The 2019 National Agreement will cover a period of three years, and will expire at midnight on September 20, 2022. These conversions are consistent with the Interest Arbitration panels award issued on March 10, 2020. 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 and possibly discontinue them. 1300 L Street NW %PDF-1.4
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*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. Employees are encouraged to begin looking at their new benefits and not wait until the very end of the 60 days to decide. A change to Article 16.5, providing that a suspension of fourteen (14) days if a timely grievance is appealed to Step 2 will not be served until disposition of the grievance, either by settlement, withdrawal, or an arbitrators final and binding decision. For 2021, the Postal Services share of the cost of health insurance, which currently is at 73% of the weighted average formula used by OPM for federal employees with a maximum percentage of 79.25%, will have its final 1% reduction. IN MEMORY OF; Retiree's Place.. ci. PSEs will be converted to career status upon reaching 24-months of relative standing. The annual salary is around $34,000 per year. These amounts automatically are paid with pre-tax dollars, so the actual out-of-pocket cost to each Mail Handler should be less by the percentage of income taxes usually paid. The importance of these conversions cannot be overstated, Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks said. <]/Prev 304358/XRefStm 1572>>
Grade 11 Pay Scale increased by an average of 2.3% prior to any general increases or COLAs; Part-Time Flexible (PTF) Work Rules . Article 12.5 is clarified to ensure that meetings about potential relocation of mail handlers will be held at the Regional level, and that Local Union representatives may attend. 0000001771 00000 n
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Holiday Pay Juneteenth added to the holidays for career employees for a total of 11 paid holidays PTF pay rate will be increased effective January 1, 2022 to reflect 11 holidays each year. This is a historic achievement, as non-career and non-union casuals without a path to career employment have been used in the Mail Handler craft since the 1970s. Let me be clear that the APWU is not in agreement with all these changes. The position is open to Clerk Craft in Oakland Bid Center, Opening Date: November 18, 2022 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. The fourth regular Cost of Living Adjustment under the 2019-2023 National Agreement will be $1,934 annually for letter carriers in Table 1 and at Step O of Table 2. PSEs will be converted to career status upon reaching 24-months of relative standing 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. The average annual salary for full-time non-postal employees has. Based on the CDC guidance that businesses no longer need to do close contact tracing, the Postal Service has decided to change their decision tree and turn over the close contact tracing to public health officials. Phone: (202) 833-9095, Copyright 2023 National Postal Mail Handlers Union
Clerk Craft Award Notice for November 30, 2022 have been posted on the Bid Results page of this website. Clerk Craft Award Notice for December 7, 2022 have been posted on the Bid Results page of this website. 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. The tentative agreement will eliminate the District cap, and instead apply a hard cap at the Installation level. 0000013613 00000 n
Many PSEs to be converted by 3/13/2021. The Senior Executive Service salary tops out at $226,300 per annum. PTF Clerks' One-Time Voluntary Reassignment. 0000002445 00000 n
However, it is the opinion of the APWU that if an employee is exposed to COVID-19 at work and told to isolate by a public health official, administrative leave should be granted. American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO 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. Utility Aims to Prepare 2,000 People from, On the second (2nd) or subsequent lay-off, one (1) week's, job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months, the meeting to RSVP to Jeanette Dabydeen via e-mail at Jeanette, life of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement: Nov, IN F1 WITHOUT COUNTING AGAINST THE F1 CAP), fruit farm for sale malaysia; deloitte usi salary hike, American Postal Workers Union Skip to main content Our, In addition, the Postal Service will convert no, system and have the same length of time between step increases, Carrier Assistants (CCA), which is a part-time position, up with the normal GS table and I couldn't find, n your behalf, the APWU has negotiated basic seniority. 0000002559 00000 n
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. 0000224941 00000 n
New career employees may choose new health insurance plans, enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) plan, choose how much to contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), where to allocate TSP funds, and other benefits decisions. For example, the seven COLAs paid during the 40-month term of the 2016 National Agreement averaged $345 per COLA, even though one COLA was 0 and another was only $21 because of minimal inflation in the economy. 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. On your behalf, the APWU has negotiated basic seniority . The Office of Personnel Management will make any necessary annuity adjustments. For career employees, in 2020 there will be no change in the percentage of employee contribution to health insurance. 1.3% November 19, 2022; . 0000017401 00000 n
