On August 22, 2024, the parties agreed to the annual exception periods for this year’s Peak Season, which includes the hiring of Postal Service annuitants as Holiday Clerk Assistants (HCAs). The 2024 Peak Season Exception Period will be from November 2 (Pay Period 24) through December 27 (Pay Period 1). HCAs will be hired for three (3) consecutive pay periods, either from November 2 to December 13, 2024, or November 16 through December 27, 2024. The HCA hourly salary rate will be $20.48.
In addition, the peak season Postal Support Employee (PSE) District Caps MOU (CBA, Pages 307-309) will be accounting period 3, which is October 5 through November 1, 2024. This MOU allows the PSE cap to temporarily increase for both Function 1 and Function 4 by one (1) percent each week of the applicable accounting period.