Prior to vacating the U.S. Capitol for an abbreviated July 4th Recess, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act, by a vote of 218-214 and sent it the President for his signature.
Although we expect a difficult round of bargaining, the NPMHU is committed to making every reasonable effort to reach an agreement that is good for our members, good for the Postal Service, and good for the American mailing public.
As the reconciliation process progresses, even though the Postal Service operates without taxpayer funding, the Senate is considering increasing Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) contributions from 4.4 percent to 15.6 percent for all postal employees hired after Jan. 1, 2026
You are reading the first Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2025 negotiations
The Senate will now review the language and we need to ensure Senators understand how detrimental these changes are.
As provided for in Article 8.7 of the NPMHU 2022 National Agreement, effective May 17, 2025 (PP12-25); the flat dollar amount at each pay grade and step for night shift differential in Tables Three and Four shall be increased by 2.0%
Congressman Connolly was a true champion for letter carriers and all federal employees
On Sunday night, May 18, the House Budget Committee passed a revised version of the budget reconciliation bill out of Committee
On Wednesday, May 14, National Postal Mail Handlers Union National President Paul V. Hogrogian joined other postal and federal workforce unions to discuss current threats to the Federal Employee Retirement System
While the latest attack on federal sector unions does not apply to the Postal Service, we stand in solidarity with our fellow unions and support their call to action.