{"id":20948,"date":"2017-09-14T08:27:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=20948"},"modified":"2017-09-14T08:27:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:27:53","slug":"salmon-mail-haul-drivers-ratify-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/09\/14\/salmon-mail-haul-drivers-ratify-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Salmon Mail Haul Drivers Ratify Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"news-date-inline\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">APWU News &#8211; 09\/12\/2017<\/span>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span>Recently, APWU members employed by Salmon Companies voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the company. Salmon Companies is the largest ground transportation supplier to the United States Postal Service (USPS). Truck drivers for the private-sector company are part of the Support Services Division. The contract covers locals from Dallas, TX; Shreveport, LA; Little Rock, AR and Memphis, TN. The new CBA was ratified by over 75% of voting members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLanguage regarding employee bumping rights, bidding process, extra-board procedures, working rules, safety and equipment, and discipline were all revised and improved from the original contract. In particular, the extra-board and bumping rights were changed to benefit each specific terminal,\u201d reported Support Services Division Director Steve Brooks. \u201cWe made increases to the layover pay for drivers who are unable to complete their routes within their mandated 11-hour driving limit, as well any non-SCA (Service Contract Act) duties.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-20949\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Salmon-Companies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Salmon-Companies.jpg 392w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Salmon-Companies-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough we were not able to make adjustments to the cost of the health care benefits, we were able to design an opt-out clause for those members who can demonstrate they are\/will be covered under a spouse\u2019s qualified group plan,\u201d Brooks continued. \u201cThe guidelines are provided for in the Affordable Care Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The negotiating committee, made up of Support Services Division leadership and drivers from each unit across the country, participated in several bargaining sessions with the company before and after the previous contract\u2019s expiration on March 1, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis contract is an improvement from the previous agreement. It will better the drivers\u2019 lives and we will build on it moving forward,\u201d concluded Brooks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last\">The terms of the new agreement started Aug. 31, 2017 and will go through May 15, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APWU News &#8211; 09\/12\/2017\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Recently, APWU members employed by Salmon Companies voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the company. Salmon Companies is the largest ground transportation supplier to the United States Postal Service (USPS). Truck drivers for the private-sector company are part of the Support Services Division. 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