Postal Union ‘Frustrated’ by Pace of Negotiations

The nation’s largest postal union has summoned its top leaders this week to Washington as negotiations for a new multi-year contract with the U.S. Postal Service appear close to an impasse. Cliff Guffey, president of the American Postal Workers Union, said Monday that he is “increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress” in contract negotiations with USPS.

Guffey, in a message posted on the union’s Website, said talks on a labor agreement that was set to expire Nov. 20 have continued, but “six weeks later, management negotiators seem unwilling to make the commitment necessary to reach a negotiated settlement.”