ORIENTATION FOR MAIL HANDLER ASSISTANT (MHA) EMPLOYEES
Maybe you are new to the U.S. Postal Service, or maybe you have previous experience working with the USPS as a casual employee. Either way, you probably have been hired as a Mail Handler Assistant or MHA employee for the first time. The National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) is a progressive labor union representing more than 40,000 Mail Handler craft members in Postal Service facilities across the United States.
Although we are the smallest of the four major postal unions, mail handlers are literally the backbone of the Postal Service. Most mail handler jobs are physically demanding. Without mail handler employees to load and unload mail trucks and transport the mail throughout the facilities in the nation, the mail would not get to its desired locations. Mail handler employees are proud and conscientious of the jobs they have with the USPS, and they take their jobs seriously.
The NPMHU has worked very hard over the years first to obtain, and then to improve, its National Agreement with the Postal Service. This agreement or contract addresses such issues as wages, benefits, hours of work, and many other important topics, most of which affect both career mail handlers and mail handler assistants.