{"id":24069,"date":"2014-08-20T09:46:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T13:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/?p=24069"},"modified":"2014-08-20T11:28:40","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T15:28:40","slug":"apwu-cola-update-for-employees-covered-by-the-national-agreement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/apwu-cola-update-for-employees-covered-by-the-national-agreement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"APWU: COLA Update, New Pay Scales For Employees Covered by the National Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"APWU_pay_cola\"(08\/19\/14) In July 2014, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) fell slightly to 698.580. The sixth COLA adjustment under the 2010 National Agreement is:<\/p>\n

Per Annum: $686.00<\/strong>
\n Per Pay Period: $26.40<\/strong>
\n Cents Per Hour: 33\u00a2<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first and third COLAs were effective March 9, 2013 (pay period 07-2013, pay date March 29, 2013) and totaled $207.00 per year, $7.96 per pay, and $0.10 per hour.<\/p>\n

The second and fourth COLAs under the 2010 National Agreement were effective Sept. 7, 2013 (pay period 20-2013, pay date Sept. 27, 2013) and totaled $937.00 per year, $36.04 per pay period, and $0.45 per hour.<\/p>\n

The fifth COLA which would have been effective March 8, 2014 was zero.<\/p>\n

The sixth COLA is effective September 6, 2014, (pay period 20-2014, pay date September 26, 2014).<\/p>\n

Seven COLA adjustments are provided for under the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement based on the Jan. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, July 2013, Jan. 2014, July 2014, and Jan. 2015 releases of the CPI-W. So far, under the 2010 National Agreement, employees have received cost-of-living adjustments totaling $1,830.00.<\/p>\n

New Pay Scales (Effective Sep. 6, 2014):<\/strong><\/h3>\n