A new three year agreement was overwhelmingly ratified by a vote of 64 to 10 by UPSEU's Northport members. After nearly a year of bargaining, an agreement was secured that increased wages annually, limited healthcare increases and provided some additional improvements as well.

Special thanks to the unit negotiating team led by Chief Steward Jim O'Donohoe and the team that included Brian Farrell, James Hoffman, Patricia Nolan, Chris Koulermos, Dave Ryan, Ed Bach and Pete Fitzpatrick.