Tentative Contract Raise Will Be
Second Largest in Union’s History
Burrus Update #9-05, July 22, 2005
The tentative agreement to extend the contract includes the second highest wage increase in our history. Over the 34 years of contract negotiations that began in 1971, the wage increase of 1.6 percent — or $728 for a Level 5 Step 0, employee — will be second only to the increase of $757, which we received in November 1998.
Since 1973, APWU contracts have included negotiated cost-of-living adjustments that are determined by increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The COLAs have ranged from a high of $832 in May 1980, when inflation was rampant, to a low of zero.
Despite the modest size of the percentage increase — 1.6 — the actual dollar value is higher than every wage increase received over the 34-year period except one.
The option for the membership is to vote “yes” to receive the second highest wage increase in our history, or to receive no wage increase as we battle in arbitration.
A list of salary increases (for wage increases and cost-of-living adjustments) is shown below. (The $728 amount is listed as an “estimated” number, because it will be based on the COLA that takes effect in September 2005. With five of the six reporting periods calculated, however, the final figure is expected to be quite close to the amount listed.)
Grade 5 Step O |
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Pay Change |
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Dates |
Type |
Amount |
1971 |
07/20/1971 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
Contract |
08/06/1971 |
Lump Sum Payment |
300 |
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10/20/1971 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
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01/20/1972 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
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07/20/1972 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
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08/05/1972 |
Cola |
166 |
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01/20/1973 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
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1973 |
07/21/1973 |
Basic Pay Increase & |
700 |
Contract |
07/21/1973 |
$166 Cola Roll-in |
0 |
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11/10/1973 |
Cola |
146 |
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05/11/1974 |
Cola |
395 |
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07/20/1974 |
Basic Pay Increase |
400 |
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11/09/1974 |
Cola |
457 |
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05/10/1975 |
Cola |
312 |
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1975 |
07/21/1975 |
Basic Pay Increase |
400 |
Contract |
07/21/1975 |
$1,310 Cola Roll-In |
0 |
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11/08/1975 |
Cola |
146 |
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03/21/1976 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
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05/08/1976 |
Cola |
208 |
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11/06/1976 |
Cola |
270 |
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11/21/1976 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
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05/07/1977 |
Cola |
291 |
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07/21/1977 |
Basic Pay Increase |
600 |
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11/05/1977 |
Cola |
291 |
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05/20/1978 |
Cola |
312 |
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1978 |
07/21/1978 |
Basic Pay Increase |
500 |
Contract |
11/04/1978 |
$1,518 Cola Roll-in |
0 |
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11/18/1978 |
Cola |
187 |
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05/19/1979 |
Cola |
541 |
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07/21/1979 |
3% Basic Pay Increase |
510 |
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11/17/1979 |
Cola |
749 |
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05/17/1980 |
Cola |
832 |
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07/21/1980 |
Basic Pay Increase |
500 |
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11/15/1980 |
Cola |
624 |
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05/16/1981 |
Cola |
686 |
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1981 |
07/21/1981 |
Lump Sum Payment |
350 |
Contract |
07/25/1981 |
Basic Pay Increase |
300 |
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09/18/1981 |
Ratification Bonus |
150 |
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11/14/1981 |
Cola |
395 |
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11/14/1981 |
$3,619 Early Cola Roll-in |
0 |
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05/15/1982 |
Cola |
167 |
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07/21/1982 |
Lump Sum Payment |
350 |
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07/24/1982 |
Basic Pay Increase |
300 |
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11/13/1982 |
Cola |
541 |
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05/14/1983 |
Cola |
20 |
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07/21/1983 |
Lump Sum Payment |
350 |
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07/23/1983 |
Basic Pay Increase |
300 |
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11/12/1983 |
Cola |
396 |
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05/12/1984 |
Cola |
124 |
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1984 |
07/21/1984 |
2.7% Basic Pay Increase |
653 |
Contract |
07/21/1984 |
New Top Level Steps Begin |
0 |
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10/13/1984 |
$3,619 Regular Cola Roll-In |
0 |
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11/10/1984 |
Cola |
291 |
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01/19/1985 |
New Entry Level Steps Begin |
0 |
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04/13/1985 |
$1,643 Early Cola Roll-in |
0 |
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05/11/1985 |
Cola |
104 |
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07/20/1985 |
2.7% Basic Pay Increase |
653 |
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07/20/1985 |
PTF Rate Change for MLK Holiday |
0 |
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11/09/1985 |
Cola |
333 |
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05/10/1986 |
Cola |
63 |
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07/19/1986 |
2.7% Basic Pay Increase |
653 |
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11/08/1986 |
Cola |
166 |
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05/09/1987 |
Cola |
312 |
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1987 |
07/18/1987 |
2.0% Basic Pay Increase |
548 |
Contract |
10/10/1987 |
