NPMHU: 2025 Contract Update #2
During these substantive meetings, the NPMHU Negotiations Team presented their proposed non-economic changes to the current contractual language in the 2024 National Agreement.
MHAs
NPMHU and USPS Reach Agreement to Convert 865 MHAs to Full-time Career
March 22, 2021 Linked here is a new MOU just signed by the NPMHU and the Postal Service to provide for additional Mail Handler staffing, in large part by converting 865 Mail Handler Assistants to full-time regular career employment no later than May 22, 2021. Also attached is a chart listing the 43 facilities in … Read more
Mail Handlers to Receive Wage Increase Effective November 21, 2020
As provided for in Article 9.1 of the NPMHU 2019 National Agreement, the wage scales for all Mail Handler employees will be adjusted upward effective November 21, 2020. This is the second of three guaranteed wage increases provided for in the 2019 contract. Specifically, with regard to career employees: Effective November 21, 2020 – the … Read more
USPS to hire 1000 employees in Central Florida
By Jon Jankowski – September 4, 2020 ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Postal Service in Central Florida is set to hire 1,000 employees in Central Florida. USPS said successful applicants will work at one of seven mail processing and distribution centers from Nov. 7 through Jan. 1. The openings include: Mail Processing Clerk pays $18.15 … Read more
NPMHU: MHAs Receive Wage Increase of 20 cents per hour
In accordance with Article 9.7 of the 2016 National Agreement between the NPMHU and the Postal Service, all Mail Handler Assistants will receive an hourly wage increase of $0.20 per hour effective on Saturday, May 26, 2018. This increase is in addition to the general wage increase of 2.3% that will be effective in approximately … Read more
OIG Blog: What other ways could the Postal Service improve retention of non-career employees?
January 16, 2017 Non-career employees, or temporary workers who do not receive full employee benefits and privileges, make up a significant part of the U.S. Postal Service’s workforce – about 130,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2016. The USPS uses non-career employees throughout its operations. However, turnover is a problem with temp workers, particularly for the … Read more