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Friday, August 29

Any letter carrier who was on the rolls and had paid hours during the back pay period will receive back pay, even if they have switched crafts, retired, or left USPS. 

For career city carriers in Tables 1 and 2, the backpay periods covered are:

For CCAs in Table 3, the back pay periods are as follows:

All paid work hours, including straight-time, overtime, and penalty overtime rates, as well as paid leave hours, are included in back pay.

Back pay checks for letter carriers who have left USPS will be sent to your last employing office. Contact the office to make arrangements to pick up your check.

Yes, it will all be included in your Aug. 29 paycheck.

Letter carriers will receive back pay for all paid work and leave hours during the back pay period. This includes work at the straight-time, overtime, and penalty overtime rates. Letter carriers who believe the back pay they receive is not accurate should ask their shop steward to investigate the issue.

You can find out how much backpay you received by reviewing your earnings statement for Pay Period 18 of 2025, which will be paid on Aug. 29. To see your earnings statement, log onto the ePayroll system on LiteBlue. Remember to always type the website for LiteBlue in your browser and never rely on a search engine to find the site. Once you log into LiteBlue, click on ePayroll under Employee Apps and then click on Enter Application. From there, click “Sign In” and then click on the earnings statement for Pay Period 18.

After you open this statement, click on the “Adjustments” button to view all the adjustments for the back pay period. Due to the limitations of how much information can be listed in ePayroll, there is a maximum of 11 adjustments shown on the screen. You can view the adjustments by clicking on the number above your name. By default, adjustment #1 will be shown when you open the “Adjustments” option on the menu. Each adjustment explains how the back pay was calculated based on the number of work hours you received, including every hour at the straight-time, overtime, and penalty overtime rate, and any paid leave taken during that pay period.

Since ePayroll does not list enough adjustments to cover the entire back pay period, one adjustment will cover multiple pay periods which are not covered in one of the other adjustments. You can determine which pay periods were included in this adjustment by looking at the inclusive dates. The back pay period began in Pay Period 19 of 2023 and ended in Pay Period 9 of 2025, so the adjustments should cover this period as long as you were on the rolls during the entire timeframe. If you were hired after Pay Period 19 of 2023, and before Pay Period 9 of 2025, your adjustments should begin with your first pay period as an employee.

If you believe your back pay was not calculated properly, you should ask to speak to a shop steward and ask them to investigate. NALC fought hard to ensure that backpay was included in the 2023 National Agreement, and letter carriers deserve to be paid for their hard work.  

Yes, CCAs who were on the rolls during the back period will receive back pay for all paid work and leave hours.

The back pay will be included in the paycheck for Pay Period 18, which ended on Aug. 22. Your earnings statement for this pay period may not have been posted in the ePayroll application on LiteBlue yet. Once it’s posted, you will be able to see the total amount of back pay you will receive.    

Yes, PTFs who were on the roles during the backpay period will receive backpay for all paid work and leave hours. Because PTFs are career employees, they do receive COLAs based on the current pay table and step.

The back pay is paid for all work and paid leave hours. Letter carriers on leave without pay (LWOP) for any reason, including an on-the-job injury will not receive back pay for those hours. If a letter carrier is receiving compensation from the Office of Workers' Compensation Program (OWCP) for the entire time covered by the back pay period, they will not receive back pay because the amount of compensation paid by OWCP is based on their rate of pay when they were injured.

Employees who were on the rolls as letter carriers during the backpay period and who had paid work or leave hours during this period will receive their backpay on the paycheck for Pay Period 18, which will be paid on August 29, 2025. If an employee is currently working in another craft, they can view the back pay amount when the earnings statement for Pay Period 18 is available in the ePayroll application on LiteBlue. Letter carriers who have retired or resigned from the Postal Service will not be able to see the amount of their back pay until they receive the paycheck for Pay Period 18.

Yes. To receive these contributions, you must have paid work or leave hours during the back pay period and you must be enrolled in the TSP. If you contribute a percentage of your straight-time earnings, this amount will be automatically deducted from your back pay. The Postal Service’s matching contribution, up to 5%, will also be deposited in your TSP account. If you contribute a fixed dollar amount to your TSP account each year, there will be no additional deductions from your back pay. However, the Postal Service will still match up to 5% of your straight-time earnings depending on how much you contribute.

One thing to keep in mind. The deductions for your TSP are based on the percentage you contributed during the back pay period. If you have either increased or decreased your contributions, the deductions from your back pay will reflect the amount that was effective for each adjusted pay period.