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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 December 29, 2012 (pay period 02-13), 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 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 on pages 74 and 75 supersedes all previously published EMA schedules for employees receiving EMA.

— Collective Bargaining and Arbitration,
Labor Relations, 12-27-12




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