Career Mail Handlers Scheduled to Receive Second of Seven Possible Cost-of-Living (COLA) adjustments
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ffective on March 4, 2017, all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive the second of seven possible cost-of-living (COLA) adjustments as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2016 National Agreement. This COLA increase is based on the upward change in the relevant Consumer Price
Index (CPI) following release of the January 2017 Index, and provides an annual increase of $333 for all Steps in Table 1 and for Step P of Table 2. The remaining Steps in Table 2 will receive the proportional COLA increase percentages as outlined in Article 9.3 of the National Agreement.
Mail Handler Wage Rates -‐-‐ Effective March 4, 2017 (PP06-‐2017) Table 1 -‐ Applicable to Career Appointments Prior to February 15, 2013 Grade 4 Weeks in Step 88 88 88 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 34 34 26 26 24 24
Grade 5
Step
Annual
Bi-‐Weekly
AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
$36,281 $40,860 $46,620 $49,344 $53,351 $53,672 $54,002 $54,321 $54,650 $54,972 $55,304 $55,623 $55,952 $56,276 $56,601 $56,923 $57,251
$1,395 $1,572 $1,793 $1,898 $2,052 $2,064 $2,077 $2,089 $2,102 $2,114 $2,127 $2,139 $2,152 $2,164 $2,177 $2,189 $2,202
FTR and PTR Hourly Overtime $17.44 $19.64 $22.41 $23.72 $25.65 $25.80 $25.96 $26.12 $26.27 $26.43 $26.59 $26.74 $26.90 $27.06 $27.21 $27.37 $27.52
$26.16 $29.47 $33.62 $35.58 $38.47 $38.71 $38.94 $39.17 $39.41 $39.64 $39.88 $40.11 $40.35 $40.58 $40.82 $41.05 $41.29
PTF Hourly $18.14 $20.43 $23.31 $24.67 $26.68 $26.84 $27.00 $27.16 $27.33 $27.49 $27.65 $27.81 $27.98 $28.14 $28.30 $28.46 $28.63
Weeks in Step 88 88 88 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 34 34 26 26 24 24
Step
Annual
Bi-‐Weekly
AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
$37,899 $42,483 $48,637 $51,433 $54,138 $54,489 $54,843 $55,183 $55,537 $55,891 $56,238 $56,586 $56,932 $57,286 $57,638 $57,982 $58,331
$1,458 $1,634 $1,871 $1,978 $2,082 $2,096 $2,109 $2,122 $2,136 $2,150 $2,163 $2,176 $2,190 $2,203 $2,217 $2,230 $2,244
FTR and PTR Hourly Overtime $18.22 $20.42 $23.38 $24.73 $26.03 $26.20 $26.37 $26.53 $26.70 $26.87 $27.04 $27.20 $27.37 $27.54 $27.71 $27.88 $28.04
$27.33 $30.64 $35.07 $37.09 $39.04 $39.29 $39.55 $39.80 $40.05 $40.31 $40.56 $40.81 $41.06 $41.31 $41.57 $41.81 $42.07
PTF Hourly $18.95 $21.24 $24.32 $25.72 $27.07 $27.24 $27.42 $27.59 $27.77 $27.95 $28.12 $28.29 $28.47 $28.64 $28.82 $28.99 $29.17
Mail Handler Wage Rates -‐-‐ Effective March 4, 2017 (PP06-‐2017) Table 2 -‐ Applicable to Career Appointments on or after February 15, 2013 Grade 4 Weeks in Step 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
Grade 5
Step BB AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Annual $32,880 $34,315 $35,747 $37,181 $38,614 $40,049 $41,482 $42,916 $44,350 $45,784 $47,215 $48,648 $50,083 $51,516 $52,949 $54,383 $55,817 $57,251
Bi-‐Weekly $1,265 $1,320 $1,375 $1,430 $1,485 $1,540 $1,595 $1,651 $1,706 $1,761 $1,816 $1,871 $1,926 $1,981 $2,037 $2,092 $2,147 $2,202
FTR and PTR Hourly $15.81 $16.50 $17.19 $17.88 $18.56 $19.25 $19.94 $20.63 $21.32 $22.01 $22.70 $23.39 $24.08 $24.77 $25.46 $26.15 $26.84 $27.52
Overtime $23.71 $24.75 $25.78 $26.81 $27.85 $28.88 $29.91 $30.95 $31.98 $33.02 $34.05 $35.08 $36.12 $37.15 $38.18 $39.22 $40.25 $41.29
PTF Hourly $16.44 $17.16 $17.87 $18.59 $19.31 $20.02 $20.74 $21.46 $22.18 $22.89 $23.61 $24.32 $25.04 $25.76 $26.47 $27.19 $27.91 $28.63
Weeks in Step 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
Step BB AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Annual $34,373 $35,783 $37,191 $38,602 $40,011 $41,420 $42,829 $44,239 $45,647 $47,058 $48,465 $49,876 $51,285 $52,694 $54,104 $55,513 $56,922 $58,331
Bi-‐Weekly $1,322 $1,376 $1,430 $1,485 $1,539 $1,593 $1,647 $1,702 $1,756 $1,810 $1,864 $1,918 $1,973 $2,027 $2,081 $2,135 $2,189 $2,244
FTR and PTR Hourly Overtime $16.53 $24.79 $17.20 $25.81 $17.88 $26.82 $18.56 $27.84 $19.24 $28.85 $19.91 $29.87 $20.59 $30.89 $21.27 $31.90 $21.95 $32.92 $22.62 $33.94 $23.30 $34.95 $23.98 $35.97 $24.66 $36.98 $25.33 $38.00 $26.01 $39.02 $26.69 $40.03 $27.37 $41.05 $28.04 $42.07
PTF Hourly $17.19 $17.89 $18.60 $19.30 $20.01 $20.71 $21.41 $22.12 $22.82 $23.53 $24.23 $24.94 $25.64 $26.35 $27.05 $27.76 $28.46 $29.17
Mail Handler Assistant (MHA) Hourly Wage Rates (unchanged) Effective November 26, 2016 (PP25-‐2016) MHA Grade 4 MHA Grade 5
National Postal Mail Handlers Union
$15.12 $15.94
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