Striking-Lime-1357 9 mo. CSRS annuities receive full COLAs; COLAs for FERS annuities are payable for retirees 62 and older and may be reduced by up to one percentage point from the increase in the CPI. Most likely. Maximum Carryover Amounts The NRLCA and USPS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing that for leave year 2022, regular work force career employees covered by the USPS-NRLCA Agreement may carry over 520 hours of accumulated annual leave from leave year 2022 to leave year 2023. The 2024 retiree COLA calculation will be finalized in October 2023 with the release of the CPI-W for September 2023. . If there were there then the clerks and everyone else would NOT of received theirs already. 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Is it interest FREE/ tax FREE since they had to wait? Take that number and withhold 22% for federal supplemental tax, 7.65% for FICA, and any state and local tax. Bet money, they dish out whatever they want without much clarification, and no avenue to argue discrepancies. To pay us backpay, they first have to pay us our new current pay, which looking at my pay check, hasn't happened yet, even though the contract has been signed for over a month. Information on the CPI can be found on the Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics'web page. NALC - Backpay and COLA update. Nothing is quick with these idiots, itll take to July before we see anything and they always put our backpay on our regular check so the federal taxes eat half of it. They say it should be paid on the June 4th pay check! Keep swallowing the crap your Union is feeding you. Step 4 Grievance on Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System 498.48 KB. No interest or penalty? Back pay for rural carriers is finally coming on February 17th! Im done. They are presented here for informational use only. I tell new hires not to waste their money on union dues. endstream endobj startxref 444.12 Base Rate of Pay. o Effective: January 1, 2022. o Scheduled Implementation: June 4, 2022 (Pay Period 13-2022) o Pay Check Date June 24, 2022. We will not be party to giving management interest-free loans on the backs of our carriers! Regular rural carriers shall be prohibited from scheduling a previously earned X day from the beginning of the guarantee period through the end of the designated Christmas period. Sign up today and stay up on the news and events that affect you! The formula as I understand for regular carriers is $0.93 * work hours between PP19 of 2021 and PP05 of 2022 + $1.57 * work hours between PP06 of 2022 and PP15 of 2022. They stopped the scanner count which Im sure was mngmnt going to screw us. December 16, 2021. Pay table & Cost-of-living adjustments (COLA), Joint Contract Administration Manual (JCAM), Advanced Formal A and Beyond training program, Letter Carrier Political Fund for retirees, Union Member Rights & Officer Responsibilities under the LMRDA, What to do if your branch lost its tax-exempt status, Donate to the NALC Disaster Relief Foundation by credit card, NALC Disaster Relief Foundation Member's Guide, Most recent estimate of CSRS annuity payments, Most recent estimate of FERS retirement benefits. Does this apply to aux carriers too or only regular? They are too busy sending employees scamming emails and phone calls. We have 50 rts in are city but 5 Subs and they never hire but CCA. When we get our back pay, which ought to come out to around $900 after taxes, will be another matter. U.S . You dont see this as self serving their own interests first? The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the calendar year. Employment Begins: 2/21/2023* Training may begin one week prior to start date. Downloads: 169. I have summarized them below with links to more information. The EMA is 87.5 . As you know, the Postal Service (USPS) and National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) ratified and signed a new collective bargaining agreement on March 23, 2022, approximately 6 months ago. UPDATE: Please be advised that the retro pay due to rural carriers will be reflected in the February 17th paycheck. The contract covers more than 132,000 rural carriers represented by the union. JavaScript is disabled. 7:45am - 3:59pm*. I have never had a single employer tell me Im going to get a raise, earn back pay and earn leave and not receive any of it within a month. Everyone make sure to adjust your tax withholding on lite blue so the USPS doesnt keep 50%. Hours worked in excess of 12 hours a day, or 56 hours in an FLSA . This one isnt. Still waiting on that covid hazard pay from this discouraging company! The Postal Service participates in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, which provides excellent coverage and flexibility with most of the cost paid by the Postal Service. February will come and go and no back pay with yet another lame excuse from USPS. Is there anything in the new contract about allowing regular rural carriers to cash out annual leave? A Rural Carriers pay grows with the size of their route. As an RCA, you will replace a regular rural carrier on his or her scheduled day off (primarily Saturday), on vacation, or on other leave. hVmOH+RHHiiA\`#B(wr663;mgB[4Sg)qC%i4 4BJed*5{*H2&^^WyTdM2y[Lr4L'GUV?.Rq\4S]sX9n ,|N&M6/F. 144 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<1780303268186946AA283FA3C01C95D5>]/Index[126 33]/Length 91/Prev 263824/Root 127 0 R/Size 159/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream We have no one to blame but our own union. 