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Postal Wire | May 28, 2019
Self-driving trucking start-up CFO on its new partnership with USPS
News Article | October 3, 2018
“The Struggle Continues” – Moe Biller
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) are in the process of contract negotiations. It is no secret that...
News Article | July 24, 2018
Can We Trust USPS Management?
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors Can we ever trust USPS management to live up to their agreements and obligations? On August 18, 2016, during our last convention in Orlando, the Motor Vehicle...
News Article | November 1, 2017
Sept. 1 and Where is the Work?
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors On August 18, 2016, Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled in case Q06C-4Q-C 11182451 that the Postal Service had violated Article 32 of the Collective Bargaining Ag...
News Article | June 2, 2017
USPS Private Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud
On March 16, 2017, Beam Bros. Trucking, Inc., a private trucking company, was indicted on multiple counts of fraud and abuse in their capacity as a Highway Contract Route (HCR) operator for the USPS.
News Article | November 22, 2016
Any Modifications to the 110 HCR Subcontracting Awards Must be Discussed at National Level
According to correspondence between the Postal Service and APWU, all discussions to modify any of the 110 Highway Contract Route (HCR) subcontracting must be done at the National level.
News Article | November 1, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It’s no secret that the APWU has been frustrated over the Postal Service’s repeated violations of Article 32.2 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which governs subcontracting in the Motor V...
News Article | November 1, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It’s no secret that the APWU has been frustrated over the Postal Service’s repeated violations of Article 32.2 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which governs subcontracting in the Motor V...
News Article | September 2, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting Notification
The APWU won an important arbitration case on Aug. 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement by notifying the union of subcontracting awards after they have been let.
News Article | September 2, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting Notification
The APWU won an important arbitration case on Aug. 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement by notifying the union of subcontracting awards after they have been let.
News Article | September 1, 2016
New Contractual Agreements in the MVS Craft
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After extensive negotiations and interest arbitration, the motor Vehicle Division was successful in amending key sections of Article 39 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which governs the M...
News Article | September 1, 2016
New Contractual Agreements in the MVS Craft
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After extensive negotiations and interest arbitration, the motor Vehicle Division was successful in amending key sections of Article 39 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which governs the M...
News Article | October 14, 2014
212 Violations? That’s Not an ‘Isolated Incident’
212. That’s how many times the USPS failed to properly notify the APWU of management decisions to renew Highway Contract Routes (HCRs) in one year. Yet at a recent arbitration hearing, the Postal Service urged the arbitrator to deny the union’s request for a nationwide remedy for the violations, whi...
News Article | September 11, 2014
We Don’t Always See Eye-to-Eye, But We Always Remain United
By now the 22nd Biennial National Convention is a thing of the past, but just in case you missed it, let us recap. Just prior to the start of the convention, a committee of MVS members reviewed resolutions submitted by local and state unions relating to contract proposals for our craft.
News Article | July 23, 2014
‘Fighting for our Survival’
“We’re fighting for our lives, fighting for our very survival” said Motor Vehicle Director Michael Foster on Saturday, July 19 in his report at the opening of the MVS Craft Conference in Chicago. “Contracting out of Postal Vehicle Services (PVS) and Vehicle Maintenance Services (VMF) continue to be...