This does not include the retroactive pay! 846 0 obj <>stream Clerk PSEs assigned to offices Grade 21 or higher will be converted to Full-Time Flexible with such assignments made in accordance with the Clerk Craft provisions of Art. 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 $0.50 a month after ratification Job Security No lay-off protections remain in full-force No lay-off extended to all career on rolls 9-20-21 50 mile limit on excessing Holiday Pay PTF pay adjusted for new holiday Cost of living increases are paid proportionally to city carriers in Table 2 in accordance with Article 9.3.E of the National Agreement. %PDF-1.4 % Clerk Craft Award Notice for December 7, 2022 have been posted on the Bid Results page of this website. For Mail Handler Assistants (MHAs), the first three general wage increases will be 1% higher per year, or 2.1% retroactively to November 2019, 2.0% in November 2020, and 2.0% in November 2021. 0000001930 00000 n All cost-of-living adjustments paid during the 2019 National Agreement will be rolled into basic salary immediately. The following is a listing of pay item unit of measure to material code unit conversion factors in pay item order. hb```b``e`c`~ B@167n>``(t`L[K,iTMK'sg[qe 7& 6N\n,.`V ; "$(llV8M@ld`|&p&&0E2b!8q/C'[#.jWg&HbPh h,`0,J3,y Q In addition, during the peak mailing season, there will be a 56-day period for unlimited hiring of MHAs instead of casuals. The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which is the union contract between the APWU and the USPS, covers all aspects of your appointment related to wages, benefits, hours, and working conditions. Moreover, after an MHA completes one 360-day appointment, beginning in each MHAs second year of employment, an MHA will be able to choose coverage under the USPS Noncareer health plan (at $125 per pay period for self only, or with the Postal Service paying 75% of the total premium for self-plus-one or family coverage) or the MHA will be able to use the same dollar amounts from the Postal Service to obtain coverage from the MHBP Consumer Option or the MHBP Value Plan, which are two of the three plans sponsored in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program by the NPMHU. SENIORITY PROVISIONS . The MOU on Relative Standing of MHAs and Subsequent Conversion to Career Mail Handler is amended to require management to provide, upon request, a hard or electronic copy of the relative standing list to union representatives at the Installation level. This issue was discovered during a recent quality check of the process. 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. 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. 0000017835 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. We have been negotiating on your behalf and will continue to do so. Thank you and rememberstay safe, wear your mask! American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO 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. 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. 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%. These newly converted employees will see an immediate pay increase, an increase in benefits paid for by the Postal Service, guaranteed work hours, and in most cases fixed schedules.. Pse conversion to career 2022 pay scale. 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. Closing Date: November 29, 2022. 803 44 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. $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. National Postal Mail Handlers Union The conversions will occur no later than July 16, 2022. The tentative agreement will eliminate the District cap, and instead apply a hard cap at the Installation level. PSE Conversions to FTF Upon PSEs' conversion to career FullTime Flexible (FTF), Article 37.4 will apply. 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. 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). 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. 0000021921 00000 n 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. 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. 0000028108 00000 n 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. 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. Employees in these steps will move up into the remaining higher steps. trailer Entry-level candidates typically start at $14 per hour, which can rise to $26 per hour over time. Regular and 38% PSE and all career duty assignments are Full-Time Regular Created and maintained by ILN Enterprises. You can join APWU by completing form 1187, which you can find here. The retroactive pay date has not been determined by USPS. All career Mail Handlers will receive four general . Unlike previous temporary USPS workers, PSEs have the right to join the APWU. Under this agreement, all night differentials will increase by 2% per year, effective in May 2020, in May 2021, and in May 2022. Being able to achieve career status for PSEs was an important goal for us, President Mark Dimondstein said. Grade 11 Pay Scale increased by an average of 2.3% prior to any general increases or COLA Note: There was a correction on 12/16 to Grade 8 Pay Scale -Steps A- . 1.3% November 19, 2022 . 0000010453 00000 n 37.4. 0000004712 00000 n 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. As soon as additional information is available, it will be posted here on the NALC website. SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING TERMS OF 2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT (PDF), ESTABLISHING TERMS OF 2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT. If any such employee, then tests positive for COVID-19 they need and should file an OWCP claim. 