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News Article | July 25, 2016

In the Dog Days of Summer Drivers Want Air

With temperatures soaring, many Motor Vehicle Service Craft employees have complained about management’s failure to maintain functioning air conditioning systems in their trucks – and the APWU has addressed those complaints at the national level, Craft Director Michael O. Foster reports.

News Article | July 8, 2016

Union Challenges New CDL Rules

(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The APWU is challenging recent management changes to physical testing and licensing procedures for Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) on a number of fronts. All of the changes were made without any notifica...

News Article | July 8, 2016

Union Challenges New CDL Rules

(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The APWU is challenging recent management changes to physical testing and licensing procedures for Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) on a number of fronts. All of the changes were made without any notifica...

News Article | June 22, 2016

APWU Urges Obama to Veto Bill that Would Weaken Truck Safety

The APWU is urging President Obama to veto an appropriations bill if it comes to his desk with a provision that would weaken truck safety regulations. As it is currently written, the appropriations bill for the Departments of Transportation (H.R. 2577) includes a section that would block implementat...

News Article | June 22, 2016

APWU Urges Obama to Veto Bill that Would Weaken Truck Safety

The APWU is urging President Obama to veto an appropriations bill if it comes to his desk with a provision that would weaken truck safety regulations. As it is currently written, the appropriations bill for the Departments of Transportation (H.R. 2577) includes a section that would block implementat...

News Article | May 1, 2016

MVS Workers Drive the Message Home

MVS panel participants (top row): Michael McDonald, Steven Dietz, William Drew (bottom row) Robert Stierle, Virgil Fleming, Kevin Knapp and Robert Strickland. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The American Postal Workers Union has entere...

News Article | May 1, 2016

MVS Workers Drive the Message Home

MVS panel participants (top row): Michael McDonald, Steven Dietz, William Drew (bottom row) Robert Stierle, Virgil Fleming, Kevin Knapp and Robert Strickland. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The American Postal Workers Union has entere...

News Article | January 1, 2016

‘Zero Base’ Initiative Dispute Settled

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU and the Postal Service settled a dispute in September concerning management’s restructuring of Tractor-Trailer Operator and Motor Vehicle Operator complements through the application of...

News Article | January 1, 2016

‘Zero Base’ Initiative Dispute Settled

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU and the Postal Service settled a dispute in September concerning management’s restructuring of Tractor-Trailer Operator and Motor Vehicle Operator complements through the application of...

Press Release | October 1, 2015

Longer Hours, Less Sleep for Contractors Hauling Mail for the U.S. Postal Service Will Lead to More Accidents

American Postal Workers Union Calls for Public Hearing On Subcontractors’ Request for Exemption from Safety Rule

News Article | January 10, 2015

Who Qualifies as a ‘Medical Officer’ with Authority to Sign CDL Health Cards?

The APWU has received clarification from the Postal Service regarding who qualifies as a “medical officer” with authority to sign Department of Transportation health cards for postal employees with Commercial Driver’s Licenses. The APWU sought clarification of management’s policy in an Oct. 23, 2014...

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 | May 12, 2014

Unauthorized Tractor Log Form Circulating

An unauthorized Tractor Log Form is being utilized in some locations, Motor Vehicle Craft officers are reporting.