USPS and NRLCA strike deal on new contract

USPS rural carriers contract sets stage for privatization

As expected, the deal is a virtual copy of the concessions-filled agreement imposed earlier this year on city letter carriers through binding arbitration.

USPS and NRLCA strike deal on new contract

The Postal Service struck a labor deal with another one of its unions. USPS reached a tentative agreement with the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, which represents more than 130,000 rural letter carriers. NRLCA members must vote to ratify the contract before it’s approved. Letter carriers represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers voted against a tentative contract earlier this year. (USPS, NRLCA strike deal on new c…