2009 Pay Dates Calendar

Administrative Leave - Sunday Pay

Back Pay

Compensation as Representative in OWCP cases

Compensation for Testimony in Federal Court

Comptroller General Decision

Court Leave Compensation

Court Leave Payment

Crossing Wage Level Position Papers 2000

Earning Statement

EEO Damages

F - 18

F-401 Supervisors Guilde to Scheduling and Prem Pay

Fixed Credit Shortages

Higher Level while on Leave

Improper Collection of Debts - Letter of Demand

Inspection Service Debt Collection

Insurance Income

Intrest on Back Pay

Letters of Demand

 Letter of Demand - Due Process - by Jeff Kehlert

Letter of Demand - Security - by Jeff Kehlert

Long Term HIgher Level Assignments

LWOP and Holidays

M 32 MODS

MIsc. on Pay Stubs

MSPB Payment for Witnesses

Out of Schedule Compensation - by Jeff Kehlert

Out of Schedule MOU

Out of Schedule Pay

Out of Schedule worksheet

Pay Check Reference

Payment for CA17

Payment for Court Leave

Payment for Physical Exams

Penalty Overtime Pay

Premimum Pays

Rights of Employees to be paid as witnesses

Right to Collect Shortages

RMD Stewards Guide

Severence Pay

Stewards Reference Book for Payroll

Sunday,COP and Military

Termination of Pay - OWCP

Travel- payment while traveling between facilities - Mittenthal

Travel between Work Locations - Payment

 TL 215 waiver of claims for erroneous payment of pay

Tripartite memo - Debt Collection Act

TSP and Back Pay

Uniform Allowance Program

Winning Claims for Back Pay - by Jeff Kehlert

Withholding of Salary Checks

F 18 Pay Roll Journal Guide

"Earnings Statement — E & D" How to Read Your Form 1223 Paycheck Calculator Hourly Pay Calculator for Postal Employees PS=Postal Service Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS) Postal Career Executive Service (PCES)     What's the 'annual' salary off your pay stub: What is your weekly 'workhours': Your hourly wage is rounded to the nearest cent:         E&D from top left to bottom right..

Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. The U.S. Postal Service makes periodic changes to the Earnings Statement as conditions change. Recent changes include printing only the last four digits of the SSN (for privacy and security reasons) and the reclassification of RSC/LEV (in the Detailed Earnings area) for some employees. (For example: Letter Carriers from PS 05 and 06 to Q 01 and 02.)

PAYLOC — Your pay location code indicates where you are assigned to work. (Often it is the last two digits of your work location ZIP Code). FINANCE NO EMPLOYEE NAME SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:  For privacy and security purposes, only the last four digits of your SSN are displayed (note: USPS switched to an eight-digit employee identification number July 2003 (pay period 14-3)n PAY PERIOD SERIAL NUMBER — This is either the serial number of the check issued to the employee or the sequence number of the Earnings Statement issued to the employee when the net pay has been directly deposited to a financial institution.— This is the pay period and year of the payments (PP-YR or 01-00). Each calendar year is broken up into twenty six (26) pay periods of two (2) weeks each. — Your name.— Finance number for your work location. DETAIL EARNINGS This is a general heading for several columns which identify the type and number of hours being compensated for, the week in which those hours occurred, the rate schedule and level, the designation/activity code, and the gross payment amount for the period.

WK — This specifies the week, either 1 or 2, of the pay period in which the hours were worked. If an adjustment is being made, the week that the adjustment is made for will be printed on that line. RSC LEV RATE— CODE— TYP— G H Holiday work hours L Leave hours (either paid leave or leave without pay) N Night differential hours (for hours worked between 6:00 at night and 6:00 in the morning) O Overtime hours V Penalty overtime hours P Out-of-Schedule Premium S Sunday Premium W Straight work hours HOURS— PAY— This space will show the total gross pay for each type of hours worked.This space will show the actual hours and hundredths worked for every hours type listed.Guaranteed time or guaranteed overtime hoursThis is the Type of Hours code. Codes include:This is the employee's Designation/Activity code. For a Regular Carrier, the code would be 134. For a PTF Carrier, the code would be 434. For a Full-Time Clerk 110, PTF Clerk 410, Casual  Clerk  610, Transitional Employee 810This the Base rate (annual or hourly), including the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) for the hours stated.—This is the Grade Level for the hours stated.— This is the Rate Schedule Code for the hours stated. This code will be the same as on your time card. It will either be a "E" or a "Q". GROSS TO NET GROSS PAY— FED TAX— ST TAX— This is the amount deducted for state tax this period and year-to-date. Again, your claimed marital status and number of exemptions for the state will appear next to ST TAX. TXMO1 would indicate the taxes were withheld to the State of Texas for a person married claiming one exemption.   This is the amount deducted for federal tax this period and year-to-date. Your claimed marital status and number of exemptions will appear  next to FED TAX. M2 would mean married with two exemptions. S0 would mean single with no exemptions.This is the gross pay for this pay period and the year-to-date, including COLA. This is a general heading for two columns which show the total gross pay, all deductions, and the resulting net pay for the current pay period and the pay year-to-date.

