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In this video, NRLCA President Don Maston explains the recently signed MOU that allows regular rural carriers to volunteer to work on Sunday to deliver packages and also volunteer to provide service on rural routes other than their assigned routes in the office.
MOUNT OLIVET — Randol Thomas, a carrier at the United States Postal Office in Mount Olivet, recently retired after 43 years of service. “After 43 years at the Mount Olivet post office, it’s time to say goodbye,” Thomas began. According to Thomas, he has lived in Mount Olivet his entire life. He graduated from Deming … Read more
Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, clocks should be set ahead one hour Saturday, March 9, at bedtime. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 a.m.
Rural Carrier Keri VanEtta was driving along her Newman, IL, route in December when another vehicle passed her, leaving a trail of black smoke. The driver appeared to be unaware of the problem, so VanEtta safely caught up with the vehicle and motioned for her to pull over. VanEtta also stopped, called 911 and helped … Read more
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Across the country, and especially in rural parts of Missouri, staffing shortages at the U.S. Postal Service are being blamed by some for delays in mail delivery. Some postal carriers say the lack of staffing hampers the ability to split overloaded routes and is at the heart of the issue affecting prompt mail delivery. Bryce … Read more
Rural Carrier Sandra “Marlene” Faulknor was delivering mail recently at a home in Dalton, GA, when she heard screaming. The cries were indecipherable at first, but she soon realized she was being called by name: “Marlene, help me, please!” The Postal Service employee followed the voice down the home’s driveway and found the older customer … Read more
The NRLCA was notified this afternoon that at the start of the new leave year, some sick leave tracking fields were not reset for Des/Act 79-0 RCAs. This resulted in the SL balance in PP 03 including the total amount of SL earned in 2023. The error was discovered and IT corrected the tracking fields … Read more
Video 1 – Intro to PSHB and Medicare Video 1 gives background on the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA) which created the PSHB Program, a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. Video 1 also covers how the PSHB Program integrates with Medicare Part B, and enrollment such as open … Read more