The agreement also eliminates all casual employees from the Mail Handler craft within 120 days of the ratification of the agreement. jp. For MHAs, at Level 4, the rate that started in 2013 at $13.75, and has recently been $16.21, will immediately go to $16.55 per hour retroactively effective in November 2019. I do not agree that this is in the best interest of Postal Employees. Get vaccinated when able and when recommend by your medical practitioner. This adjustment will be effective August 28 and reflected in paychecks dated September 17. All career Mail Handlers will receive six cost-of-living adjustments, using the July 2019 CPI index as a base: -- the first COLA will be effective in March 2020, -- the second COLA will be effective in September 2020, -- the third COLA will be effective in March 2021, -- the fourth COLA will be effective in September 2021, -- the fifth COLA will be effective in March 2022, -- the sixth COLA will be effective in September 2022. The following is a listing of pay item unit of measure to material code unit conversion factors in pay item order. PTF Clerks' One-Time Voluntary Reassignment. Holiday Pay Juneteenth added to the holidays for career employees for a total of 11 paid holidays PTF pay rate will be increased effective January 1, 2022 to reflect 11 holidays each year. 0000229042 00000 n NALC - Backpay and COLA update. Members have the right to participate in local meetings, vote for local and national officers, vote on the contract, to run for office and to petition for change in the APWU. 22 Bargaining Unit Employees Bargaining unit employees permanently assigned to a higher equivalent grade in the nonbargaining unit schedule receive a salary adjustment of 5 percent of their basic salary subject to the following: a. 0000012852 00000 n The Postal Service is no longer asking people to quarantinerather if an employee is exposed the Postal Service is telling them to wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 5 after exposure. New career employees may choose new health insurance plans, enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) plan, choose how much to contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), where to allocate TSP funds, and other benefits decisions. Domiciled at Oakland P&DC, 1675 7th St. The Postal Service has informed the APWU of the date that Postal Support Employees (PSEs) who have been employed in 125 workyear or larger offices for more than 2.5 years (30 months) will be converted to career status. 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For Mail Handler Assistants (MHAs), the first three general wage increases will be 1% higher per year, or 2.1% retroactively to November 2019, 2.0% in November 2020, and 2.0% in November 2021. This thread is archived. 11. The Office of Personnel Management will make any necessary annuity adjustments. Please note that the listed bid assignments will become effective Saturday, December 17, 2022. Postal Support Employees (PSEs) are hired for a term not to exceed 360 calendar days per appointment. endstream endobj 845 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[28 775]/Length 48/Size 803/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream For example, the seven COLAs paid during the 40-month term of the 2016 National Agreement averaged $345 per COLA, even though one COLA was 0 and another was only $21 because of minimal inflation in the economy. SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING TERMS OF 2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT (PDF), ESTABLISHING TERMS OF 2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT. Another change to Article 8 will allow employees who bid or are reassigned during a calendar quarter to a duty assignment in a different facility, in a different section, or on a different tour may add their names to the overtime desired list, even if not on the OTDL in their prior assignment. Open any image with adobe photoshop elements. 0000004712 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n In my opinion the changing of the Decision Tree was to avoid any payment of administrative leave by turning over an isolation or quarantine decisions to public health officials. We're working hard to keep dangerous drugs off the streets. Based on the CDC guidance that businesses no longer need to do close contact tracing, the Postal Service has decided to change their decision tree and turn over the close contact tracing to public health officials. 0000108874 00000 n Grade 11 Pay Scale increased by an average of 2.3% prior to any general increases or COLAs; Part-Time Flexible (PTF) Work Rules . 0000013613 00000 n %%EOF The annual salary is around $34,000 per year. We are proud that the APWU did not see an increase in the allowable usage of non-career employees in our new contract and we will continue to fight for what is right an all-career workforce., American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO 1.3% November 19, 2022 . I believe they did this so that it is an outside agency or medical provider who is telling the employee to stay off work instead of the Postal Service. Cost of living increases are paid proportionally to city carriers in Table 2 in accordance with Article 9.3.E of the National Agreement. 1. Additionally, effective Nov. 19, 2022, a new top step (Step P) (which is $444 annually greater than Step O) will be added to the career letter carrier pay scales.The agreement also provides for the automatic conversion of city carrier assistants (CCAs) to career status no later than after 24 months of relative standing, providing full fringe. Let me be clear that the APWU is not in agreement with all these changes. Article 12.3B6 is amended to provide that changes in starting time for purposes of bid posting and incumbency rights will be measured on a cumulative basis from the latest of ratification of each National Agreement or the start time at the beginning of each bid. The parties agreed to a grievance extension on the PSE ramp-up period until November 21, if necessary, at the local level. At 72%, the Postal Service will pay the same as the federal government pays for health insurance costs for federal employees, who receive exactly the same health insurance benefits. As of the date of ratification, any MHA with 2.5 or more years as an MHA at that time will automatically be converted to full-time career status, without the need to serve another probationary period. Click Here to be taken to the page & notice. 