The Nation - News from Aug. 26, 1987

Mail handlers overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with the U.S. Postal Service by a 9-1 margin, the union announced. The contract, which will remain in effect until Nov. 20, 1990, covers about 50,000 Postal Service employees who postmark mail and load and unload it within Postal Service facilities. The employees who overwhelmingly ratified the deal are represented by the Mail Handlers Division of the Laborers’ International Union of North America. The new agreement provides a 7% pay raise plus cost-of-living adjustments over the next 40 months.