Boston letter carriers march on USPS headquarters

Rank-and-file leaders of Branch 34 of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and their allies rallied at Boston City Hall and marched to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) headquarters at South Station on May 17, days before the May 22 expiration of their current labor agreement.

Speakers and chanting through the downtown financial district alerted the public to a street fight to come if USPS management continues its intransigence at the table. The workers were kicking off their “30 for 30” campaign, demanding a $30 per hour starting wage for letter carriers and a 1:30 supervisor to carrier ratio to end the bloated management operations in favor of direct service to USPS customers.

Other workers’ demands include an all career workforce to eliminate the abuse of non-career workers, an end to privatization of USPS work and improved hiring to eliminate severe staffing shortages.