17 John Goben 1 month ago 4 Michelle Hebert 1 month ago Hi. Don't be the last to know! I figured it out in like 30Read more . MOU for Annual Leave Carryover for Leave Year 2023 157.68 KB. I see this as you not understanding who your employer is and who owes you back wages. This page contains the latest information on current NALC pay tables, NALC contract cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and FERS and CSRS annuity projections. Posted in . So are they going to try to say: Okay, so heres your $5.00? The way it is going I could stand on a corner with a sign and have people treat me better. Also is anything figuring out who the the is the scammer in the post office that scams money when you start the classes, or when a vehicle breaks you start getting scam calls or the damn emails from Christopher Wray, Ex postmaster general or new postmaster general? Postal Service managers must effectively manage rural carriers who work under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), section 7(b)(2). Are the COLAS rolled into our salary or are they back-pay only? Representation in the grievance process requires NO membership. The salary schedules below reflect a retroactive $1,935 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective August 28, 2021, a retroactive 1.3% General Wage Increase (GWI) effective November 20, 2021, and a $1,311 COLA effective February 26, 2022. Hours: Day Shift. All their software issues is for the birds. Union site says because of the complexity of the rural pay system it's going to take another month or two. An Aetna representative will conduct the webinar, which will cover how retirement . Nothing but a bunch of crooks in the USPS Department. Shit or get off the damn pot. 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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 new pay rates can be seen in the new letter carrier pay schedule available here. False advertising. they waved around those THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN BACKPAY AND COLAS prior to the vote. now they've snatched the football those sneaky bastids D.B. NEW: Updated Rural Carrier Salary Charts Released. The only ones left are RCAs recruited in the academies before they realize the NRLCA is a joke and those that are to stupid to understand how to manipulate a quick exit from the union. 10.6.22 CDC Updated Covid-19 recommendations. The system didnt seem so antiquated then. While I appreciate the efforts of the PMG, a 10-month delay demonstrates a total lack of respect for rural carriers and is outrageous and completely unacceptable! Selected previous National Agreement pay tables are available below. 42 29 USPS US Federal Government Politics 29 comments Top Add a Comment Rstar2247 1 mo. Nothing more, simply stress and financial hardship. Between RRECS and this back pay issue the NRLCA has done nothing but add stress to the lives of rural carriers. The base rate of pay for these rural carriers equals the base annual rate of a 40 hour evaluated route plus overtime at one and one-half times the base hourly rate for all assigned hours (equivalent miles) in excess of 2080 hours (2184 miles) a year. The session, "Retirement 101," will be held Thursday, March 24, at noon EDT. The January 2023 CPI-W of 293.565 was 0.9% above the December 2022 base index (291.051). A union is supposed to have a seat at the table. 126 0 obj <> endobj My math puts my backpay at $2084. 2024 FECA COLA Projection: 0.9% as of February 2023 Based on the release of the January 2023 CPI-W (1982-84=100), the 2022 FECA COLA projection is 0.9%. ?c7oo7 (* }0lLLifHtu-KG'&kh>wiuS7Fk[&`GT)/teU,lo`z0T=6F>5o'sq{OpKRsUjJ|RA p,oQj68no ^~)V!kV~ hnl|hbQ%.gAj ;%@5i05 W%K]b9*A@uA4`Nc:sNf+jg6b3^L.1 CONSPIRACY. I have since received an email that they are going to investigate as to why !!! Carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked in excess of 2,080, up to 2,240, within the 52-consecutive-week guarantee period. The Postal Service has also advised NALC that any backpay due to the delay in implementing the additional hourly holiday pay for eligible Part-time Flexible City Letter Carriers will be paid retroactive to January 1, 2022. The retroactive payments owed under the 2021-2022 National Agreement (union contract) have been processed. NRLCA leave carryover MOU The last time we were owned backpay it took two years and it was like six dollars Ledbetter30548 New member Apr 25, 2022 #3 The new contract that was approved stated we will get paid for COLA and small increases all at once pending approval. City carrier assistants will receive