What will be the mail truck of the future?

The U.S. Postal Service mail truck, with its navy blue eagle’s head and beak on the side, is a reminder that the postal carrier still delivers the mail every day, even if Americans don’t write too many letters anymore. And now, it turns out, one of the largest vehicle fleets in the country has reached…

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APWU COLA Update For CSRS, FERS, Social Security

For CSRS retirees: (09/17/14) The 2015 CSRS retiree COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index in 2014 over the 2013 third quarter average. After the second quarter of 2014, the third quarter of the 2015 COLA adjustment period, the quarterly index has risen by 1.7%. For FERS retirees: (09/17/14)…

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APWU COLA Update For Employees Covered by the National Agreement

(09/17/14) In August 2014, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) fell slightly to 697.105. The seventh COLA adjustment under the 2010 National Agreement will be based on the January 2015 CPI Index point and will be effective March 7, 2015, (pay period 07-2015, pay date March 27, 2015). However, if the adjustment were made based on…

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