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. TENTATIVE APWU/USPS AGREEMENT REACHED THREE YEAR AGREEMENT SEPT. 21, 2021 TO SEPT. 20, 2024, General Wage Increases 1.3% Nov. 20, 2021 (retroactive) 1.3% Nov. 19, 2022 1.3% Nov. 18, 2023 6 COLAs for Career employees PSEs will receive 2.3% each year PSEs will get a $0.50 a month after ratification Job Security No lay-off protections remain in full-force No lay-off extended to all career on rolls 9-20-21 50 mile limit on excessing Holiday Pay PTF pay adjusted for new holiday Juneteenth Holiday added Health Insurance No change to USPS contribution 95% USPS contribution to APWU CDHP PSEs converted will receive credit for time enrolled in CDHP toward 1 year qualifying period within 90 days of ratification 1 time voluntary transfer opportunity to larger facility Enhanced Level 8 and 11 Pay Scales Elimination of Steps FF-AA See apwu.org for slotting information of present employees in these levels PTF WORK RULE CHANGES Pay Period Guarantee increased to 24 hours from 2 hours 4 hour guarantee when scheduled 40 hours Annual Leave advanced at start of leave year Guaranteed 1 non-scheduled day a week with Wednesday notification prior week, AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF PSES IN LEVEL 20 OFFICES AND ABOVE PSEs converted to career standing upon reaching 24 months Clerk PSEs Level 21 or higher converted to FT-Flexible Clerk PSEs Level 20 converted to PTF MVS PSEs converted to PTF DOES NOT APPLY TO CLERK PSES IN LEVEL 4 RMPO OTHER SLOTTING ISSUES SEE APWU.ORG, PSE WORK RULE CHANGES 40 hours Annual Leave advances at beginning of leave year. H%E+Nv/ `$gqI3vTV^"v|=}77~'a>V' The 2019 National Agreement will cover a period of three years, and will expire at midnight on September 20, 2022. 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. 0000001199 00000 n 0000010595 00000 n 0000013101 00000 n pq; hu. 0000012852 00000 n August 18, 2021. A Task Force will be created under Article 35 to facilitate NPMHU representation on EAP committees at the District and National levels. Employees are encouraged to begin looking at their new benefits and not wait until the very end of the 60 days to decide. 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. A change to Article 17.5 will ensure that union representatives may attend orientation for new employees transferred to the Mail Handler craft. Only by standing together with your coworkers can you ensure you earn a living wage, gain access to important benefits, and get a fair opportunity for a career job. This also will mean approximately 1,400 additional members of our bargaining unit, which will be good for the employees who are new MHAs and good for the overall strength of the Union. Please note that the listed bid assignments will become effective Saturday, December 17, 2022. A letter will be issued by USPS management to make clear that MHAs can request use of annual leave in increments of between one (1) and forty (40) hours. (see slide 2 of brief presentation). 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. 0000017401 00000 n Click Here to be taken to the page & notice. 0000002559 00000 n 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. 0000012279 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. Dont let someone else decide your future, be a part of the decision making! IN MEMORY OF; Retiree's Place.. ci. The exact amount of the COLAs will be based on future increases in the Consumer Price Index. Clerk Craft Award Notice for December 2, 2022 have been posted on the Bid Results page of this website. 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. 815 16th Street N.W., Suite 5100, Washington, DC 20006 We are discussing the issue with representatives from USPS Headquarters. 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. The Joint Education and Training Fund will be continued, with additional funding of $1 million per year. 1. The CDC has greatly reduced when isolation/quarantine is even necessary based symptoms, vaccination status, and the expectation that exposed people will wear well-fitting masks. PTF Clerks' One-Time Voluntary Reassignment. In todays dollars, the 1% increase in health care contributions is equivalent to an increase of approximately $75 per year for self-only coverage and between $100 and $175 per year for family coverage, depending on the particular health plan selected. 1. Tie-breaking procedures remain the same, but this change will eliminate potential manipulation of the relative standing list by managers. All other provisions of the 2016 National Agreement are being maintained, except for date changes or other cosmetic changes that may be necessary to accommodate the new contract. Postal Service (USPS) met for the first session of main table bargaining at Postal Service Headquarters in Washington, DC. Any future pay increases will be based on the next contract. In addition to having a voice and a vote in your union, and all of the collective bargaining rights you rely on you will have the opportunity to participate in the following programs: For the full description & application, please go to the Best Qualified Positions page. 16 - GAS. 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. 0000020129 00000 n The corresponding number of duty assignments will be created and posted in Function 1 in the 31 facilities as identified by the Postal Service, consistent with the. PSEs will be converted to career status upon reaching 24-months of relative standing. Clerk/PSE (Current Employee) - Washington, DC - November 22, 2022 The post office pays good and have some good benefits but the Customers are rude if you work at they retail counter and they don't want you to take off working 6 days a week from 8:30am-5:30pm until you turn over as a regular 0000015311 00000 n Close contact tracing is no longer done by the Postal Nurses but returned to local health departments to conduct. 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. 0000013613 00000 n 0000014508 00000 n Let me be clear that the APWU is not in agreement with all these changes. The average annual salary for full-time non-postal employees has. The following pay increases will be included in the retroactive pay from the effective date indicated for each: *Cost of living increases referenced above are paid proportionally to city carriers in Table 2 in accordance with Article 9.3.E of the National Agreement. *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. 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. 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. 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. So here are things to note: I know the Postal Service will probably still attempt to discipline folks for missing work for COVID-19. This effectively increases the period of time during which a temporary supervisor must return to the craft before bidding. Most eligible city letter carriers will receive retroactive pay pursuant to the 2019-2023 National Agreement on their August 20 paychecks. 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. 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