FIRST COLA INCREASE OF 2018 IS $520 Timothy M. Dwyer Secretary-Treasurer
Paul V. Hogrogian National President
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ffective on March 3, 2018, career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive the fourth 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 2018 Index, and provides an annual increase of $520 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. The increase will appear in paychecks dated March 23, 2018. For level 6 salary rates, please see the wage charts posted under Member Resources on the National website at www.npmhu.org.
Mail Handler Wage Rates — Effective March 3, 2018 (PP 06-2018) 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
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
37,533 42,170 48,004 50,763 54,822 55,147 55,481 55,804 56,137 56,464 56,800 57,123 57,456 57,784 58,114 58,440 58,772
$1,444 $1,622 $1,846 $1,952 $2,109 $2,121 $2,134 $2,146 $2,159 $2,172 $2,185 $2,197 $2,210 $2,222 $2,235 $2,248 $2,260
GRADE 5 FTR & PTR HOURLY $18.04 $20.27 $23.08 $24.41 $26.36 $26.51 $26.67 $26.83 $26.99 $27.15 $27.31 $27.46 $27.62 $27.78 $27.94 $28.10 $28.26
POSTAL OVERTIME $27.06 $30.41 $34.62 $36.61 $39.54 $39.77 $40.01 $40.24 $40.49 $40.72 $40.96 $41.19 $41.43 $41.67 $41.91 $42.15 $42.39
PTF HOURLY $18.77 $21.09 $24.00 $25.38 $27.41 $27.57 $27.74 $27.90 $28.07 $28.23 $28.40 $28.56 $28.73 $28.89 $29.06 $29.22 $29.39
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
$39,171 $43,814 $50,047 $52,879 $55,619 $55,974 $56,333 $56,677 $57,036 $57,394 $57,746 $58,098 $58,449 $58,807 $59,164 $59,512 $59,866
$1,507 $1,685 $1,925 $2,034 $2,139 $2,153 $2,167 $2,180 $2,194 $2,207 $2,221 $2,235 $2,248 $2,262 $2,276 $2,289 $2,303
FTR & PTR HOURLY $18.83 $21.06 $24.06 $25.42 $26.74 $26.91 $27.08 $27.25 $27.42 $27.59 $27.76 $27.93 $28.10 $28.27 $28.44 $28.61 $28.78
POSTAL OVERTIME $28.25 $31.59 $36.09 $38.13 $40.11 $40.37 $40.62 $40.87 $41.13 $41.39 $41.64 $41.90 $42.15 $42.41 $42.66 $42.92 $43.17
PTF HOURLY $19.59 $21.91 $25.02 $26.44 $27.81 $27.99 $28.17 $28.34 $28.52 $28.70 $28.87 $29.05 $29.22 $29.40 $29.58 $29.76 $29.93
FTR & PTR HOURLY $16.95 $17.65 $18.35 $19.04 $19.74 $20.43 $21.13 $21.83 $22.52 $23.22 $23.91 $24.61 $25.30 $26.00 $26.70 $27.39 $28.09 $28.78
POSTAL OVERTIME $25.43 $26.48 $27.52 $28.56 $29.61 $30.65 $31.69 $32.74 $33.78 $34.83 $35.87 $36.91 $37.95 $39.00 $40.05 $41.09 $42.13 $43.17
PTF HOURLY 17.63 18.36 19.08 19.80 20.53 21.25 21.97 22.70 23.42 24.15 24.87 25.59 26.32 27.04 27.76 28.49 29.21 29.93
Mail Handler Wage Rates — Effective March 3, 2018 (PP 06-2018) 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
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
BB AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
$33,754 $35,227 $36,697 $38,170 $39,640 $41,113 $42,585 $44,057 $45,528 $47,000 $48,470 $49,941 $51,413 $52,885 $54,356 $55,828 $57,300 $58,772
$1,298 $1,355 $1,411 $1,468 $1,525 $1,581 $1,638 $1,695 $1,751 $1,808 $1,864 $1,921 $1,977 $2,034 $2,091 $2,147 $2,204 $2,260
GRADE 5 FTR & PTR HOURLY $16.23 $16.94 $17.64 $18.35 $19.06 $19.77 $20.47 $21.18 $21.89 $22.60 $23.30 $24.01 $24.72 $25.43 $26.13 $26.84 $27.55 $28.26
POSTAL OVERTIME $24.34 $25.41 $26.46 $27.53 $28.59 $29.65 $30.71 $31.77 $32.83 $33.90 $34.95 $36.02 $37.08 $38.14 $39.20 $40.26 $41.32 $42.39
PTF HOURLY 16.88 17.61 18.35 19.09 19.82 20.56 21.29 22.03 22.76 23.50 24.24 24.97 25.71 26.44 27.18 27.91 28.65 29.39
WEEKS IN STEP 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
STEP
ANNUAL
BI-WEEKLY
BB AA A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
$35,266 $36,714 $38,160 $39,609 $41,055 $42,502 $43,949 $45,397 $46,842 $48,291 $49,736 $51,185 $52,631 $54,078 $55,526 $56,973 $58,419 $59,866
$1,356 $1,412 $1,468 $1,523 $1,579 $1,635 $1,690 $1,746 $1,802 $1,857 $1,913 $1,969 $2,024 $2,080 $2,136 $2,191 $2,247 $2,303
Mail Handler Assistant (MHA) Hourly Wage Rates Effective November 26, 2017 (PP25-2017) MHA Grade 4
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$15.46
MHA Grade 5
$16.30
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