APWU: Tentative Date for 2024-2027 National Agreement Pay Increases Announced

August 18, 2025 The Postal Service has provided a tentative date to the APWU for the pay increases due under the National Agreement. As outlined in the July/August issue of The American Postal Worker magazine, the period from the start of the National Agreement to when the pay rates are reflected in paychecks is called the “stopgap” … Read more

USPS OIG Report: Processing of Retroactive Pay

Background As of September 30, 2022, 92 percent of Postal Service’s 635,250 employees were members of labor organizations (unions), whose terms of employment are covered by collective bargaining agreements (labor contracts). In fiscal year (FY) 2022, three of the eight Postal Service unions ratified new labor contracts, resulting in the Postal Service owing retroactive pay … Read more

APWU: Retroactive Pay – Reviewing Your Pay Stub

This is only an example. Everyone’s pay stubs will be different, but this can help you understand your pay adjustments for the retroactive pay. This pay stub is for a full-time regular Level 9 Step N employee who had a step increase during the retro period. Retro Pay Explanation with example paystub

APWU: Update on USPS Implementation of Pay Provisions of the 2021-2024 CBA

By Charlie Cash – June 21, 2022 On June 4, 2022, many of the pay provisions of the 2021-2024 National Agreement were scheduled to be implemented. This included: 1.3% General Increase due November 20, 2021 Additional 1.0% increase for PSEs (for a total of 2.3%) due November 20, 2021 Additional $0.50 for PSEs due April … Read more

NALC: Backpay and COLA update

August 18, 2021 Backpay and COLA update Most eligible city letter carriers will receive retroactive pay pursuant to the 2019-2023 National Agreement on their August 20 paychecks. 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 … Read more

APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – June 1, 2020

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU In this issue: Reprint of Postage due: Don’t cancel the post office APWU President Dimondstein on Annuitant Retroactive Payments

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. … Read more