The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The proposed union contract is three years in duration: September 21, 2024, through September 20, 2027 according to APWU President Mark Dimondstein.The Tentative Agreement was finalized on June 2, 2025.
“This is great news for postal workers! Negotiations are never easy and have been hard fought. We have secured an agreement that continues to protect the rights and interests of our members in uncertain times,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “We have been negotiating when governement workers and our unions are under severe assault and with the specter of postal privatization looming. Yet even in this environment, the Tentative National Agreement contains annual wage increases, six full cost-of-living adjustments for career employees, no-layoff protections including for tens of thousands of members with less than six years’ service, 50-mile limits on excessing, elimination of some entry level steps, restoration of one more top step in pay grades 4-7 on the lower tier pay scale, increase in uniform allowances, and much more. All these gains were accomplished with no givebacks or concessions. A ‘Yes’ vote will secure the provisions and advances of the Tentative Agreement.”
The American Arbitration Association will begin mailing ballots by June 16, 2025, with a return deadline of Thursday July 10, 2025. More details on the ratification process will be
“On behalf of our members, I appreciate the hard work and diligence of the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee,” said Dimondstein. “We also recognize and appreciate all the officers and our staff for their important contributions made during these negotiations. Congratulations to every member for staying union strong and engaging in our ‘Union Proud, Say It Loud!’ campaign for a good contract.”