PSE Conversions to FTF Upon PSEs' conversion to career FullTime Flexible (FTF), Article 37.4 will apply. 22 Bargaining Unit Employees Bargaining unit employees permanently assigned to a higher equivalent grade in the nonbargaining unit schedule receive a salary adjustment of 5 percent of their basic salary subject to the following: a. 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. 0000000016 00000 n
Please note that the listed bid assignments will become effective Saturday, January 14, 2023. 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. Regular and 38% PSE and all career duty assignments are Full-Time Regular Pse conversion to career 2022 pay scale. All career Mail Handlers will receive four general wage increases during the term: -- the first, retroactively effective to November 23, 2019, will be 1.1%; -- the second, effective on November 21, 2020, will be 1.0%; -- the third, effective on November 20, 2021, will be 1.0%; and, -- the fourth, called a special pay adjustment, also effective on November. The Joint Education and Training Fund will be continued, with additional funding of $1 million per year. This adjustment will be effective August 28 and reflected in paychecks dated September 17. 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. Elimination of All Casual Employees from the Mail Handler Craft. "Movement within Schedule" is movement from one schedule step to the next higher step of the same schedule. Conversion is not possible to a temporary vacancy (for example, due to another employees absence on active military duty). 11. Pse conversion to career 2022 pay scale iq Fiction Writing 1. 0000020291 00000 n
1300 L Street NW The conversions will occur no later than July 16, 2022. I do not agree that this is in the best interest of Postal Employees. 0000012852 00000 n
PSEs "will be converted based on their relative standing on the PSE rolls" within the affected installations. The selected noncareer employee should not be separated and then given a career appointment unless the employee's appointment expires before the employee can be converted to career status. We also know that the CDC has drastically changed their guidelinesnot necessarily for the better. $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. 0000014783 00000 n
Thank you and rememberstay safe, wear your mask! National Postal Mail Handlers Union
But to do that, we need your help! 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. 803 44
COVID is not over and the APWU is still losing members to this horrible disease. The Postal Service has significantly changed their COVID-19 policies. NPMHU and USPS Extend COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot. We're working hard to keep dangerous drugs off the streets. Many PSEs to be converted by 3/13/2021 : r/USPS. 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. 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. endstream
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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. 0000015311 00000 n
This does not include the retroactive pay! SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING TERMS OF 2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT (PDF), ESTABLISHING TERMS OF 2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT. Once any career FTF has been unencumbered for 120 calendar days, if the number of FTR duty assignments is less than the Thus, the Postal Service will contribute 73% of the weighted average in 2019 and 2020, and 72% of the weighted average in 2021 and 2022. 37.4. Legal Privacy Policy Site Map, SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING TERMS OF 2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT. 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. 0000224777 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. Effective advertising doesn't have to break the bank, though, and we've rounded up a few ideas you can try with any size budget. 0000029972 00000 n
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The language of Article 12.3B12 has been improved, so that a temporary supervisor returning to the craft for one continuous pay period of 14 consecutive days in order to bid is required to complete that continuous pay period prior to submitting a bid. 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 agreement also provides for the automatic conversion of city carrier assistants (CCAs) to career status no later than after 24 months of relative standing, providing full fringe. Over 2,500 current PSEs will be converted on May 9, 2020, the beginning of pay period 11. 0000011571 00000 n
The Postal Service says employees are to use Annual, Sick, or LWOP for their absences. 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. 1. 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.. Again, the APWU disagrees with discontinuing any protocol that could lead to the spread of any contagion. We are discussing the issue with representatives from USPS Headquarters. Being able to achieve career status for PSEs was an important goal for us, President Mark Dimondstein said. At the time this email was written, no proposed changes had been provided to the APWU. Members have the right to participate in local meetings, vote for local and national officers, vote on the contract, to run for office and to petition for change in the APWU. 0000029798 00000 n
Postal Support Employees (PSEs) are hired for a term not to exceed 360 calendar days per appointment. 16 - GAS. 0000014508 00000 n
