2007.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Disability (Physical); and (3) Age.  Of the 6,090 complaints filed at USPS, 1,431 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 679 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 109 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 31 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 839 contained allegations of color discrimination and 2,664 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 4,669 completed investigations, 99% were timely.  USPS' average time for completing an investigation was 106 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

USPS' average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 289 days in FY 2006 to 267 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

USPS agreed to pay $498,777 for 5,328 pre-complaint settlements, of which 429 were monetary settlements averaging $1,162.  USPS expended a total of $7,175,480 for 4,669 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $1,536.

USPS agreed to pay a total of $4,550,549 for 626 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $7,269.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 4,128 13,157 17,285
Settlements 663 16.1% 4,665 35.5% 5,328 30.8%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 644 15.6% 5,130 39% 5,774 33.4%
Complaints Filed* 5,879 34%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 304 1.8%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2007 where counseling was also completed during FY 2007.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2007
Counseling Complaint
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures 17,285 5,548
Total Number Offered ADR 16,034 16
ADR Offer Rate* 92.8% 0.3%
ADR Participation Rate* 76.1% 0.3%
Total ADR Settlements 4,665 1
Total ADR Settlements Amount $372,430.83 $0.00

* EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

Timeliness in FY 2007
Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2006 APD* FY 2007 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands) 17,277 17,088 98.9%
All Investigations 4,669 4,624 99% 106 106 0%
All Complaint Closures 5,548 289 267 -7.6%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 1,746 1,692 96.9% 267 229 -14.2%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 1,194 36 25 -30.6%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2007
Complaint
Closures		 Final Agency
Decision (no AJ
Decision)		 Final Order (AJ
Decision Fully
Implemented)		 Final Order (AJ
Decision Not Fully
Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 6,090
Total Closures 5,548
Settlements 586 10.6%
Withdrawals 497 9%
Total Final Agency Actions 4,465 80.5% 2,940 65.8% 1,495 33.5% 30 0.7%
Dismissals 1,222  27.4% 1,194 97.7% 28 100% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 3,243  72.6% 1,746 53.8% 1,467 45.2% 30 0.9%
Finding Discrimination 66  2% 1 1.5% 39 59.1% 26 39.4%
Finding No Discrimination 3,177  98% 1,745 54.9% 1,428 44.9% 4 0.1%

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