additional 1.0% increases effective November 20, 2021 and November 19, 2022 in lieu of cost of living adjustments pursuant to Article 9.7 of the National Agreement. Im expecting $2000 range. hQkA~3z$la 7FP,r)bu8"Vb` PYBK!Re Something I'n the range of 6%. But rrecs is moving forward. USPS: NRLCA approves new contract Posted on March 18, 2022 March 17, 2022 The National Rural Letter Carriers' Association membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with the Postal Service. Updated Rural Carrier Salary Charts Released 04/11/2022 The salary schedules below reflect a retroactive $1,935 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective August 28, 2021, a retroactive 1.3% General Wage Increase (GWI) effective November 20, 2021, and a $1,311 COLA effective February 26, 2022. Additional Pay for PTFs due to the Juneteenth Holiday. So what pay period are they anticipating we get all these increases? Id love it if all 75000 regular carriers ALL went with Head of Household/10 dependents for February, then change back in March to your normal withholding. But they still want us to work like robots and be happy. The difference is year over year vs month to month, so if it was 5.4 then and now its 7.4, then the rates only increased by like 2 of that percent. We filed a national-level grievance in August and if a suitable remedy is not agreed to by the parties, we will immediately move the issue to National Arbitration. Health Insurance. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks, with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. That is why all you NLRCAS are not getting your money. The reality is the USPS has known for years that its software is outdated and that it must make retro payments every contract cycle. Per NRLCA UPDATE: Retro Pay Adjustment to be in February 17 Check. The payment, commonly known as "retro pay" or "backpay" was included in paychecks dated Oct. 28, 2022 - eight months after the 2021-. X6"s#P0mg`Z-A;:y8` In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.3 of Handbook EL-902, Agreement Between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, effective January 1, 2022 (pay period 02-22), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will increase to 87.5 cents per mile. Would you rather the nrlca be as bad at accounting as USPS? ago. The seven COLAs that have been calculated under the 2019-2023 National Agreement, totaling 322 cents per hour, are as follows: the 1st COLA, 8 cents per hour ($166 annually), the 2nd COLA, 9 cents per hour ($188 annually), the 3rd COLA, 20 cents per hour ($416 annually), the 4th COLA, 93 cents per hour ($1,934 annually), the 5th COLA, 64 cents per hour ($1,331 annually), the 6th COLA, 118 cents per hour ($2,455 annually), and the 7th COLA, 10 cents per hour ($208 annually).2024 Retiree COLAs Projection: 0.6% as of February 2023The 2024 COLAs for CSRS and FERS benefits are based on the increase in the average CPI-W between the 3rd quarter of 2022 (291.901) and the 3rd quarter of 2023 (TBA). Visit our Postal RHD website if you need to buy or sell a route vehicle. Update on Rural Carrier Pay Schedules and Back Pay 04/26/2022 The National Office has received numerous calls and messages regarding the status of rural carrier salary schedules and back pay. On December 13, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November 2022 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 266.492, a decrease from the August 2022 Index of 273.737. We are treated poorly by the USPS again and again. Is there anyone going to sue? We send out a rural carrier newsletter every month with all the news you need to know before you hit the street. But hey make sure you follow all policies or else youll get a negative observation lol, Inflation past 12 months is 8.5% thats at least what cola should be plus GWI. They could probably do better but for me, Im thankful they are here. Im a K47 @ 2018 mail count standard eval, then the union approves the RRECS beta testing from March till who knows. Stand up for us! Our union just took this bad news like anything else, they shrugged their shoulders. The tentative agreement provides four annual general wage increases and seven cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). Total Pay 7% Higher than other industries Government & Public Administration . The following chart lists the 2022 pay periods. How do you gure out what the COLA will be for steps 1-14 on table 2? Explore the many open full-time, part time and seasonal jobs that offer a range of benefits and opportunities. Standup talk 2023 FEBRUARY MINI MAIL SURVEY, NRLCA $208 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Effective March 11, 2023, From NRLCA: New DACA Code G: Annual Leave in Lieu of Holiday Pay. Enough is enough. When will rural carriers receive the back pay owed since the new contract has been approved? The new Guarantee year starts on October 8th, 2022. My office owes a local garage $40,000 for towing and servicing our ancient fleet. So not correct! 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