Postal Supervisors, Managers, and Postmasters Fairness Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a structured, time‑bound process with binding dispute outcomes for pay and fringe benefits for USPS supervisors, managers, and postmasters. It would require the Postal Service to give written proposals at least 60 days before pay decisions, to issue post‑collective bargaining proposals within 60 days, and to have a panel issue a final binding determination within 15 days.
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- Supervisors, managers, and postmasters: They would get advance written proposals and a guaranteed final panel decision, tightening timelines to 60 days and 15 days for key steps.
- Postal Service leadership: The agency would have to deliver written pay and benefit proposals on fixed timelines and participate in a panel process that issues binding outcomes.
- Supervisors' and postmasters' organizations: These groups would receive formal notice and a faster, binding dispute resolution route for supervisory differential and related pay matters.
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Faster pay decisions for USPS supervisors
This bill would require the United States Postal Service to give written proposals on pay policies, pay schedules, and fringe benefits to the supervisors' organization and the postmasters' organization. The Postal Service would have to provide a proposal at least 60 days before a covered pay decision expires. It would also have to give a written proposal within 60 days after a collective bargaining agreement affecting those pay or benefit matters is reached. If disputes arise, a panel would have to issue a final, binding determination within 15 days after its recommendation and after receiving input from the Postal Service and the two organizations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 2/17/2026
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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