{"id":116156,"date":"2024-10-20T02:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T19:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116156"},"modified":"2024-10-20T02:08:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T19:08:45","slug":"mail-carriers-reach-tentative-contract-with-usps-that-includes-pay-raises-and-air-conditioned-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116156","title":{"rendered":"Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/postal-service-next-generation-delivery-vehicle-a2ebbfc7afec0eea2e036eef93bee4d9\">air-conditioned trucks<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through Nov. 2026. Letter deliverers have been working without a contract since May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Both the union and the Postal Service welcomed the agreement, which was announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth sides didn\u2019t get everything they wanted. But by bargaining in good faith, we ended with an agreement that meets our goals and rewards our members,\u201d Brian Renfroe, the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, told The Associated Press. \u201cTo make that happen, the Postal Service had to recognize the contributions of members to the Postal Service and the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among other improvements, the deal increases the top pay and reduces the amount of time it takes new workers to reach that level, Renfroe said. He credited Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his deputy for bargaining in good faith throughout the arduous process.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service said the agreement supported its 10-year \u2018Delivering for America\u2019 mission to modernize operations and adapt to changing customer needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fair and responsible agreement that serves the best interest of our employees, our customers and the future of the Postal Service,\u201d said Doug Tulino, the deputy postmaster general and chief human resources officer.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement, all city carriers will get three annual pay increases of 1.3% each by 2025, some of which will be paid retroactively from Nov. 2023. Workers will also receive retroactive and future cost-of-living adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a commitment from the Postal Service to \u201cmake every effort\u201d to provide mail trucks with air-conditioning.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service in summer began rolling out its new electric delivery vehicles, which come equipped with air-conditioning. While the trucks won\u2019t win any beauty contests, they did get rave reviews from letter carriers accustomed to older vehicles that lack modern safety features and are prone to breaking down \u2014 and even catching fire.<\/p>\n<p>Within a few years, the new delivery fleet will have expanded to 60,000, most of them electric models, serving as the Postal Service\u2019s primary delivery truck from Maine to Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Under the tentative contract agreement, the Postal Service must discuss with the union any plans to buy new mail trucks that don\u2019t have air-conditioning.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second contract negotiated since DeJoy was appointed postmaster general in 2020. It is expected to take several weeks for union members to ratify the contract. 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