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Driver Instructor and Examiner (DIE) DSI Positions to be Posted Installation-Wide (03/06/08) A Feb. 21, 2008, letter [PDF] from the Postal Service confirms a long-held APWU position: Driver-Safety Instructor (DSI) duty assignments must be posted installation-wide, without exception. The letter from the USPS manager of contract administration confirms that language of Article 39.2.B.2 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement is clear. The dispute arose in October 2007 [PDF], when the union learned that the Southeast Michigan District and the Detroit District had posted DSI positions for bid district-wide. To make matters worse, district managers told local APWU representatives that a directive from headquarters instructed them to do so. ‘Driver Safety Instructor’ Challenged (January 2007) The Postal Service last year revised the driving
instructor examiner (DIE) position, changing it to Driver Safety
Instructor. The new position, DSI, is nothing more than a modified
DIE. After reviewing the changes, we met with the USPS and we
were unable to resolve our differences: We do not believe that
the modifications are fair or reasonable. We do believe that
the USPS is in violation of the award by Abitrator Shyam Das
(1994) that says DIEs must be qualified to drive all vehicles
in the local post office or installation. Our main objection
is that the new handbook has shifted work away from the Motor
Vehicle craft. Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Training A July 18, 2003, letter [PDF] from USPS to APWU President William Burrus rescinded a proposed change to the DIE position description that would have removed PIT training duties. (Includes accompanying documents.) Qualification Standards for DIE Positions
Driver Selection, Orientation,
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ABOUT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE DIVISION
Robert C. Pritchard, Director
Michael O. Foster, Asst. Director
Phone: 202-842-4240
Fax: 202-842-8517
The Motor Vehicle Craft is composed of APWU members who transport mail and maintain postal vehicles. It is – and always has been – the best-organized craft in the APWU. Approximately two thirds of MVS members are...