EMA

On December 13, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November 2022 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 266.492, a decrease from the August 2022 Index of 273.737. Therefore, based on the November 2022 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for … Read more

In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.3 of the USPS/NRLCA National Agreement, effective July 2, 2022 (Pay Period 15-2022), the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) will increase to 97.0¢ per mile, or a minimum of $38.80 per day, whichever is greater. Click photos below for larger images. – These will be updated with less blurry … Read more

On June 10, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May 2022 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 277.077, an increase from the February 2022 Index of 257.803. Therefore, based on the May 2022 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for … Read more

Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes Rural Carriers In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.3 of Handbook EL-902, Agreement Between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, effective March 26, 2022 (pay period 08–22), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will increase to 90.5 cents per mile. The EMA … Read more

On March 10, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the February 2022 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 257.803, an increase from the November 2021 Index of 249.64. Therefore, based on the February 2022 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for … Read more

(EMA) for rural carriers will increase 2.5¢ to 87.5¢ per mile.

On September 14, 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August 2021 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 241.773, an increase from the May 2021 Index of 229.942. Therefore, based on the August 2021 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for … Read more

On June 10, 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May 2021 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 229.942, an increase from the February 2021 Index of 208.129. Therefore, based on the May 2021 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for … Read more

Rural Carriers In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, section 2.J.3 of Handbook EL-902, Agreement Between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, effective March 27, 2021 (pay period 08-21), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will increase to 73.0 cents per mile, or a minimum of $29.20 per day, whichever is … Read more

From NRLCA On December 10, 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November 2020 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 199.76, a decrease from the August 2020 Index of 200.83. Therefore, based on the November 2020 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance … Read more