Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $416

President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration

The recently announced Voluntary Early Retirement and One Time Retirement Incentive has generated many questions from our members.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution opposing privatization of the United States Postal Service on January 28, 2025.

This story was updated at 3:52 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 to include a statement from the Postal Service. A USPS spokesman initially declined to comment.

The Postal Service is offering an optional retirement opportunity that includes an incentive to certain employees represented by the American Postal Workers Union and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union.

The parties have agreed that the Postal Service will make lump sum incentive payments totaling $15,000 (less applicable taxes and deductions) to eligible full-time career employees who choose optimal retirement…

I am writing on behalf of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union. We represent over 50,000 postal employees and annuitants who are participating in the new Postal Service Health Benefits…

With preparations underway for negotiations over the terms of the 2025 National Agreement between the NPMHU and the Postal Service, the National Office is issuing its official call for bargaining…

The NPMHU also filed a grievance on this issue, and the NPMHU (along with the APWU) intervened in the NALC grievance.