The PMG followed up his original March 13th letter to congress announcing the agreement made by him with the GSA and DOGE with a new letter on March 17th. The second letter was in response to questions and public comments from members of Congress related to the agreement. The PMG used the follow up to better define his ask’s, and to assure Congress that they intend to keep them updated and informed on all progress.
One of the key asks is for a review of the leases at 31,000 retail centers. USPS has always engaged in long term leases that now as they come due are near double the original costs. Approximately only half of the sites currently cover their costs. Consolidating or closing retail sites has always been a political hot potato.
Arbitrator Dennis R. Nolan has issued a final and binding arbitration award that sets the terms of a three-year collective-bargaining agreement between the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service.
After the membership failed to ratify the agreement that United States Postal Service and union leadership agreed to, an arbitrator was designated.
A binding agreement not too far off from the original proposal was issued.
“Arbitrator Nolan awarded general wage increases of 1.3 percent in November 2023 (paid retroactively), 1.4 percent in November 2024 (paid retroactively), and 1.5 percent in November 2025. “
“The no-layoff clause that protects letter carriers after six years of service as a career employee is retained in the 2023 National Agreement”
“The existing prohibitions against contracting out city carrier work are continued for the duration of the 2023 National Agreement.”