$1,643 Regular Cola Roll-In |
0 |
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11/07/1987 |
Cola |
208 |
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11/07/1987 |
$874 Early Cola Roll-in (Steps A,B,C) |
0 |
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11/07/1987 |
$1,269 Early Cola Roll-in (Steps D-O) |
0 |
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05/07/1988 |
Cola |
208 |
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07/16/1988 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
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11/05/1988 |
Cola |
520 |
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01/14/1989 |
Basic Pay Increase |
250 |
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05/06/1989 |
Cola |
353 |
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07/15/1989 |
Basic Pay Increase |
300 |
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11/04/1989 |
Cola |
437 |
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01/27/1990 |
Basic Pay Increase |
300 |
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05/05/1990 |
Cola |
541 |
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07/28/1990 |
Basic Pay Increase |
200 |
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09/08/1990 |
Cola |
250 |
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1990 |
02/09/1991 |
$874 Regular Cola Roll-in (Steps A,B,C) |
0 |
Contract |
02/09/1991 |
$1,269 Regular Cola Roll-in (Steps D-O) |
0 |
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06/15/1991 |
1.2% Basic Pay Increase |
381 |
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06/15/1991 |
Lump Sum Payment |
351 |
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07/13/1991 |
New Entry Level Steps Begin |
0 |
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09/07/1991 |
Cola |
208 |
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10/05/1991 |
$2,517 Early Cola Roll-in |
0 |
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11/16/1991 |
1.5% Basic Pay Increase |
476 |
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03/07/1992 |
Cola |
270 |
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09/05/1992 |
Cola |
375 |
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11/28/1992 |
1.5% Basic Pay Increase |
476 |
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03/06/1993 |
Cola |
291 |
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09/04/1993 |
Cola |
270 |
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11/27/1993 |
1.6% Basic Pay Increase |
508 |
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03/05/1994 |
Cola |
250 |
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09/03/1994 |
Cola |
333 |
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02/04/1995 |
$2,517 Cola Roll-in |
0 |
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1994 |
09/30/1995 |
Flat Night Rate Effective |
0 |
Contract |
10/01/1995 |
2.78% Lump Sum paid December 8, 1995 |
990 |
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11/11/1995 |
$1,789 Cola Roll-in ( 7/13/91 Steps AA-C) |
0 |
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11/11/1995 |
$1,997 Cola Roll-in (Steps A-0) |
0 |
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11/25/1995 |
1.2% Basic Pay Increase |
427 |
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02/23/1996 |
12 Cent Night Rate Lump Sum |
0 |
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03/16/1996 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
104 |
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08/31/1996 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
416 |
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11/21/1996 |
$400 Lump Sum |
0 |
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03/15/1997 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
312 |
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08/30/1997 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
166 |
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11/22/1997 |
Night Rate Reduced to 92.5% of Old Rates |
0 |
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11/22/1997 |
1.2% Basic Pay Increase |
427 |
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03/14/1998 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
167 |
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09/12/1998 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
208 |
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1998 |
11/21/1998 |
2.0% Basic Pay Increase |
757 |
Contract |
03/13/1999 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
62 |
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09/11/1999 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
333 |
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11/20/1999 |
Schedule 2 & 1.4% Basic Pay Increase |
532 |
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03/11/2000 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
354 |
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09/09/2000 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
603 |
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2000 |
11/18/2000 |
1.2% Basic Pay Increase |
480 |
Contract |
11/17/2001 |
1.8% Basic Pay Increase |
727 |
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03/09/2002 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
0 |
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03/15/2002 |
$499 Lump Sum |
0 |
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09/07/2002 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
312 |
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11/16/2002 |
1.4% Basic Pay Increase |
567 |
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03/08/2003 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
250 |
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09/06/2003 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
291 |
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2003-2005 |
11/15/2003 |
1.3% Basic Pay Increase |
565 |
Extension |
03/06/2004 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
208 |
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09/04/2004 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
624 |
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11/27/2004 |
1.3% Basic Pay Increase |
565 |
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03/19/2005 |
Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
208 |
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09/17/2005 |
Estimated Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
603 |
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2005-2006 |
03/04/2006 |
Estimated Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
208 |
Extension |
03/18/2006 |
Estimated 1.6% Basic Pay Increase |
728 |
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09/02/2006 |
Estimated Cola Increase to Basic Pay |
437 |
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William Burrus
President
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