TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Sunday, a group of United States postal service employees gathered to protest their displeasure with USPS’ latest contract offer to the National Association of Letter Carriers union.
USPS city carrier technician Mike Willits joined his peers in this rally in front of the post office on Speedway and Campbell. Willits and other postal workers said they don’t approve of the tentative labor agreement as it stands. They argue the terms don’t reflect a significant increase in pay, better working conditions, and more favorable hours.
“We do the same route everyday and see the same customers and build relationships,” Willits said.
“We can get a better deal,” carrier Isaac Owen said.
As is, the contract says all city-level USPS letter carriers will get a retroactive 1.3-percent pay increase for having worked in 2023 & 2024, and the same increase into November 2025. New letter carriers would get a 2.3 percent pay increase for those same years, plus a 50-cent-an-hour increase.
