200,000 US mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS, includes backdated pay raises, AC trucks, and improved pay structure, pending union ratification.

Approximately 200,000 U.S. mail carriers have a tentative contract with the USPS, pending union ratification. The agreement includes backdated pay raises, air-conditioned trucks, and improvements in pay structure. It runs until November 2026 and features three annual pay increases of 1.3% by 2025. This contract, the second since Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s appointment, does not apply to rural mail carriers.