No Fourth Cost-Of-Living-Adjustment For Postal Workers

From NALC: Fourth Contract COLA: -0- There will be no fourth cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for letter carriers this period, under the terms of the 2006-2011 National Agreement. That’s because there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) between July 2008 and January 2009, based on figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics […]

Postal Employees FYI: Next Contract Cost of Living Adjustment May Be ZERO?

From NALC.org: Contract COLA =0% There was no projected accumulation toward the fourth regular cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for letter carriers under the 2006-2011 National Agreement following the January 15 release of the December Consumer Price Index (CPI). The next COLA will reflect the increase in the CPI, if any, between July 2008 and January 2009, […]

APWU: COLA Increase Will Be Highest in History

$1,477 Raise on Aug. 30 APWU News Thanks to a cost-of-living adjustment that will be the highest in APWU-bargaining history, postal workers represented by the union will be receiving an annual raise of $1,477 at the end of the month. The increase is the result of the Consumer Price Index rise during July, the last month […]

Postal COLA Update: Letter Carriers To Get $1,498, APWU $1,477

The next regular cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) under the (NALC)2006-2011 National Agreement will be $1,498 annually, based on the Consumer Price Index for July. The COLA, effective the pay period beginning August 30 (pay date September 19), is the third of eight COLAs included in the 2006-2011 contract. The new COLA is equivalent to 72 cents […]

APWU: Latest COLA Will Yield $686 Annual Increase

APWU News Even with the Consumer Price Index falling slightly in July, the latest Cost-Of-Living Adjustment under the National Agreement will give APWU-craft employees an annual raise of $686. July was the last month of the second six-month COLA measuring period in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The COLA will be effective Sept. 1, and will […]