Negotiations

Page 20: The NRLCA contract expired on November 20, 2010, and the NPMHU and NALC contracts expire in November 2011. If agreements are not reached during negotiations, a federal mediator is appointed. Impasses in collective bargaining negotiations may ultimately be resolved through arbitration. The Postal Service has reached an impasse in negotiations with the NRLCA. [...]

I found this on the Illinois state website.  It is from February, but it does have a little bit of information in it.  Since I know we are all waiting for any kind of news I wanted to share. NATIONAL CONTRACT UPDATE (2/14/11) Even though we have reached an impasse in contract negotiations, all articles [...]

National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association NRLCA REACHES IMPASSE WITH USPS IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS On Saturday, November 20, after more than two months of contract talks, the NRLCA and USPS reached impasse for a new collective bargaining agreement. Early this morning it appeared as if the parties were making significant progress toward a negotiated settlement. However, [...]

PostCom: Murray Comarow response to Wash. Post article on USPS Contract Negotiations PostCom: Postal News and Information from Around the World The Washington Post recently posted an editorial on the Postal Service regarding the commencement of contract talks between two of the major postal unions and the U.S. Postal Service. The following is a letter [...]

USPS News Release: Postal Service Begins Rural Letter Carrier Contract Negotiations Postal Service Begins Rural Letter Carrier Contract NegotiationsSuccessful Negotiations Crucial to Postal Service’s Future WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service, faced with the most dramatic mail volume drop in its history, today began contract negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA). The [...]

USPS News Release: Postal Service Begins Labor Contract Negotiations WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service begins contract negotiations today with the largest of its four unions, the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU).The APWU represents employees who work as clerks, mechanics, vehicle drivers, custodians and some administrative positions. The current contract expires midnight, Nov. 20.“We [...]