HCR Subcontractor Safety Records
A Web site of the Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides safety information on trucking companies may be a valuable tool for members of the MVS Craft.
The site lists information about accidents and tickets incurred by trucking companies —...
Union Demands: Count HCR Drivers as Casuals
As part of our long-standing battle to protect our jobs against subcontractors, MVS officers at the national level filed a Step 4 grievance on Sept. 1, 2009, asserting that Highway Contract Route (HCR) drivers must be counted as casuals. The...
HCR Notice
This list shows the HCR (Highway Contract Route) solicitations the union was notified of since 1999.
Local managers often tell union representatives that the national union was notified of these solicitations, when, in fact, notification has not...
Updated list of 8,000 HCR Routes for Possible Conversion to PVS Routes
The USPS recently provided the APWU with a list of approximately 8,000 HCRs (Highway Contract Routes) for review. Unfortunately, management did not mark or identify what was new versus what was sent in a list of 4,000 HCRs that was provided to the...
Union Arbitrates PVS To HCR Conversion
The APWU’s position has consistently been that mode conversions have a significant impact on the bargaining unit. As such, the USPS must adhere to Article 32.1.B when considering converting the Columbus PVS operations.