Clerk Craft Award Notice for November 30, 2022 have been posted on the Bid Results page of this website. *City carrier assistants receive the additional 1.0% increases referenced above in lieu of cost of living adjustments pursuant to Article 9.7 of the National Agreement. 0000028108 00000 n MOU- Peak Season Exception Periods-Calendar Year 2022. PTF Clerks' One-Time Voluntary Reassignment. Health Insurance No change to the Postal Service contribution to premiums for those participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. 37.4. In return, the tentative agreement will increase the percentage of MHAs to allow up to 24.5% by Installation (up from 23.5% by Installation and 18.5% by District), and this cap will apply at the Installation level, making enforcement easier for the Union. The average annual salary for full-time non-postal employees has. Additionally, the Postal Service has put us on notice that they plan on reviewing all social distancing protocols (i.e., PASS machine layout, etc.) A revised MOU will require any new or vacant part-time career positions (PTR or PTF) be offered to MHAs within 50 miles of the position, offering new conversion opportunities to current MHAs. The APWU still encourages all employees to do the simple things that help prevent the spread of COVID or other illnesses: The updated Decision Tree is attached and we will update you if any other COVID protocols are altered. General Schedule(GS) base payvaries from the GS-1 level at $20,172 per annum to $146,757 per annum at step 10 of the GS-15 grade, not including locality payadjustments. The fourth regular Cost of Living Adjustment under the 2019-2023 National Agreement will be $1,934 annually for letter carriers in Table 1 and at Step O of Table 2. Most eligible city letter carriers will receive retroactive pay pursuant to the 2019-2023 National Agreement on their August 20 paychecks. 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. On the second (2nd) or subsequent lay-off, one (1) week's pay for each complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year of continuous employment, one (1) week's pay multiplied by the number of days of continuous employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), less any period in respect of which he was. For example, if an employees Sunday tour of duty is from 8 p. Average United States Postal Service Mail Carrier hourly pay in the United States is approximately $17. Other membership benefits include: "The American Postal Worker'; a bimonthly magazine reporting on issues and programs affecting you, a safety and health program that educates workers about possible hazards in the workplace and provides technical assistance, and members are eligible to enroll in the APWU Health Plan, which provides comprehensive coverage at a very reasonable cost. 0000074598 00000 n 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. A Task Force will be created under Article 35 to facilitate NPMHU representation on EAP committees at the District and National levels. December 7, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice 95535175. We all know that COVID is not over. in union solidarity, the struggle continues. 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 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 Scholarships - college and vocational - are awarded to qualified and outstanding APWU members and children of APWU members, APWU MasterCard, Voluntary Benefits Plan, Union Plus, Accident Benefit Association, and Aflac. As a reminder, as newly converted career employees, these PSEs will have sixty-days (60) from May 9, 2020 (July 8, 2020), to make benefit decisions. All career Mail Handlers will receive four general wage increases during the term: -- the first, retroactively effective to November 23, 2019, will be 1.1%; -- the second, effective on November 21, 2020, will be 1.0%; -- the third, effective on November 20, 2021, will be 1.0%; and, -- the fourth, called a special pay adjustment, also effective on November. (see slide 2 of brief presentation). xref Any future pay increases will be based on the next contract. August 18, 2021. 0000010595 00000 n 0000108874 00000 n Cost of living increases are paid proportionally to city carriers in Table 2 in accordance with Article 9.3.E of the National Agreement. This way the Postal Service can now make the claim it was not them who put anyone off work. n ~z14K^|vsok-.zfu7Cwo;D1 You can join APWU by completing form 1187, which you can find here. Conversions of PSEs was one of the demands your negotiators made from the very start of negotiations. 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. 16 - GAS. 0000001199 00000 n If you do test positive, employees stay home for at least 5 days and once you leave home wear a mask through day 10. 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. Articles 12.3B4 (fixed days of work), 12.3B5 (change in duties or change in principal assignment area), and 12.3B6 (change in starting time) have been amended to provide for an expedited selection process within the section when these changes require that an assignment be posted installation-wide bidding. 