USPS OIG: Are Highway Contract Route Surveys Helpful?

Posted on June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 by 21cpw

Project Title: Highway Contract Routes Survey Compliance Start Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Estimated Report Release Date: September 2016 The Postal Service uses Highway Contract Routes (HCRs) to transport mail between plants, post offices, or other designated points where mail is received or dispatched. HCRs are contracts with independent drivers to travel specified routes. Postal…

APWU: Fighting for the Middle-Class, One Grievance at a Time

Posted on June 28, 2014July 27, 2015 by 21cpw

Speaking on Labor Day in 2010, President Barack Obama said, “It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of middle-class security all bear the union label.” Why then, have unionized…