- APWU members will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of $686 per year in September 2014, in accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The raise is the result of an increase in the consumer price index (CPI-W). It is the sixth COLA under the contract. The effective date is Sept. 6, 2014 (Pay Period 20-2014, Pay Date Sept. 26, 2014).
Under the terms of the 2010 National Agreement, seven COLA adjustments are provided for based on the January 2012, July 2012, January 2013, July 2013, January 2014, July 2014, and January 2015 releases of the CPI-W. So far, employees have received cost-of-living adjustments totaling $1,830.00. The next COLA increase will be based off the January 2015 CPI-W and will be effective in March 2015.
APWU-represented postal employees will also receive an increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 15, which will be reflected in paychecks dated Dec. 5. The increase will apply to employees covered by the APWU-USPS 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
