Letter carriers reject tentative agreement

NALC members are ‘fighting like hell’ for a fair contract

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 3, 2024) — The membership of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has voted to reject the ratification of the tentative 2023-2026 National Agreement with the United States Postal Service (USPS), per the union. The vote was 63,680 to reject the agreement versus 26,304 to accept it.

“In a democratic vote, the will of NALC’s membership has been made clear – the tentative agreement that represented the best offer the Postal Service put on the table is not good enough for America’s city letter carriers,” said NALC President Brian L. Renfroe. “We have earned more and we deserve more.”

The rejected tentative agreement included retroactive raises of 1.3% for 2023 and 2024, with another raise of 1.3% in 2025, in addition to semiannual COLAs. Letter carriers have been working without a contract since May 2023.

NALC President Brian Renfoe addresses reporters at a rally in DC in 2024. Photo: NALC via Facebook

Per the union’s statement, NALC has notified the Postal Service of the result of the ratification balloting and our intent to reopen negotiations within five days in accordance with Article 16 of the NALC Constitution.

“We will negotiate in good faith with the Postal Service at the bargaining table during the limited timeframe set forth in the NALC Constitution,” said Renfoe. “We call on the Postal Service to do the same. As I made clear since the very beginning of this process, NALC is well prepared to fight like hell for a better contract in interest arbitration, and that is exactly what we will do if the Postal Service is unwilling to reach agreement on terms that fairly compensate and reward our members.”

NALC represents USPS city delivery letter carriers across the United States.