In July, the final month of the six-month adjustment period for the seventh and final COLA under the 2015 Agreement, the CPI-W Unadjusted Index (1967=100) fell slightly to 733.221.
Effective September 1, 2018 PP 19-2018, with a pay date of September 21, 2018, the seventh COLA adjustment will be:
Per Annum: $ 645.00
Per Pay Period: $ 24.
Cents Per Hour: 31¢
Under the 2015 National Agreement, employees accrued the following adjustments totaling $1789.00:
$ 0.00 the first COLA which would have been effective September 5, 2015 (pay period 20-2015).
$ 0.00 the second COLA which would have been effective March 5, 2016 (pay period 6-2016).
$ 21.00 the third COLA effective September 3, 2016 (pay period 19-2016, pay date September 23, 2016)
$333.00 the fourth COLA effective March 18, 2017 (pay period 7-2017, pay date April 7, 2017)
$270.00 the fifth COLA effective September 2, 2017 (pay period 19-2017, pay date September 22, 2017)
$520.00 the sixth COLA effective March 3, 2018 (pay period 06-2018, pay date March 23, 2018)
$645.00 the seventh COLA effective September 1, 2018 (pay period 19-2018), pay date September 21, 2018)