Contract Talks Reach Impasse 2025 No. 15 – June 5, 2026 You are reading the fifteenth Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of the 2025 negotiations. These updates, along with the Union’s magazine and monthly bulletins, will keep mail handlers throughout the country informed and involved in the issues raised during this round of bargaining. As we have previously reported, while the 2022-2025 National Agreement ended without an agreement, the

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Dear Doug & Mike, I am writing in regard to our negotiations for a successor to the 2022- 2025 National Agreement. The parties have been engaged in negotiations for nearly a year. While we have made progress in many areas, we have not been able to reach an agreement on the terms of the successor contract. As a result of this impasse in negotiations, the National Postal Mail Handlers Union is invoking the dispute resolution procedures outlined in the Postal Reorganization Act

As a matter of general interest, the Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today to adjust some prices on some domestic competitive package and service offerings. Pending favorable review and comments from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC}, these price changes and adjustments will take effect on July 12. Changes include, but are not limited to, elimination of ounce-based rate differentiation for published Commercial USPS Ground Advantage

Brothers and Sisters, May Day is rooted in history and sacrifice, but more than anything, it is about power. The power we build when we stand together. This movement was born here in the United States, on the streets of Chicago at Haymarket Square in 1886. Workers demanded something simple but life changing, an eight hour day. They faced violence, intimidation, and uncertainty, but they stood strong together and changed the future for generations that followed. That same spir

Each April, the labor movement and working people across the country observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have tragically died on the job, and to reflect on the state of working conditions and worker protections in our country. Communities nationwide are hosting Workers Memorial Day commemorations this week. Attend a Workers Memorial Day event near you. FIND EVENTS Today, we are also releasing our 35th annual Death on the Job report. The newest data we released

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, April 13, marks 123 years of LIUNA. For more than a century, Laborers have stood shoulder to shoulder, building this country and building better lives for our families. From the very beginning, this union was founded on one simple idea, when workers stand together, we have POWER . And that hasn’t changed. What has changed is the moment we’re in. Today , workers rights are under attack, safety protections are being weakened, and too many are

Please find enclosed copies of the Mandatory Stand-Up Talk and FERS Action – Frequently Asked Questions/Talking Points (pdf) regarding the USPS Board of Governor’s decision to temporarily suspend the Postal Service’s employer contributions for Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuities. The suspension is effective April 10. According to the Postal Service, this action is necessary to conserve cash and preserve liquidity due to its ongoing, severe financial crisis in

2025 No. 14 – March 27, 2026 (pdf) You are reading the fourteenth Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2025 negotiations. These updates, along with the Union’s magazine and monthly bulletins, will keep mail handlers throughout the country informed and involved in the issues raised during this round of bargaining. As we have been reporting since the conclusion of the Hotel week negotiations in September, our negotiations with the Postal Se

Statement of Paul V. Hogrogian, National PresidentNational Postal Mail Handlers Union House Oversight and Government ReformSubcommittee on Government Operations “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service:The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner” March 17, 2026 My name is Paul Hogrogian and I am the National President of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, the exclusive collective bargaining agent for over 55,000 Mail Handlers employed by the United States Postal

December 24, 2025 Dear Brothers and Sisters, This year proved something we already know- solidarity works. Across the United States and Canada, LIUNA members built the projects that keep communities moving and power our future. Through Laborers Rising, we brought more workers into the union, served our communities, and connected more meaningfully with our LIUNA brothers and sisters. We fought for good jobs, stronger benefits, and real protections, scoring historic wins that p

2025 No. 12 – December 12, 2025 (pdf) You are reading the twelfth Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2025 negotiations. These updates, along with the Union’s magazine and monthly bulletins, will keep mail handlers throughout the country informed and involved in the issues raised during this round of bargaining. Discussions on economic issues between Deputy Postmaster General Douglas Tulino, National President Paul Hogrogian, and Nationa

2025 No. 11 – December 5, 2025 (pdf) You are reading the eleventh Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2025 negotiations. These updates, along with the Union’s magazine and monthly bulletins, will keep mail handlers throughout the country informed and involved in the issues raised during this round of bargaining. Since the contract negotiation deadline has been extended, discussions about economics between Deputy Postmaster General Dougla

November 26, 2025 Being part of LIUNA is something we are thankful for every day. But Thanksgiving gives us an opportunity to reflect, and this year, we are more grateful than ever for this union. We are thankful for the strength and solidarity we have built together. There has been plenty of chaos and uncertainty across the country this year, but Laborers have kept showing up, kept building, and kept holding the line for working people. Through all the noise, we proved what

Recently, members of Congress who previously served in the military and the intelligence community issued a joint statement reminding those currently serving that they do not have to and should not follow illegal orders. These comments on the need to protect the American people against foreign and domestic enemies were met with accusations of sedition and death threats. Our country has seen a drastic increase in political violence, on all sides of the ideological spectrum. It

NPMHU ARTHUR S. VALLONE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR The National Postal Mail Handlers Union is pleased to offer the opportunity for career craft members of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, and members of their immediate families, to apply for scholarship assistance from the NPMHU Arthur S. Vallone National Scholarship Program. Specific eligibility requirements for the program are detailed below. This scholarship program has been providing assi

We are enclosing a copy of National Arbitrator Maggie Brogan's decision in the RI-399 dispute concerning application of paragraph 10(a) - the "unless'' clause - of the 2018 Update MOU. Click here for PDF. By way of background, in 2018, the NPMHU, the APWU, and the Postal Service concluded negotiations on an "Update'' to the RI-399 procedures. One of the primary goals of the Update MOU was to alleviate what the parties have referred to as the "black hole" of pending national a

In our continued effort to educate and support our membership, the NPMHU Women's Committee has established a website to help combat the...

You are reading the tenth Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2025 negotiations. These updates,...

2025 No. 9 – September 21, 2025 You are reading the ninth Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2025...