The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released the November 2007
CPI-W Private Transportation Index. Based on this release and the
contractually mandated base increase of 3.0 cents per mile, Equipment
Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for NRLCA employees will increase by 6.0
cents to 57.0 cents per mile.
In accordance with the provisions
of Article 9, Section 2.J.3 of the USPS/NRLCA National Agreement,
effective January 5, 2008 (Pay Period 02-08), the equipment maintenance
allowance (EMA) will increase from 51.0 cents per mile to 57.0 cents
per mile, or a minimum of $22.80 per day, whichever is greater.
Employees providing auxiliary assistance or serving auxiliary routes
under the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.5, will receive EMA of
57.0 cents per mile or $6.30 per hour, whichever is greater. The EMA
will not exceed the amount provided in the special EMA chart for route
stops and miles.
The new special EMA chart will be posted when it becomes availableruralinfo.net
The original Eischen award would have only covered approx. 21% of routes. The arbitrator stated that the USPS and the NRLCA could agree on a different remedy if they could come to agreement..
That is exactly what they did...
This new agreement will provide payment to 100% of rural routes...
In his supplemental award, Arbitrator Eischen stated that the parties
remained free to negotiate and agree upon any alternative remedies,
which they find mutually acceptable, in lieu of the remedy directed by
him. As a result, the parties have decided to resolve fully and
completely the above referenced cases (Q95R-4Q-Co2101531 &
Q95R-4Q-C02101267), as well as the cases identified below, with lump
sum payments (with normal deductions) as follows:
Each career (regular and PTF) rural carrier on the rolls as of May 4, 2002 will be paid $300.
Each
non-career (substitute, rural carrier relief, auxiliary rural carrier
and rural carrier associate) bargaining unit rural carrier on the rolls
as of May 4, 2002 will be paid $75.
Each career (regular and PTF) rural carrier on the rolls as of April 19, 2003 will be paid $120.
Each
non-career (substitute, rural carrier relief, auxiliary rural carrier
and rural carrier associate) bargaining unit rural carrier on the rolls
as of April 19, 2003 will be paid $30.
Each career (regular and PTF) rural carrier on the rolls as of April 17, 2004 will be paid $120.
Each
non-career (substitute, rural carrier relief, auxiliary rural carrier
and rural carrier associate) bargaining unit rural carrier on the rolls
as of April 17, 2004 will be paid $30.
Each career (regular and PTF) rural carrier on the rolls as of April 16, 2005 will be paid $120.
Each
non-career (substitute, rural carrier relief, auxiliary rural carrier
and rural carrier associate) bargaining unit rural carrier on the rolls
as of April 16, 2005 will be paid $30.
Each career (regular and PTF) rural carrier on the rolls as of April 15, 2006 will be paid $120.
Each
non-career (substitute, rural carrier relief, auxiliary rural carrier
and rural carrier associate) bargaining unit rural carrier on the rolls
as of April 15, 2006 will be paid $30.
The attached
settlement will cost the Postal Service in excess of 60 million dollars
for payments to bargaining unit rural carriers. All pending
nationally-filed mail count grievances are withdrawn. Rural carriers
should begin seeing the settlement payments in their regular paychecks
in January 2008.
2008 Mail count option election procedures have been released. I am sure that we will all be opted in by the USPS with the change in COA and markup credit....
The NRLCA and the USPS have agreed on a time credit for carrier pickup during a mail count..
This will become effective with the Feb/March 2008 mail count. After a route receives credit during a mail count, the carrier will no longer be paid extra for carrier pickup duties... It will be included in a your evaluation...
Taking into consideration the tentative contract and the arbitrators
award, I have put together a list of the major points of this
contract... If anyone sees anything I have missed, please let me
know....
4 YEAR CONTRACT 11/21/2006 -11/20/2010 1.2% RAISE EFFECTIVE 11/25/2006 1.5% EFFECTIVE 11/24/2007 1.5% EFFECTIVE 11/22/2008 1.5% EFFECTIVE 11/21/2009 BACK PAY FOR 2006 & 2007
COLA INCREASE TWICE A YEAR $686.00 BACK PAY FOR 2006 & 2007 COLA FOR REGULAR CARRIERS RCA COLA ROLLED IN FEB. 2011
2008 2 WEEK COUNT FEB 23RD-MAR. 7TH (OPT IN) ALL VACANT AND AUX COUNTED 2009 4 WEEK COUNT FEB. 14TH – MAR. 14TH. (OPT IN) ALL VAC. AND AUX COUNTED 2010 2 WEEK COUNT FEB. 27TH – MAR. 12TH (OPT IN) ALL VAC AND AUX COUNTED
EMA- NO BACK PAY EMA WILL BE INCREASED BY 7.5 CENTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT JAN. 08 3 CENTS OCT. 08 2 CENTS OCT. 09 2.5 CENTS
HEALTH BENEFIT PREMIUMS DECREASE USPS CONTRIBUTION/ INCREASES EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION 2009- USPS CONTRIBUTION DECREASED BY 2% 2010 USPS CONTRIBUTIION DECREASED ANOTHER 1% 2011 USPS CONTRIBUTION DECREASED ANOTHER 1%
NEW LEAVE REPLACEMENTS WILL BE THE HIGHER OR EVALUATION OR HOURLY FOR FIRST 5 PAY PERIODS LEAVE REPLACEMENT WILL GET THE HIGHER OF EVALUATION OR HOURLY IF THEY HAVE NOT WORKED THE ROUTE IN 12 MONTHS
REGULAR CARRIERS WILL RECEIVE STRAIGHT TIME FOR 8127 TRAINING PRESENTATIONS
TRC COMPLIMENT REDUCED FROM 20% TO 15%
COA CREDIT CHANGED TO 15 SEC. UNLESS YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT FORMS OR WRITE ADDRESSES ON CARDS
NO LAYOFFS IN CAREER WORKFORCE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN THE RDWL 2 TIMES IN THE GUARANTEE PERIOD
REVENUE GENERATION MOU???
EMPLOYER PROVIDED VEHICLES 15,000 MORE-3000 PER YEAR ON RURAL ROUTES FROM 2009-2013
NEW BIDDING PROCEDURE WITH CLARIFICATION OF AWARDING OF ROUTES AND EXCESS EMPLOYEES
CHANGED FROM 10 TO 15 DAYS TO APPEAL GRIEVANCE TO STEP 3 AREA STEWARD ADDED TO LANGUAGE TO HANDLE GRIEVANCE IN LIEU OF LOCAL STEWARD
MOU'S 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,14,15 FROM 2000 AGREEMENT REMAIN IN EFFECT
RHD INCENTIVE $1000 FOR MANUFACTURED RHD RHD INCENTIVE $ 500 FOR RHD CONVERSION RHD INCENTIVE FOR USED RHD $500 IF INCENTIVE HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY PAID ON VEHICLE
PTF COURT LEAVE
MOU ON FSS MAIL
LEAVE REPLACEMENT RETENTION AND TRAINING TASK FORCE
MAIL COUNT TASK FORCE TO CONSIDER METHODS TO CHOOSE A REPRESENTATIVE PERIOD FOR MAIL COUNTS
