United States Postal Service and American Postal Workers Union, Alamo Area Local 0195. Cases 16–CA–279233 and 16–CA–287594 July 31, 2023 DECISION AND ORDER BY CHAIRMAN MCFERRAN AND MEMBERS WILCOX AND PROUTY On September 29, 2022, Administrative Law Judge Donna N. Dawson issued the attached decision. The Respondent filed exceptions and a supporting brief, and the…
August 25, 2022 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy visited USPS facilities in Texas and Louisiana recently to meet with employees and customers and update them on the Delivering for America plan. DeJoy discussed the Postal Service’s steady progress in service performance, as well as improvements to the organization’s processing and delivery network. He also highlighted the…
On October 6, 2021, in the 107th Judicial District Court of Cameron County, Texas, Michael Paul Garza, former President and Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 1093 (located in Brownsville, Tex.), was charged with one count of theft of property by a public servant, in the amount greater than $2,500 and less than…
Background The Katy Carrier Annex is in the Houston District of the Southern Area. The unit has 48 city routes, 32 rural routes, and seven contract routes delivered by 62 city carriers, 49 rural carriers, and seven contract carriers. We chose the Katy Carrier Annex based on the number of stop-the-clock (STC) scans occurring at…
Letter carrier in Austin, Texas looking to swap with someone in the Madison, Wisconsin area. Anywhere around Madison and even Milwaukee would be considered. I need to get back with my family and friends in Madison and don’t want to have to quit my job as a carrier to make it happen. Any help appreciated…
The TuSimple self-driving truck is pictured in these undated handout photos obtained by Reuters May 20, 2019. TuSimple/Handout via REUTERS The Postal Service is participating in an autonomous truck pilot program with TuSimple, a global self-driving truck company. The truck, with a safety engineer and driver on board, will haul USPS trailers and make five…
04/22/2019 – Drivers from the newly unionized Salmon Co. in El Paso, TX unanimously ratified the terms of their first Collective Bargaining Agreement. These APWU new members received most of the terms of the negotiated Salmon contract for the Dallas Area Local. Due to the organizing efforts and continued support of Texoma Local representatives Sonny…
Background This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit to evaluate mail delivery issues on selected routes at the San Antonio – Heritage Station. The Heritage Station is in the Rio Grande District of the Southern Area. We conducted the audit to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely information on potential operational risks…
