NALC: 10/18/24 -The National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO and the United States Postal Service have reached tentative agreement on a new collective-bargaining agreement for city letter carriers. In accordance with Article 16 of the NALC Constitution, the agreement will be subject to ratification by a mail referendum vote by eligible NALC members.
“After almost 20 months of tireless negotiations, we are pleased to reach a fair agreement that rewards our members for their contributions to the Postal Service and their service to the American people,” NALC President Brian L. Renfroe said. “The NALC Executive Council will meet tomorrow, Oct. 19, to discuss the tentative agreement. All details of the agreement and upcoming informational rap sessions for branch leaders will be made available at that time.”
USPS statement:
The Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers have reached a tentative negotiated agreement.
Upon ratification by the union’s membership, which will take several weeks, the agreement will run through Nov. 7, 2026.
“This is a fair and responsible agreement that serves the best interest of our employees, our customers and the future of the Postal Service,” said Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Human Resources Officer Doug Tulino. “The agreement supports the Delivering for America 10-year plan’s mission to modernize our operations, so we are better able to adapt to changing customer needs and deliver service excellence.”
The union, also known as NALC, represents more than 200,000 employees.
Unfortunately, it’s not a good contract considering the twenty months it took and statements made by Renfroe regarding things like increasing top pay. One entirely predicable and disappointing feature is the usual task force crap that does nothing to improve the climate on the floor. So abusive managers are still free to wreak havoc unfettered and nothing will be done. Again.
Let’s hope the NALC didn’t cave because of the dissatisfaction from many members over the secretive nature of these negotiations and the 20 months it took to get there. I guess we’ll see.