1. Articles 12.3B4 (fixed days of work), 12.3B5 (change in duties or change in principal assignment area), and 12.3B6 (change in starting time) have been amended to provide for an expedited selection process within the section when these changes require that an assignment be posted installation-wide bidding. The agreement also eliminates all casual employees from the Mail Handler craft within 120 days of the ratification of the agreement. For MHAs, during their first year of employment, MHAs will be able to maintain their participation in the USPS Noncareer health plan. MOU- Peak Season Exception Periods-Calendar Year 2022. on December 9, 2022 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice, on December 7, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice 95535175, on December 7, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice 95693721, on Postal Service Updating COVID-19 items, on December 2, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice, on November 30, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice, on Vacancy Notice Best Qualified Assignment Data Collection Tech Revised, on November 9, 2022 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice, on Peak Season Exception Period MOU and PSE District Cap MOU Ramp Up Period- 2022. By November 2021, the Level 4 rate will go to $17.36. 0000012140 00000 n
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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: 7 December 2022. %%EOF
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. Over 2,500 current PSEs will be converted on May 9, 2020, the beginning of pay period 11. The mail handler job description includes a variety of tasks, ranging from unloading mail from trucks to moving heavy containers with forklifts. This way the Postal Service can now make the claim it was not them who put anyone off work. Conversions of PSEs was one of the demands your negotiators made from the very start of negotiations. 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 . startxref
Pse conversion to career 2022 pay scale. apwu.org. The parties agreed to a grievance extension on the PSE ramp-up period until November 21, if necessary, at the local level. Article 37.4.A -Fulltime flexible employees and unassigned regular employees are considered unencumbered employees. Retroactive payments will not be in the pay check dated June 24, 2022. n
~z14K^|vsok-.zfu7Cwo;D1 PTF Clerks' One-Time Voluntary Reassignment Opportunity Available in March 2022 Now that the APWU membership has voted to ratify the 2021-24 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), one of the first orders of business for the Clerk Craft is to. 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. The sixty-day limit is a hard limit and cannot be extended. 846 0 obj
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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 $0.50 a month after ratification Job Security No lay-off protections remain in full-force No lay-off extended to all career on rolls 9-20-21 50 mile limit on excessing Holiday Pay PTF pay adjusted for new holiday Juneteenth Holiday added Health Insurance No change to USPS contribution 95% USPS contribution to APWU CDHP PSEs converted will receive credit for time enrolled in CDHP toward 1 year qualifying period within 90 days of ratification 1 time voluntary transfer opportunity to larger facility Enhanced Level 8 and 11 Pay Scales Elimination of Steps FF-AA See apwu.org for slotting information of present employees in these levels PTF WORK RULE CHANGES Pay Period Guarantee increased to 24 hours from 2 hours 4 hour guarantee when scheduled 40 hours Annual Leave advanced at start of leave year Guaranteed 1 non-scheduled day a week with Wednesday notification prior week, AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF PSES IN LEVEL 20 OFFICES AND ABOVE PSEs converted to career standing upon reaching 24 months Clerk PSEs Level 21 or higher converted to FT-Flexible Clerk PSEs Level 20 converted to PTF MVS PSEs converted to PTF DOES NOT APPLY TO CLERK PSES IN LEVEL 4 RMPO OTHER SLOTTING ISSUES SEE APWU.ORG, PSE WORK RULE CHANGES 40 hours Annual Leave advances at beginning of leave year. A change in Article 8 will guarantee that MHAs receive overtime pay for work performed in excess of eight (8) hours on duty in any one service day or in excess of forty (40) hours on duty in any service week. For Employees Covered by the National Agreement For Employees Covered by the IT/AS Agreement 0000029868 00000 n
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This isnt the end of our battle for more career employees. &VKirt!7Wbgzx_L=48ar}y]v~V)V7`)$Ys3jzj+6\k2VL/S\8"zQ\YCfwVfe`"@XL:-^-. Washington DC 20005, Financial Issues for Local, State Union Officers, Clerk Craft Negotiates Improvements in 2021-2024 CBA, Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Additional Function 1 Staffing, Gearing up for Contract Negotiations in 2021, Major Agreement Reached on Function 1 Mail Processing Staffing, Interest Arbitration and the Fight to Come, From PSE to Full-Time Career: Retirement Buy Back. Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), Click Here to be taken to the page & notice, How to File an OWCP Claim When Diagnosed with COVID-19 | American Postal Workers Union (apwu.org), APWU Constitution Bylaws as Amended August 18, 2022, February 14, 2023 Clerk Craft Award Notice, February 10, 2023 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice Revised, January 26, 2023 Clerk Craft Award Notice, Wear masks at work, when in public, and at union events.
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