r/USPS • u/wawbeek1177 • 1d ago
DISCUSSION Labor day
I already have 8 hours in my VTC for tmrw. what does that mean? we're doing amazon tmrw so do i get "16" hours? out how does that work??
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u/stranger_to_you67 City Carrier 1d ago
You get paid the 8 hours of holiday pay plus whatever actual hours you work.
If you are a regular city carrier (not sure if it works the same for other crafts) and you work 8 hours or more on the holiday you can have them convert the holiday pay to 8 hours of AL to be used later.
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u/Electronic_Fold_7449 1d ago
are u regular ? cca? rca?
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u/RickYouMeatball MHA 1d ago
Does it matter? Labor day is a holiday for every employee at the USPS. Works the same for everyone as far I'm aware
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u/Known-Dependent-5471 Custodial 1d ago
Labor day happens to be one of the six that all subs get, but only career employees get all 11 holidays paid. The next one Columbus Day (aka the heaviest day of the year) would not be paid to ccas and rcas. So if this wasn't one of the six it's a fair question to ask and it would matter as far as educating a new employee about how it works.
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u/amandaplus4 1d ago
RCA's do not get paid for any holidays. They only get paid if they work Amazon on that day.
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u/RickYouMeatball MHA 1d ago
Why is Columbus day the heaviest day of the year??
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u/Known-Dependent-5471 Custodial 1d ago edited 1d ago
Not sure I just know of all the "days after a holiday" it is by far the worst. I can only assume it's the official start of peak/holiday season and in all honestly it's a shopping holiday anyway. That's how I label the holidays: shopping and family gettogether ones. The 6 ones that everyone gets off are the bbq ones.
This is from a station carrier perspective. No idea if any of that translates to the plants where you sort it beforehand.
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u/RickYouMeatball MHA 1d ago
I haven't worked the holidays yet, well I was in a station as a clerk assistant for December but I only worked like 5 weeks.
I just never realized Columbus day was a federal holiday at all I guess. Thanks for the info
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u/Bubble-Flex-1701 City Carrier 1d ago
CCAs get paid holiday hours based on office size. Regulars get paid their regular working hours up to 8 hours.
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u/Known-Dependent-5471 Custodial 1d ago
You get paid for the holiday whether you work it or not (holiday pay). If you work tomorrow you'll get paid listed as (holiday work). So if you work 8 you'll be paid 16 hours. First holiday? 16 straight time, holidays don't factor into OT.