NLRB Gives Labor a Major Win in Subcontractor Case This NLRB ruling could have major implications for the U.S. Postal Service, which likes to outsource bargaining-unit work. The so-called “independent” contractors it hires are not. This could boost union organizing efforts among subcontractors. One place I’d like to see organized by the APWU is the…
August 27, 2015 Out of 5,200 postal workers in Western New York, three new employees are bad apples and The News runs a front page story titled, “Postal workers behaving badly.” You’ve got to be kidding! I represented letter carriers on the job for nearly 30 years and I’ve never seen a more dedicated and…
By Matt Mencarini – August 26, 2015 GRAND RAPIDS – The president of the state and local unions for U.S. Postal Service workers was indicted in federal court this month on an embezzlement charge. Jesus Miguel Gonzales is charged with embezzlement and theft of labor union assets and falsification of financial records required to be…
Web News Article #: 170-2015 08/27/2015 – In a sharply worded letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the Postal Service’s decision to close mail processing centers and eliminate overnight delivery “a disaster” and urged her to “re-instate overnight delivery standards and speed up the delivery of mail as soon as…
Web News Article #: 171-2015 08/27/2015 – Imagine the danger posed by a sleep-deprived driver of an 18-wheel tractor-trailer – whether he’s on the highway or driving through your neighborhood. Despite the hazard, private subcontractors that haul mail for the U.S. Postal Service are seeking an exemption from federal safety rules that prohibit commercial drivers…
Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast states 10 years ago this week, prompting an historic effort from the Postal Service to keep the mail moving. About 17 postal facilities were destroyed and more than 500 buildings were damaged during the 2005 hurricane season, which was the worst on record. More than 4,000 postal…
