Postal Service letter carriers across the country say they’re frustrated with the terms of a tentative contract negotiated by their union, and plan to vote against the deal next month.
Several grassroots letter carrier groups say the 1.3% annual pay raises and semiannual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) outlined in the tentative agreement between USPS and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) don’t match up with the hours and demands of an increasingly strenuous job.
Since NALC provided details of the tentative agreement earlier this month, letter carriers, in hundreds of social media posts, have voiced their frustrations. Many are now trying to organize their coworkers to vote against the deal.
The tentative agreement needs a simple majority of votes for approval. A third-party arbitrator would resolve the labor impasse if members don’t approve the tentative contract.