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A federal ethics document for USPS employees was revised recently for the first time since its introduction in 1995. The revisions took effect Sept. 7. Many guidelines in the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United States Postal Service address outside employment and business activities. Some rules have been eased. Employees may now: • … Read more
BEMIDJI — Used to early mornings, rural mail carriers stood outside of the Bemidji Post Office before sunrise Monday and Tuesday carrying signs and protesting what they describe as unsustainable working conditions and the prioritization of Amazon deliveries over actual mail. “We’re being forced to work 12-hour days, six days a week. All of our … Read more
The RFD is a government mail service, where mail carriers travel rural routes to deliver and pickup mail from roadside mail boxes. As of 2022, the USPS has around 133,000 mail carriers serving around 80,000 rural mail routes. Many people even today have rural free mail delivery rather than paying a monthly fee for a … Read more
Rural Carrier Associate Tabitha Kendle was delivering mail in Excelsior Springs, MO, in the summer when she noticed a customer’s mail piling up. Kendle also saw that the man’s normally closed garage door was open. She grew concerned and called the police, asking for someone to check on him. Responders found him passed out in … Read more
On November 18, 2023, “Rural Activity Scans” will change to “RRECS Activities” on the mobile delivery device (MDD). Additional features will be introduced including: a guided menu, a comprehensive menu, and a summary for RRECS Activities. These enhancements are intended to help reduce errors when making selections on the MDD.
Wounded Warriors Leave is an authorized absence from the Postal Service to undergo medical treatment for a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more. It is a separate leave category, distinct from sick leave. Treatment is an in-person visit to a health care provider, as specified in Section 513.364 of the Employee and Labor … Read more
The Postal Service is telling members of Congress that most of the rural letter carriers who missed a paycheck or received a partial paycheck last month are no longer waiting on back pay. USPS says many of the more than 50,000 impacted rural carriers have been made whole, and that, “with limited exceptions,” it paid … Read more
Language alert – Do not click to read the article if bad language offends you. So one day when I stopped by the local post office and saw a big banner that read, “We’re Hiring,” I thought, hey, why not? Being a Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) didn’t sound half bad to me. I remember thinking how great … Read more
Payroll glitch delayed, disrupted paychecks for more than 50,000 rural mail carriers nationwide Some Pennsylvania carriers reported problems had not been resolved even weeks after the disruption occurred Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to express concern for rural mail carriers … Read more
The article posted last week on the World Socialist Web Site on the results of the latest route evaluations at the US Postal Service has evoked a wide response from rural letter carriers. The evaluations, which ended last week, confirmed massive cuts in pay for the vast majority of rural carriers, many of whom lost over $10,000 in annual … Read more