The Mail Handlers Update: August 2007
COLA OF $686
TO BE ADDED TO BASE WAGES
The first guaranteed cost-of-living adjustment to be paid to all mail handlers under the 2006 National Agreement has been set at $686, based on changes in the National Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period running from July 2006 through July 2007. This COLA is being added to wages effective September 1, 2007, and will be reflected in paychecks on September 21, 2007 (PP19-2007). The COLA of $686 represents an increase of 33 cents per hour.
Printed below are the resulting wages to be paid to mail handlers for the next two months, until November 2007, when another general wage increase is scheduled to be added to base wages.
Mail Handlers (RSC M) Schedule
Full-Time Annual Basic Rates
Effective September 1, 2007 (PP 19-2007)
Full-Time Regular - Level 4
Step
Yearly
Hourly
BiWeekly
Overtime
AA
28,516
13.71
1,096.77
20.57
A
32,687
15.71
1,257.19
23.57
B
37,906
18.22
1,457.92
27.33
C
40,373
19.41
1,552.81
29.12
D
44,004
21.16
1,692.46
31.74
E
44,296
21.30
1,703.69
31.95
F
44,595
21.44
1,715.19
32.16
G
44,885
21.58
1,726.35
32.37
H
45,181
21.72
1,737.73
32.58
I
45,475
21.86
1,749.04
32.79
J
45,775
22.01
1,760.58
33.02
K
46,066
22.15
1,771.77
33.23
L
46,361
22.29
1,783.12
33.44
M
46,656
22.43
1,794.46
33.65
N
46,949
22.57
1,805.73
33.86
O
47,243
22.71
1,817.04
34.07
P
47,538
22.85
1,828.38
34.28
Full-TimeRegular - Level 5
Step
Yearly
Hourly
BiWeekly
Overtime
AA
29,981
14.41
1,153.12
21.62
A
34,155
16.42
1,313.65
24.63
B
39,732
19.10
1,528.15
28.65
C
42,267
20.32
1,625.65
30.48
D
44,720
21.50
1,720.00
32.25
E
45,036
21.65
1,732.15
32.48
F
45,357
21.81
1,744.50
32.72
G
45,668
21.96
1,756.46
32.94
H
45,987
22.11
1,768.73
33.17
I
46,308
22.26
1,781.08
33.39
J
46,622
22.41
1,793.15
33.62
K
46,939
22.57
1,805.35
33.86
L
47,252
22.72
1,817.38
34.08
M
47,573
22.87
1,829.73
34.31
N
47,890
23.02
1,841.92
34.53
O
48,205
23.18
1,854.04
34.77
P
48,521
23.33
1,866.19
35.00
Part-Time Regular and Flexible Employees
Hourly Basic Rates
Level 4
(Part-Time Regulars)
(Part-Time Flexible)
Step
Hourly
Step
Hourly
AA
13.71
AA
14.26
A
15.71
A
16.34
B
18.22
B
18.95
C
19.41
C
20.19
D
21.16
D
22.00
E
21.30
E
22.15
F
21.44
F
22.30
G
21.58
G
22.44
H
21.72
H
22.59
I
21.86
I
22.74
J
22.01
J
22.89
K
22.15
K
23.03
L
22.29
L
23.18
M
22.43
M
23.33
N
22.57
N
23.47
O
22.71
O
23.62
P
22.85
P
23.77
TO BE ADDED TO BASE WAGES
The first guaranteed cost-of-living adjustment to be paid to all mail handlers under the 2006 National Agreement has been set at $686, based on changes in the National Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period running from July 2006 through July 2007. This COLA is being added to wages effective September 1, 2007, and will be reflected in paychecks on September 21, 2007 (PP19-2007). The COLA of $686 represents an increase of 33 cents per hour.
Printed below are the resulting wages to be paid to mail handlers for the next two months, until November 2007, when another general wage increase is scheduled to be added to base wages.
Step
AA
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Full-TimeRegular - Level 5
Step
AA
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Level 4
Step
Step
AA
AA
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
E
E
F
F
G
G
H
H
I
I
J
J
K
K
L
L
M
M
N
N
O
O
P
P