0000006599 00000 n This adjustment will be effective August 28 and reflected in paychecks dated September 17. "Movement within Schedule" is movement from one schedule step to the next higher step of the same schedule. Close contact tracing is no longer done by the Postal Nurses but returned to local health departments to conduct. Of course, should inflation moderate, these guaranteed COLA payments will be lower, and should inflation increase more than expected, these guaranteed COLA payments could provide larger wage increases. This will allow you to give input into benefits that are negotiated on your behalf and how your union is run. trailer This isnt the end of our battle for more career employees. The following will be affected by the. The conversions will occur no later than July 16, 2022. h1 010A'M-j~~O s As Mail Handlers know from previous years, because of largely unpredictable fluctuations in the rate of inflation, economists have great difficulty in accurately projecting the amount of these COLAs. We have been negotiating on your behalf and will continue to do so. 0000017401 00000 n If any such employee, then tests positive for COVID-19 they need and should file an OWCP claim. on December 9, 2022 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice, on December 7, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice 95535175, on December 7, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice 95693721, on Postal Service Updating COVID-19 items, on December 2, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice, on November 30, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice, on Vacancy Notice Best Qualified Assignment Data Collection Tech Revised, on November 9, 2022 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice, on Peak Season Exception Period MOU and PSE District Cap MOU Ramp Up Period- 2022. COVID is not over. Backpay for some former city carrier assistants that were converted to career status between November 23, 2019 and April 9, 2021 must be calculated manually, resulting in a delay in payment. 1.3% November 19, 2022; . 7 December 2022. For career employees, in 2020 there will be no change in the percentage of employee contribution to health insurance. 20. Article 12.2C is amended to require management to provide a hard or electronic copy of the seniority list to union representatives at the Installation level. The Postal Service is supposed to send each newly converted employee a benefits book with all the necessary forms and instructions for making these extremely important decisions. 23700 - 980/7 - 30560 - 1145/2 - 32850 - 1310/7 - 42021. pq; hu. Retired and separated employees that worked during the backpay period will be paid by check mailed to their last work location. %PDF-1.4 % 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. 803 44 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. A change in Article 8 will guarantee that MHAs receive overtime pay for work performed in excess of eight (8) hours on duty in any one service day or in excess of forty (40) hours on duty in any service week. Closing Date: November 29, 2022. The following is a summary of the tentative agreement reached between representatives of the NPMHU and the Postal Service to establish the terms of the 2019 National Agreement. By November 2021, the Level 4 rate will go to $17.36. Clerk Craft Award Notice for December 7, 2022 have been posted on the Bid Results page of this website. These conversions are consistent with the Interest Arbitration panels award issued on March 10, 2020. 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. by CokeForAdamPisces. th The Postal Service will convert 457 PSEs to career status in 31 installations as identified by the Postal Service, consistent with the attached Table 1. The MOU on Purging Letters of Warning has been obtained again for all Mail Handlers, and it will again apply to MHAs. rights 0000018555 00000 n PSE Conversions to FTF Upon PSEs' conversion to career FullTime Flexible (FTF), Article 37.4 will apply. 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 $21 because of minimal inflation in the economy. The selected noncareer employee should not be separated and then given a career appointment unless the employee's appointment expires before the employee can be converted to career status. The tentative agreement will eliminate the District cap, and instead apply a hard cap at the Installation level. Members have the right to participate in local meetings, vote for local and national officers, vote on the contract, to run for office and to petition for change in the APWU. 0000010453 00000 n The Postal Service has informed the APWU of the date that Postal Support Employees (PSEs) who have been employed in 125 workyear or larger offices for more than 2.5 years (30 months) will be converted to career status. &VKirt!7Wbgzx_L=48ar}y]v~V)V7`)$Ys3jzj+6\k2VL/S\8"zQ\YCfwVfe`"@XL:-^-. There are two minor changes to Article 15 in the tentative agreement, including (a) the addition of Employer Letters of Demand (up to $3,000) to the list of expedited arbitrations and (b) the holding of grievances at Step 3 if locally-filed grievances present the same interpretive issue as interpretive disputes pending at the National level at Step 4. <]/Prev 304358/XRefStm 1572>> Over 2,500 current PSEs will be converted on May 9, 2020, the beginning of pay period 11. 