2025 Contract Update #8
- l306treasurer
- Sep 19
- 1 min read
You are reading the eighth 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.
On September 19th, Vice President of Labor Relations Mike Elston and NPMHU President Paul Hogrogian signed multiple tentative agreements in a hopeful show of progress.
Despite this display, USPS representatives continue to resist bargaining in good faith – opposing proposals that would improve the efficiency and operations of the Postal Service.
The NPMHU Negotiations Team will not be deterred. They have drafted numerous revisions to their proposals in hopes of reaching a compromise. Regardless, USPS representatives maintain a noted resistance and lack of transparency. The reasons for their refusal to cooperate are often unstated and therefore unclear.
Beyond the main table, discussions on economic issues have been slow and difficult but will continue until we can get a negotiated deal that meets our priorities.
National President Hogrogian and the rest of the Negotiations Team will keep fighting tirelessly for proposals that will benefit the Union, the craft, and the general mailing public. They’re prepared to work around the clock so that, by the time the deadline expires at midnight on Saturday, they can confidently say they’ve done everything in their power to advocate for meaningful change. They hope that the Postal Service will change their attitude soon, as to not squander this opportunity to reach an agreement in everyone’s best interests.
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