RETIRE—This is the amount deducted to your retirement account for this pay period and year-to-date. You will see one of the following codes next to RETIRE: 1 CSRS 2 FICA - Federal Insurance Contribution Act 5 CSRS Offset - A combination of Civil Service Retirement and Federal Insurance Contribution FICA/MED— FERS— 8 FERS A FERS (elected) Anything identified will show the dollar amount both for the pay period and year-to-date. ALOT C C SUP or CS/SS GARN HP IN LEVY MBA NT BK OTHER PO DB TSP TSP02 TSP $ followed by a dollar amount The following line(s) indicate the percentage of your withholding that is applied to the different "Investment Options."    indicates a regular dollar amount participation.indicates a two (2) percent withholdingindicates a withholding for the Thrift Savings Plan. If you participate in the plan, you will see two (2) or more lines regarding the Plan. The first line would indicate either the percentage of withholdings or the dollar amount.means that a deduction has been made for some sort of indebtedness to the Postal Service. It might be for a previous overpayment, a shortage, a loss of or damage to the mails, loss of or damage to USPS property or vehicles, or perhaps outstanding travel or salary advances.would appear if an indebtedness to another Federal agency other than the Postal Service has been taken out. A collection for a loan from the VA for schooling might be an example.shows that after all deductions and allotments have been taken out, the net pay has been directly deposited to a financial institution.indicates that you participate in the NALC's Mutual Benefit Association insurance plan.would show a deduction has been made for some sort of outstanding taxes.indicates your life insurance choice.followed by three (3) letters or numbers would show your health benefit plan enrollment code.would appear if you had a commercial garnishment levied against you.indicates child support or alimony payments.followed by a four (4) digit number would indicate a local charity campaign and where the money is sent.would indicate an authorized payroll deduction from your salary that is deducted each pay period for deposit to a financial institution.The Federal Employees Retirement System covers all career employees first hired on or after January 1, 1984, and those CSRS employees who chose to convert to FERS. If you are covered by FERS, you will see one of the following codes next to FERS:This is the amount of FICA or Medicare deductions for this period and year-to date. If you were hired after 1984, your retirement contribution will be smaller and FICA/MED will be higher.- Civil Service Retirement System

G080 would indicate that 80% of your total withholding would distributed into the Government Securities Investment Fund, F015 would indicate that 15% of your total withholding would be distributed into the Fixed Income Index Investment Fund, and C005 would show that 5% of your total withholding would be distributed into the Common Stock Index Investment Fund. UN L NET PAY— This is what you have left- Union Dues. LEAVE STATUS This general area identifies the employee's use and balances of Annual and Sick leave, and Leave Without Pay for the pay period and year. ANNUAL LEAVE FROM PREV YR— EARNED-THIS YR— EARNED-BAL— USED THIS YR— USED THIS PP— BALANCE— This is the total hours of annual leave used in this pay period This is the total hours of annual leave used this year to date.This is the number of hours carried over from last year plus the hours earned this year.This is the number of hours earned to date this leave year. Information about leave accrual can be found on the Annual Leave Page.This is the number of hours carried over from the previous year.(including adjustments).This is the total annual leave available to you now. SICK LEAVE— FROM PREV YR— EARNED THIS YR— USED THIS YR— USED THIS PP— This is the total sick leave used this pay period (including adjustments).   This is the total sick leave used to date this year.This is the number of hours of sick leave accumulated this year. Information about sick leave accrual can be found on the  Sick Leave Page.This is the number of hours carried over from last year.

BALANCE—This is the total sick leave available to you now. LEAVE WITHOUT PAY THIS PP— CUMULATIVE— This is the total LWOP hours accumulated this year. If you accumulate eighty (80) hours of LWOP within a year, your leave credits will be reduced by the amount of leave earned in one (1) pay period.This is the total hours of LWOP used this pay period. BOND DATA— UNAPPL BAL— NO ISSUED— This is the number of bonds issued this pay period.This is the amount applied towards the purchase of the next bond.This identifies an employee's current bond(s), unapplied bond balance, and the bonds issued this pay period. USPS RETIREMENT— Other important codes are: FLSA— ADJ FOR PP-YR PROCESSED— GARNISHMENT PAYMENTS COMPL— GRIEVANCE OR EEO SETTLEMENT— INCLUDES BOND REFUND— MERIT INCREASE— MERIT LUMP SUM INCLUDED— MULTI PP ADJS PROCESSED— PERIODIC STEP INCREASE— Self Explanatory   Shows that adjustments for multiple pay periods were processed.Self ExplanatorySelf ExplanatorySelf ExplanatorySelf ExplanatoryShows the garnishment balance as zero (0).Shows that an adjustment for a specific pay period and year was processed.The Fair Labor Standards Act is a Federal Statute of general application that establishes requirements for child labor, minimum wages, equal pay, and overtime pay. FLSA work hours and FLSA overtime pay is printed on the E&D whenever work hours for one or both weeks of the pay period exceeds forty (40) hours for nonexempt employees. This is the total amount contributed to the retirement fund as of the close of the prior calendar year.

