July 22, 2026 Please find attached a copy of two new Memoranda of Understanding (pdf) that expands annual leave benefits for the 2027 leave year. The first MOU allows for additional Annual Leave Carryover for the 2027 Leave Year. In the 2022 National Agreement, the MOU on Annual Leave Carryover allows regular work force employees to carryover … Read more
June 5, 2026 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 … Read more
Current contract will be followed during dispute resolution process
January 7, 2026 A federal grand jury has indicted the former treasurer of the local mail handlers union, accusing him of embezzling union funds. Max Jaramillo, 58, is charged with two counts of wire fraud and three counts of embezzlement by an officer of a labor organization. He does not yet have an attorney. If … Read more
Discussions are continuing and the parties have agreed to extend their negotiations past last night’s deadline to give their bargaining representatives additional time to reach a comprehensive settlement agreement
Please find attached the National Determination on the Parallel Induction Linear Sorter (PILS) (pdf) awarding all work within this machine to the Mail Handler craft.
July 17, 2025 We are extremely pleased to announce that the NPMHU has prevailed in its national arbitration against the Postal Service over the ability of the Postal Service to separate employees who have completed their probationary period based on the results of a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background check without providing … Read more
During these substantive meetings, the NPMHU Negotiations Team presented their proposed non-economic changes to the current contractual language in the 2024 National Agreement.
