The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its July 2011 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) on Thursday, August 18. Based on this release, the Postal Service has confirmed that there will be a $978 cost-of-living adjustment increase for employees covered under the NPMHU National Agreement effective pay period 20, starting on September 10, 2011. This translates into approximately forty-seven cents per hour, and will be reflected in paychecks dated September 30, 2011.
Reprinted below are the new wage charts – effective beginning on September 10, 2011 – that reflect this COLA adjustment, which is the last increase in wages under the expiring 2006 National Agreement.
| Mail Handlers (RSC M) Schedule | ||||||||
| Full-Time Annual Basic Rates | ||||||||
| Effective September 10, 2011 (PP 20-2011) | ||||||||
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Full-Time Regular - Level 4
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Step
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Yearly
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Hourly
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BiWeekly
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Overtime
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AA
|
32,973 | 15.85 |
1,268.19
|
23.78
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A
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37,347 | 17.96 |
1,436.42
|
26.94
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B
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42,845 | 20.60 |
1,647.88
|
30.90
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C
|
45,446 | 21.85 |
1,747.92
|
32.78
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D
|
49,271 | 23.69 |
1,895.04
|
35.54
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E
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49,577 | 23.84 |
1,906.81
|
35.76
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F
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49,893 | 23.99 |
1,918.96
|
35.99
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G
|
50,197 | 24.13 |
1,930.65
|
36.20
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H
|
50,511 | 24.28 |
1,942.73
|
36.42
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|
I
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50,819 | 24.43 |
1,954.58
|
36.65
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|
J
|
51,136 | 24.58 |
1,966.77
|
36.87
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|
K
|
51,441 | 24.73 |
1,978.50
|
37.10
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L
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51,754 | 24.88 |
1,990.54
|
37.32
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M
|
52,063 | 25.03 |
2,002.42
|
37.55
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|
N
|
52,373 | 25.18 |
2,014.35
|
37.77
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O
|
52,681 | 25.33 |
2,026.19
|
38.00
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|
P
|
52,994 | 25.48 |
2,038.23
|
38.22
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|
Full-Time Regular - Level 5
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Step
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Yearly
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Hourly
|
BiWeekly
|
Overtime
|
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AA
|
34,519 | 16.60 |
1,327.65
|
24.90
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A
|
38,895 | 18.70 |
1,495.96
|
28.05
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B
|
44,769 | 21.52 |
1,721.88
|
32.28
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C
|
47,440 | 22.81 |
1,824.62
|
34.22
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D
|
50,023 | 24.05 |
1,923.96
|
36.08
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E
|
50,357 | 24.21 |
1,936.81
|
36.32
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|
F
|
50,696 | 24.37 |
1,949.85
|
36.56
|
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|
G
|
51,021 | 24.53 |
1,962.35
|
36.80
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|
H
|
51,358 | 24.69 |
1,975.31
|
37.04
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|
I
|
51,696 | 24.85 |
1,988.31
|
37.28
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|
J
|
52,028 | 25.01 |
2,001.08
|
37.52
|
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|
K
|
52,359 | 25.17 |
2,013.81
|
37.76
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|
L
|
52,690 | 25.33 |
2,026.54
|
38.00
|
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|
M
|
53,029 | 25.49 |
2,039.58
|
38.24
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|
N
|
53,364 | 25.66 |
2,052.46
|
38.49
|
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|
O
|
53,693 | 25.81 |
2,065.12
|
38.72
|
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|
P
|
54,027 | 25.97 |
2,077.96
|
38.96
|
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Part-Time Regular and Flexible Employees - Hourly Basic Rates
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Level 4
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(Part-Time Regulars)
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(Part-Time Flexible)
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Step
|
Hourly
|
Step
|
Hourly
|
|||||
|
AA
|
15.85
|
AA
|
16.49
|
|||||
|
A
|
17.96
|
A
|
18.67
|
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|
B
|
20.60
|
B
|
21.42
|
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|
C
|
21.85
|
C
|
22.72
|
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|
D
|
23.69
|
D
|
24.64
|
|||||
|
E
|
23.84
|
E
|
24.79
|
|||||
|
F
|
23.99
|
F
|
24.95
|
|||||
|
G
|
24.13
|
G
|
25.10
|
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|
H
|
24.28
|
H
|
25.26
|
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|
I
|
24.43
|
I
|
25.41
|
|||||
|
J
|
24.58
|
J
|
25.57
|
|||||
|
K
|
24.73
|
K
|
25.72
|
|||||
|
L
|
24.88
|
L
|
25.88
|
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|
M
|
25.03
|
M
|
26.03
|
|||||
|
N
|
25.18
|
N
|
26.19
|
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|
O
|
25.33
|
O
|
26.34
|
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|
P
|
25.48
|
P
|
26.50
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