The Motor Vehicle Service Division of the APWU has received from the USPS a list of 330 new duty assignments [PDF] that will be converted from Highway Contract Routes (HCR) to the Postal Vehicle Service (PVS). The assignments are part of the 600 HCR routes that the union and management agreed would be turned over […]
In accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the USPS has agreed to establish 740 new assignments in Vehicle Maintenance Facilities.
Motor Vehicle Services Division delegates discussed several urgent topics at their pre-convention conference Aug. 21 and 22. At the top of the agenda was discussion of the pilot program that established flexible work rules and flexible schedules as part of the union’s efforts to ward off subcontracting. “The Motor Vehicle Division is under attack,” said […]
From Postal Reporter reader: I was just letting you know that Columbus Ohio was just informed that we are Mode Converted and are all being moved into Mailhandler,Carrier , and custodial jobs. Bob Pritchard and Mike Foster are keeping everything quiet, not passing info out to let everyone know.
From the American Postal Workers Union: Expressing concern about the outsourcing of maintenance and repair work on postal vehicles, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) wrote to the USPS Boston District Manager on Sept. 22, [PDF] and asked for an explanation of USPS policy. “It is my understanding that the vehicle maintenance work is currently being […]