NPMHU – 2025 Contract Update #11
You are reading the eleventh Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2025 negotiations.
USPS-Amazon contract uncertainty grows as reverse auction plan raises stakes for 2026 renewal
With the existing contract between global e-commerce retailer Amazon and the United States Postal Service set to expire in October 2026, media reports published yesterday indicated that there could be some shifts coming in that relationship.
Many Issues Arising from Deferred Maintenance Going Unreported at USPS, Says Report
However, the IG said that during its work it found that maintenance issues are going unreported because staff “did not fully understand the importance of their role in reporting these issues or felt powerless to affect change
Steiner must stop the bleeding at USPS before taxpayers stuck with bill
The U.S. Postal Service has undergone a long-overdue change in leadership, but in passing the baton, outgoing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy also handed off an epic mess to his successor, David Steiner.
A warm-hearted effort for a cold-blooded friend
A very important envelope arrived at the Orlando, FL, Post Office in December 1954.
USPS returns 800 military care packages to Connecticut
More than 800 care packages sent to U.S. service members across the world from a local nonprofit have been returned to Connecticut.
When Online PSHB Enrollment Fails: A Backup Plan for Postal Employees
For many USPS employees, this Open Season has been less about choosing a health plan and more about wrestling with technology.
USPS employee speaks following lockdown and arrest
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno says LCSO intercepted a package sent to Daniel Pesantas that contained 50 Xanax pills, purchased with cryptocurrency.
When slower mail becomes a health risk
Delivery speed and reliability are both essential to medication access. USPS has emphasized that the RTO initiative is intended to improve reliability, even as other elements of the DFA lengthens average delivery times.
Mail thefts, robberies, fraud and other postal crimes – 12/05/25
Postal crimes are almost a daily event. These are the ones we found today