COLA OF $250 ADDED TO BASE WAGES
The second guaranteed cost-of-living adjustment to be paid to all mail handlers under the 2000 National Agreement has been set at $250, based on changes in the National Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). This COLA of $250 was added to wages effective March 8, 2003. Printed below are the resulting wages to be paid to mail handlers until September 2003, when another COLA payment will be added to base wages.
Mail Handlers (M) ScheduleFull-Time Annual Basic Rates
Effective March 8, 2003 (PP 07-03)
Full-Time Regular - Level 4
Level 4
Step Yearly Hourly BiWeekly Overtime A 27,217 13.09 1,046.81 19.64 B 32,182 15.47 1,237.77 23.21 C 34,528 16.60 1,328.00 24.90 D 37,983 18.26 1,460.88 27.39 E 38,261 18.39 1,471.58 27.59 F 38,544 18.53 1,482.46 27.80 G 38,822 18.66 1,493.15 27.99 H 39,102 18.80 1,503.92 28.20 I 39,382 18.93 1,514.69 28.40 J 39,666 19.07 1,525.62 28.61 K 39,945 19.20 1,536.35 28.80 L 40,225 19.34 1,547.12 29.01 M 40,505 19.47 1,557.88 29.21 N 40,785 19.61 1,568.65 29.42 O 41,064 19.74 1,579.38 29.61Full-Time Regular - Level 5
Step Yearly Hourly BiWeekly Overtime A 28,614 13.76 1,100.54 20.64 B 33,919 16.31 1,304.58 24.47 C 36,330 17.47 1,397.31 26.21 D 38,665 18.59 1,487.12 27.89 E 38,965 18.73 1,498.65 28.10 F 39,270 18.88 1,510.38 28.32 G 39,567 19.02 1,521.81 28.53 H 39,870 19.17 1,533.46 28.76 I 40,175 19.31 1,545.19 28.97 J 40,473 19.46 1,556.65 29.19 K 40,776 19.60 1,568.31 29.40 L 41,073 19.75 1,579.73 29.63 M 41,378 19.89 1,591.46 29.84 N 41,679 20.04 1,603.04 30.06 O 41,980 20.18 1,614.62 30.27Part-Time Regular and Flexible Hours
Level 4
(P-T Regulars) (P-T Flexible) Step Hourly Step Hourly A 13.09 A 13.61 B 15.47 B 16.09 C 16.60 C 17.26 D 18.26 D 18.99 E 18.39 E 19.13 F 18.53 F 19.27 G 18.66 G 19.41 H 18.80 H 19.55 I 18.93 I 19.69 J 19.07 J 19.83 K 19.20 K 19.97 L 19.34 L 20.11 M 19.47 M 20.25 N 19.61 N 20.39 O 19.74 O 20.53