Payment of Retroactive Pay Increases

Retroactive payments for the pay increases under the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, have been scheduled for pay period 18-2020, paycheck dated September 4, 2020 – barring any issues or unexpected systems changes.

Employees began receiving pay at the current rates in pay period 09-2020, effective April 11, 2020.  Retro payments for the National Agreement will cover the period from November 24, 2018 through April 10, 2020.

Under the terms of the 2018-2020 National Agreement, employees will receive four retroactive pay increases:

• 1.3% effective November 24, 2018 (2.3% for PSEs);
• $624 or $0.30/hour COLA retroactive to August 31, 2019 for career employees;
• 1.1% effective November 23, 2019 (2.1% for PSEs);
• $166 or $0.08/hour COLA retroactive to February 29, 2020 for career employees.

Retro pay for Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) bargaining unit will be paid (barring any issues or unexpected systems changes) in PP 14-2020, pay date July 10, 2020. The IT/AS Agreement retro will cover the period from January 19, 2019 through April 10, 2020.

Under the terms of the extended 2017-2020 IT/AS Agreement, employees will receive four retroactive pay increases:

• 1.3% effective January 19, 2019;
• $187 COLA effective April 27, 2019;
• $374 COLA effective October 26, 2019;
• 1.1% effective January 18, 2020;
• $187 COLA effective April 25, 2020.

Retro pay for National Professional Postal Nurses (NPPN) bargaining unit will be paid (barring any issues or unexpected systems changes) in PP 11-2020, pay date May 29, 2020. The NPPN Agreement retro payment will cover the period from August 19, 2017 through April 10, 2020.

Under the terms of the 2017-2023 National Professional Postal Nurses Agreement, employees will receive four retroactive pay increases:

• 2.4% effective August 19, 2017;
• 2.9% effective August 18, 2018;
• 3.0% effective August 17, 2019.

Employees who worked during the retroactive period will be paid the higher rates due for that work. Workers who transferred, separated, quit, or retired will be compensated for any time worked when higher rates were due.

The higher rates will be reflected in adjustments to TSP, Retirement, terminal leave payments, and life insurance. Retirees will eventually get any necessary adjustments to annuity payments – including retroactive annuity adjustments.