When do UPS contract raises take effect each year?

General wage increases land on August 1 of each contract year. Progression steps move on the employee's seniority anniversary.

Under the UPS National Master Agreement, the general wage increase (GWI) for each contract year takes effect on August 1 and shows up on the first full pay period that begins on or after that date. COLA, if owed, is applied on the contract's review dates (commonly August 1 and February 1).

Progression-step raises are different — they hit on each employee's individual seniority anniversary, not on a fleet-wide date. If a raise is missing from your check or applied to the wrong hours, file a payroll grievance promptly; back-pay rules and the filing window are in your supplement.

Ask TeamstersGPT with your supplement selected for the exact effective dates and the back-pay procedure in your local.

Ask TeamstersGPT with your supplement selected to get the cited article and section for your local.