NPMHU offers 2022 Contract Update #2
You are reading the second Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2022 negotiations.
USPS OIG – Changes in the Usage of the Modes of Transportation
We found that the Postal Service has an opportunity to improve the management of one of the Plan’s major initiatives to restructure the Postal Service transportation network by shifting First-Class Mail from air to surface transportation.
Update on Management Implementation of Pay Provisions of the 2021-2024 APWU National Agreement
Today, June 21, 2022, the Postal Service acknowledged the $0.50 was not included. The Postal Service acknowledged that they made an error, but management has not identified what caused the error or when it will be added to the hourly pay of the PSEs.
Clerk Craft and USPS Agree to 2021-2024 Q&As Re: PSE and PTF Issues
On June 8, 2022, the parties signed a set of Q&As that further explains the parties’ intent regarding certain contractual provisions of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
NALC announces COLA update
Contract COLA: Accumulated COLA is $1,810 through June 2022 The projected accumulation toward the sixth regular COLA under the 2019-2023 National Agreement stood at $1,810 annually in June following the release of the May 2022 Consumer Price Index. On June 10, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the CPI for Urban Wage Earners … Read more
NPMHU and USPS Present Opening Statements as National Negotiations Begin in Washington D.C.
The National Postal Mail Handlers Union bargaining team met with representatives of the U.S. Postal Service on June 10, 2022 to mark the official start of the collective bargaining process for a successor agreement to replace the current National Agreement which is scheduled to expire on September 20, 2022.
Competitive Outbound International Negotiated Service Agreement Pricing and Revenue Commitments
A Negotiated Service Agreement (NSA) is a customized and mutually beneficial contractual agreement between the U.S. Postal Service and a specific mailer, customer, or organization to retain price-sensitive customers and encourage additional mail volume and revenue.
Don’t Let the Postal Service check Your “Pulse!”
Starting June 14 through July 15 2022, the USPS is pushing its annual Postal Pulse Survey. The APWU leadership urges you to not let the Postal Service take your Pulse!
Negotiated Service Agreement and Customer Compliance Capping Report
The U.S. Postal Service enters into customer agreements to provide customers with customized shipping solutions and mailing incentives. These agreements provide mutual benefits for the Postal Service and its customers.
USPS OIG – Property Condition Review Capping Report
Our objective was to summarize the results of prior property condition reviews of Postal Service retail facilities, identify systemic issues, and assess the effectiveness of management’s corrective actions.