The Postal Service has affirmed the tentative scheduled dates provided to the NRLCA for salary adjustments agreed to in the 2024-2027 National Agreement.
All dates listed below are according to Postal Service programming projections.
Salary Increases
The stop gap or general wage increases of 1.3% for regular carriers and 2.3% for leave replacements will reflect on the September 12, 2025 paychecks.
COLA
Current COLA increases will reflect on the September 26, 2025 paychecks.
RCA & ARC Increases
The $0.55 hourly increase will reflect on the October 24, 2025 paychecks.
RCA & ARC New Step
The new step to increase $1.00 hourly will reflect on the October 24, 2025 paychecks.
Retroactive (back pay) Provisions
All back pay provisions prior to August 23, 2025 will reflect on the February 27, 2026 paychecks.