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. Retroactive payments will not be in the pay check dated June 24, 2022. Entry-level candidates typically start at $14 per hour, which can rise to $26 per hour over time. For a Level 5 Mail Handler at top step, these general wage increases again not including COLA will total $2,413 over the three years of the contract, including $681 retroactively effective in November 2019; $619 effective in November 2020; and $1,114 effective in November 2021. PSEs converted to career in the Clerk Craft per the Q&A Re: PostPlan, Filling Residual Vacancies and Travel, that have already served 1 year as a PSE will not be required to serve a probationary period after conversion to career. The 2019 National Agreement will cover a period of three years, and will expire at midnight on September 20, 2022. As soon as additional information is available, it will be posted here on the NALC website. For MHAs, during their first year of employment, MHAs will be able to maintain their participation in the USPS Noncareer health plan. 363.1 Definition. The tentative agreement includes a one-time conversion of MHAs in installations which have 200 or more man years of employment, with the conversion to take place within 60 days of ratification. article 17: pay administration 45 article 18 . For a Level 4 Mail Handler at top step, the wage increases during the three years of the 2019 National Agreement not including COLA will total $2,370, including $668 retroactively effective in November 2019; $607 effective in November 2020; and $1,093 effective in November 2021. 1.3% November 19, 2022 . 0000224941 00000 n The parties agreed on July 27, 2022 to an additional Function 1 Staffing MOU that will convert 2,404 PSEs in 157 Installations to career status. Grade 11 Pay Scale increased by an average of 2.3% prior to any general increases or COLAs; Part-Time Flexible (PTF) Work Rules . The Decision Tree no longer grants administrative leave under any circumstances. American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO 0000017835 00000 n PSEs "will be converted based on their relative standing on the PSE rolls" within the affected installations. Thus, the Postal Service will contribute 73% of the weighted average in 2019 and 2020, and 72% of the weighted average in 2021 and 2022. A change to Article 17.5 will ensure that union representatives may attend orientation for new employees transferred to the Mail Handler craft. 0000224777 00000 n The Article 32 MOU on Subcontracting has been continued, as the parties continue to discuss insourcing of work from the Surface Transportation Centers and the Mail Transport Equipment Service Centers (MTEC). However, it is the opinion of the APWU that if an employee is exposed to COVID-19 at work and told to isolate by a public health official, administrative leave should be granted. 0000029798 00000 n 0 This issue was discovered during a recent quality check of the process. The PSE workforce is comprised of employees who dont yet have career appointments but who enjoy union representation and negotiated rights. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Unlike previous temporary USPS workers, PSEs have the right to join the APWU. Please note that the listed bid assignments will become effective Saturday, January 14, 2023. For 2021, the Postal Services share of the cost of health insurance, which currently is at 73% of the weighted average formula used by OPM for federal employees with a maximum percentage of 79.25%, will have its final 1% reduction. 803 0 obj <> endobj COVID is not over and the APWU is still losing members to this horrible disease. The Postal Service has said we will be provided proposed changes in advance and have an opportunity to review them and give input on the changes. All other MOUs and Letters of Intent, including the MOU on Filling of Residual Vacancies, have been continued, except for certain agreements relating to casual employees, which will remain in effect until all casuals are eliminated but then will be deleted from the 2019 National Agreement as obsolete. 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. There will be a 2.5% increase in clothing allowance during each year of the contract. NALC - Backpay and COLA update. Benefits During the first year of service, paid time off is the main benefit that you are eligible for. Phone: (202) 833-9095, Copyright 2023 National Postal Mail Handlers Union When projected COLA payments are added at the consensus estimate of $250 per increase, at top step for career employees there will be an additional $1,500 in base wage increases over and above the general wage increases described above during the term of the 2019 National Agreement. apwu.org. On your behalf, the APWU has negotiated basic seniority . 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