More than 585,000 Postal Service employees — or about 91 percent of the organization’s total workforce — are members of a bargaining unit.
To help mark Labor Day, here’s a look at the eight bargaining units represented in USPS and the approximate number of employees they cover:
• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC): 207,000
• National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU): 52,000
• National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA): 131,000
• Postal Police Officers Association (PPOA): 370
• American Postal Workers Union (APWU): 195,000
• National Postal Professional Nurses: 50
Additionally, these bargaining units fall under the purview of the APWU, with separate national agreements:
• Information Technology/Accounting Services: 1,000
• Human Resources Shared Service Center: 300