0000002445 00000 n 7 December 2022. Employees are encouraged to begin looking at their new benefits and not wait until the very end of the 60 days to decide. For the first time since 1996, the Postal Service and the NPMHU have agreed to unlock, each year of the contract, the flat dollar amounts paid for night differential at each grade and step of the wage scales. $1310 per annum COLA due to career employees on February 26, 2022, extra pay for PTFs due to the Juneteenth holiday, and the additional 50 cents per hour for PSEs. 1 Aug 2022 12:55 pm Acknowledgment of Country The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment acknowledges and respects Aboriginal people as the state's first people and nations, and recognises Aboriginal people as traditional owners and occupants of South Australian land and waters.Pay Scale.February 2022 Pay Scales; Login; General INFO.. Constitution; Steward List Under the 2016 National Agreement, the Postal Service has been allowed 3% casuals, down from prior contracts when casual percentages have been as high as 12.5%. At the time this email was written, no proposed changes had been provided to the APWU. 803 0 obj <> endobj Dont let someone else decide your future, be a part of the decision making! xref In addition, during the peak mailing season, there will be a 56-day period for unlimited hiring of MHAs instead of casuals. The parties commit to providing employees with a safe, productive, and inclusive workplace, and to establish a Task Force on Preventing Harassment that will be used to ensure that employees are fully aware of policies and procedures that can be used to combat harassment. Employees in these steps will move up into the remaining higher steps. The importance of these conversions cannot be overstated, Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks said. We are discussing the issue with representatives from USPS Headquarters. National Postal Mail Handlers Union 0000029798 00000 n Article 12.2G is being amended to provide that Mail Handlers who are involuntarily excessed outside of the installation will have their seniority established by the employees service time in the losing installation, not the employees complete Mail Handler service. 0000001771 00000 n These amounts automatically are paid with pre-tax dollars, so the actual out-of-pocket cost to each Mail Handler should be less by the percentage of income taxes usually paid. 23700 - 980/7 - 30560 - 1145/2 - 32850 - 1310/7 - 42021. MHAs also will receive the 0.8% wage increase in November 2021, but will not receive Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs). If you do test positive, employees stay home for at least 5 days and once you leave home wear a mask through day 10. n ~z14K^|vsok-.zfu7Cwo;D1 Elimination of All Casual Employees from the Mail Handler Craft. 0000008588 00000 n "Movement within Schedule" is movement from one schedule step to the next higher step of the same schedule. 0000020129 00000 n Article 30 is amended to establish the period for negotiations over Local Memoranda of Understanding to run for 30 consecutive days between May 2, 2020 and June 30, 2020. August 18, 2021. 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Being able to achieve career status for PSEs was an important goal for us, President Mark Dimondstein said. Washington DC 20005, Financial Issues for Local, State Union Officers, Everything Youve Always Wanted to Know About Postal Support Employees (PSEs), and Where to Find It, MOU: Resolution to PSE Salary Exception Issues Addendum, MOU: Workforce Benefits Fund, Case Number Q10C-4Q-C 15215794, 2015-07-15 PSE Fingerprint Compensation Agreement. 0000074125 00000 n 0000018118 00000 n Please note that the listed bid assignments will become effective Saturday, January 14, 2023. A change to Article 16.5, providing that a suspension of fourteen (14) days if a timely grievance is appealed to Step 2 will not be served until disposition of the grievance, either by settlement, withdrawal, or an arbitrators final and binding decision. I put little faith in the Postal Service doing this in a manner that actually takes the safety and health of Postal Workers into consideration. The retroactive pay date has not been determined by USPS. h1 010A'M-j~~O s Thank you and rememberstay safe, wear your mask! 1.3% Nov. 19, 2022 1.3% Nov. 18, 2023 6 COLA's for Career employees PSE's will receive 2.3% each year PSE's will get a $0.50 a month after ratification Job Security No lay-off protections remain in full-force No lay-off extended to all career on rolls 9-20-21 50 mile limit on excessing Holiday Pay PTF pay adjusted for new holiday 0000002559 00000 n 0000001930 00000 n We believe all this to be short-sighted by the Postal Service as we are seeing both upticks in COVID cases and an early arrival of an intense Flu season. The Postal Service has informed the APWU of the date that Postal Support Employees (PSEs) who have been employed in 125 workyear or larger offices for more than 2.5 years (30 months) will be converted to career status. The average PSE Mail Processing Clerk salary is $19 per hour. 0000224941 00000 n If that average were to repeat itself during the term of the 2019 National Agreement, the COLA provision, by itself, would provide over $1,800 in additional base wage increases over the next three years. article 17: pay administration 45 article 18 . Social Security Recipients Night Shift Differential For time worked between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., employees shall be paid additional compensation at the applicable flat dollar amount at each pay grade and step. As we have always said and will continue to say, the APWU recommends that all employees continue to practice things that help slow the spread: Social Distance, wash your hands, wear a mask, and if medically able, get your COVID-19 vaccines and Flu vaccines as well. The new pay rates can be seen in the new letter carrier pay schedule availablehere. Level 4 RMPO PSEs to get 1 hour additional AL per pay period after 2 360 day appointments PSEs will be offered 1 non-scheduled day per week except Dec. with Wed prior notification UNIFORM ALLOWANCE INCREASE 2.5% EACH YEAR DSSDA WILL RECEIVE TYPE 1 UNIFORM ALLOWANCE New roll-over program where unused funds can carry over the next year, ADDITIONAL WORK RULE IMPROVEMENTS SEE APWU.ORG FOR COMPLETE LIST, SIGN UP AT APWU.ORG FOR TOWNHALLS DECEMBER 16TH. 37.4 Clerk PSEs assigned to Grade 20 offices will be converted to Part-Time Flexible All career Mail Handlers employed as of September 20, 2019 will be protected against layoff or force reduction during the entire term of the Agreement, unless Congress repeals or significantly relaxes the Private Express Statutes. et Then, determine the number of pay grades within the structure. The Postal Service says employees are to use Annual, Sick, or LWOP for their absences. 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