USPS dropped a major Maintenance rule change — and APWU didn’t tell anyone

The USPS just implemented MMO‑047‑26 — a sweeping overhaul of DBCS maintenance procedures — and APWU never warned the employees who must comply with it. This bulletin adds new piece‑count thresholds, expands PM and OM tasks, increases safety/PPE requirements, and raises discipline risks for anyone who unknowingly follows outdated procedures. It’s one of the most … Read more

Adding eCBM DIOSS routes to the tour

On Tour 3, we only have a few DIOSS qualified machines, which means response time was pretty bad before. Now, we have eCBM (Electronic Condition Based Maintenance) routes, which tie up some, at least 4, mechanics (2 being DIOSS qualified). I’ve seen on the next tour that the machines are shut off anyway, but management … Read more