After 53 years of service as a postal employee and union officer, I retired on November 12, 2010, days before the expiration of the 2006 -2010 national agreement.  The succeeding union administration finalized the negotiations resulting in the new national agreement.

The tentative agreement submitted for membership ratification involved the most significant changes in the history of postal bargaining.   Although retired, I engaged in the discussions, voicing my opinions on the ratification process and the terms of the agreement.

These opinion papers have been compiled into a book as a reference that future generations of postal employees can review the debate that ensued.  I considered the changes negotiated to be the most regressive in the history of bargaining, reducing the salaries and retirement annuities of some employees in the range of 40%; converting postal employment from a destination to a work experience to be included on a resume for better employment. 
 

You are afforded the opportunity to preserve that history, the 2010 contract debate from my perspective.