NALC: An important reminder about holiday pay

An important reminder about holiday pay: Did you know if you work on the Christmas holiday, you may be entitled to an additional 50 percent of your pay? Check out the thread below for more info.⤵️ pic.twitter.com/2rcyYztbRc — Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) December 7, 2023 Related: APWU: 2024 Leave Calendar and Leave Chart Available

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APWU: Part-Time Flexible (PTF) employees and the Juneteenth Holiday

From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Subject: Re: Juneteenth As clarification regarding Part-Time Flexible (PTF) employees and the Juneteenth Holiday: Currently PTFs are compensated for the 10 holidays each year through an increased hourly rate. This rate is determined by taking the annual rate of a Full-Time Regular employee and dividing it…

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NALC: Annual leave in lieu of holiday pay starts with July 4th holiday

“Beginning with the upcoming 2021 Independence Day holiday, full-time or part-time regular letter carriers and CCAs have another option when they work their holiday. These employees who work their holiday now can, at their option, elect to have their annual leave balance credited with up to eight hours of annual leave in lieu of receiving…

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Christmas Holiday 2019 – Facts for APWU members

2019 Christmas Holiday Facts By Bill Lewis, Trenton Metro Area Local #1020 The following Christmas Holiday facts are for APWU members and the information contained in the article is from the APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement. I would like to share with everyone the questions and my responses to many questions relating to the upcoming Christmas…

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NALC: Dispute settled, eligible CCAs to receive retroactive holiday pay

July 31, 2018 The issue in this dispute is the effective date of the provisions of Article 11.8, which provides holiday pay for city carrier assistants. In this settlement (M-01894) The parties agreed that eligible CCAs will receive holiday pay for holidays after the first wage increases under the terms of the 2016-2019 National Agreement….

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Veterans’ Day Observed on Saturday November 11: Postal Retail and Delivery Closed

APWU Web News Article #: 99-2017 10/19/2017 – Each year, Veterans’ Day is celebrated on Nov. 11. For 2017, the holiday falls on a Saturday. There has been some confusion about when the Postal Service will observe the holiday because it has a six “business” day week. For clarification, USPS Retail and Delivery will be…

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