MVS Operators Honored for Safe Driving by National Safety Council
Jimmy Ellis
Charles Pettus
Two MVS tractor-trailer operators have been issued awards in recognition of their safe driving records.
Jimmy Ellis of the Greater Seattle Area Local and Charles Pettus of the Oakland Local received Joseph M. Kaplan Safe...
‘Stand Up for Safe Jobs’ Campaign Underway
Last year, more than 36,000 postal workers were injured or sickened at work and at least 10 suffered fatalities.
“Here’s the simple truth,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein and Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. wrote in a letter to...
Ramping Up for Safety Campaign
Declaring that “there are far too many serious safety problems at post offices and facilities,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein and Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. are calling on union members across the country to launch a Safety...
e-Team Report, Sept. 18, 2015
Private postal subcontractors are seeking an exemption from a necessary federal safety rule. If granted, the exemption would permit private, commercial drivers hauling mail for the U.S. Postal Service to operate trucks after more than 14 hours on...
USPS Hit with Nearly $80,000 in OSHA Fines at South Carolina Plant
After inspections at a Greenville, SC, mail processing plant, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) issued four citations for safety violations and fines of $79,900 on Sept. 15.