Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers have voted to reject a tentative agreement with the U.S. Postal Service.
Of the members, 63,680 voted to reject the agreement while 26,304 voted to accept it, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) said in a news release Friday.
NALC President Brian L. Renfroe said in a statement that the union plans to reopen negotiations within five days.
“In a democratic vote, the will of NALC’s membership has been made clear,” Renfroe said. “The tentative agreement that represented the best offer the Postal Service put on the table is not good enough for America’s city letter carriers. We have earned more and we deserve more.”
The postal service did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment Monday morning.