PO INDEBT-PAID-OFF—Shows the indebtedness balance as zero (0). RETROACTIVE PAYMENT— RETRO PAY IN YTD AMTS— SCHEDULED COLA INCREASE— SCHEDULED CONTRACTUAL INCREASE— UPDT YTD BAL CANCEL CHK— UPDT YTD BK PAY AWD— An adjustment for a back pay award was processed, affecting only the year-to-date fields.An adjustment for a cancelled check was processed that updated the year-to-date earnings balance, affecting only the year-to-date fields.Shows that a cost-of-living increase has been added to the base salary Shows that retroactive payment amounts have been added to the year-to-date totals.Shows this is a special check and Earnings Statement for retroactive payment.effective with the pay period shown at the top of the E&D.Shows that it is now reflected in the base salary.

Courtesy of Postal Employee Network * Indicates contracts that were decided in arbitration   Source: APWU
Date	Salary	Increase
1969	$8,442
(Prior to the enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act)
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1970	$9,657	14.39%
Following the March 1970 strike by postal employees, the enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act mandated salary increases of no less than 6 percent effective Dec. 27, 1969, and 8 percent effective July 18, 1970, as well as a continuation of federal benefits.
1971 – 1973	$11,073	14.66%
The 1971 negotiations resulted in a contract that continued postal work rules and working conditions; provided for salary increases, and included a “capped” cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). All the major postal unions were part of a single bargaining committee, and the two-year agreement was ratified by the members of the unions.
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1973 – 1975	$13,483	21.76%
Agreement was reached prior to the expiration of the statutory negotiations period (90 days). The COLA cap was lifted. The two year agreement was ratified by the membership. All major postal unions were included in a single bargaining committee.
1975 – 1978	$16,501	22.38%
A negotiated agreement was reached within the statutory period, with flat dollar salary increases in each year of the contract. The three-year agreement was ratified by union members. All major postal unions participated in the bargaining committee.
1978 – 1981*	$21,630	31.08%
Negotiations resulted in a tentative agreement that included a capped COLA. The APWU Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee rejected the agreement, as did union members. Binding arbitration – provided for under the Postal Reorganization Act – was invoked to resolve the impasse. Arbitrator James J. Healy was retained to decide the COLA and no-layoff provisions. Locals threatened to strike. The bargaining committee included the APWU, National Association of Letter Carriers, and National Postal Mail Handlers Union. The National Rural Letters Carriers Association negotiated separately. The arbitrator’s ruling uncapped the COLA and required six years of continuous service to achieve protection against layoff. The contract term was three years.
1981 – 1984	$24,173	11.76%
Negotiations resulted in a tentative agreement within the statutory period. The bargaining committee included the APWU and NALC. The three-year agreement was ratified by the membership of the two unions. The National Postal Mail Handlers Union and National Rural Letter Carriers Association negotiated separately.
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1984 – 1987*	$27,401	13.35%
Negotiations resulted in arbitration. Arbitrator Clark Kerr interpreted the standard of “wage comparability” required by the Postal Reorganization Act, and issued an award covering a 42-month period. The bargaining committee included the APWU and NALC.
1987 – 1990	$31,766	15.93%
Negotiations resulted in a three-year tentative agreement, which was ratified by the membership. The bargaining committee included the APWU and NALC.
1990 – 1994*	$35,604	12.08%
Negotiations resulted in referral to arbitration. Arbitrator Richard Mittenthal imposed a four-year agreement, which included Transitional Employees. He referred the issue of the employer’s contribution to health benefit premiums to a separate process. Arbitrator Rolph Valtin decided the issue of health benefits premium payment in 1993, which resulted in a 4 percent increase in employees’ share of healthcare costs. The APWU and NALC bargained together.
1994 – 1998*	$37,831	6.25%
Negotiations resulted in referral to arbitration. Arbitrator Jack Clarke imposed a four-year agreement. Each of the postal unions bargained separately.
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1998 – 2000	$40,472	6.98%
Negotiations resulted in a two-year agreement, which was ratified by the membership. Each of the postal unions bargained separately.
2000 – 2003*	$43,099	6.49%
Negotiations resulted in referral to arbitration. Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg imposed a three-year agreement. Each postal union negotiated separately.
2003 – 2005	$45,997	6.72%
APWU and USPS agreed to a two-year extension of the 2000- 2003 contract. The extension was ratified by the membership.
2005 – 2006	$47,996	4.35%
APWU and USPS agreed to a one-year contract extension, which was ratified by the membership.
2006 – 2010	(Estimated at) $52,747	9.90%
APWU and USPS agreed to a four-year contract, which was ratified by the membership.
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The chart above reflects the contracts between the USPS and the major postal unions. Other postal employees represented by labor unions also have engaged in bargaining with the Postal Service. In total there have been 88 agreements – with 64 agreed to voluntarily, 20 referred to impasse arbitration, three involving fact finding, and one referred to mediation. At the conclusion of the 2006-2010 contract, postal workers’ salaries will have increased – from $8,442 in 1969 – to an estimated $52,747. * Indicates contracts that were decided in arbitration
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