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Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes

Rural Carriers

In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.3 of the Rural Carrier National Agreement, effective January 11, 2014 (pay period 03-14), the equipment main­tenance allowance (EMA) will decrease from 73.0 cents per mile to 71.0 cents per mile. The EMA is 71.0 cents per mile, or a minimum of $28.40 per day, whichever is greater.

Auxiliary Rural Carriers, Rural Carrier Reliefs, Rural Carrier Associates, Rural Carrier Part-Time Flexibles, and Auxiliary Assistance

Employees providing auxiliary assistance or serving auxiliary routes under the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.5, receive an EMA of 71.0 cents per mile or $7.70 per hour, whichever is greater. This EMA should not exceed the amount provided in the special equipment maintenance allowance for the route stops and miles.

EMA Rate Schedule

The EMA rate schedule supersedes all previously published EMA schedules for employees receiving EMA.

— Collective Bargaining and Arbitration,
Labor Relations, 1-9-14

EMA Rate Schedule page 1ema1

EMA Rate Schedule page 2ema2

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