Canchola Appointed to APWU Clerk NBA Vacancy

Web News Article #: 063-2016 03/23/2016 – Sonia Canchola has been appointed to fill the vacant San Francisco Region Clerk Craft National Business Agent position, effective March 21. She fills the vacancy that was created by the death of Gilbert Ybarra, who passed away in October 2014 after a motorcycle accident. Canchola served as president…

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APWU: District Court Orders Clarification in Arbitration Award on BMC Staffing

Web News Article #: 065-2016 03/24/2016 – The Postal Service sidestepped a fight in federal court on March 16 over enforcement of an Oct. 19, 2015, arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). After the USPS filed a “consent motion,” Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ordered interpretation of the award to be returned to…

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Police back at N.J. postal facility to probe crash that killed worker; OSHA notified

By Caitlin Mota – March 24, 2016 KEARNY — Police were at the Dominick V. Daniels Processing and Distribution Center this morning, continuing their investigation into Tuesday’s motor vehicle accident in which a postal worker was struck and killed. Nadia Assad, 54, a clerk from Jersey City, died after being hit by a 2012 Nissan NV van early Tuesday morning as…

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