12/22/16 WASHINGTON (CN) – Denying private contractors’ request for a restraining order, a federal judge ruled the U.S. Postal Service must abide by an arbitration order to give more than 100 routes to its own union workers. Earlier this month, the National Star Route Mail Contractors Association asked the Washington, D.C. federal court for an […]
12/02/16 WASHINGTON Courthouse News – – An association of private mail carriers has sued the U.S. Postal Service, claiming its cancellation of 102 contracts to give the work to Post Office employees will not save any money, but will cost the trade group’s members hundreds of jobs. “The terminated contractors will lose more than $57 million […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces that it has denied the National Star Route Mail Contractors Association (NSRMCA) application to exempt its contract carrier members from the “14-hour rule” of the Agency’s hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. NSRMCA requested that a driver of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) transporting U.S. mail be allowed to follow […]
Union Urges Concerned Citizens to Comment 09/14/2015 – APWU officers are renewing warnings about the dangers posed by sleep-deprived truck drivers and asking union members and the public to oppose a request by private subcontractors for an exemption from a federal safety rule. Comments must be submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) […]