APWU Members Paint a Stark Picture of Toxic Workplaces
Ruralinfo note: I know it's not rural but I am sure there are many rural carriers working in these same offices. An APWU workplace survey of more than ten thousand APWU members has painted a stark picture of hostile work environments, low morale, and understaffing, overseen by poorly trained, ineffective, ...
Rural carrier receives 50-year pin
William Shive received a service pin Sept. 8, and letter of recognition for 50 years of service with the United States Postal Service ...
Fundraising event planned for USPS rural carrier injured in carjacking
Authorities said Ramsay was carjacked and shot on Sept. 5 during her mail route in a neighborhood. Jaden Isaiah Garay, 23, was arrested in Burke County Tuesday in the stolen postal vehicle following a high-speed chase and a search. Madison County officials say Garay has been charged with attempted first-degree ...
Rural mail carrier saves family from fire
What You Need To Know Pasco mail carrier Juan Carlos Ocasio has been nominated for the Postmaster General Heroes' Program, according to his supervisor The program honors postal workers who go above and beyond to help their communities Ocasio was working his rural route in Moon Lake on Aug. 29 ...
How does the US Postal Service serve rural Americans?
“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night” — while the United States Postal Service (USPS) has no official motto, this well-known refrain reflects a key aspect of the organization’s operations: the universal service obligation (USO). The USO is not contained in any one document, but has been defined through multiple ...
Mail pileup prompts carrier concern
Winfield, PA, Rural Carrier Marna Olshefski was making deliveries recently when she noticed an older customer hadn’t retrieved his mail for two days. Olshefski last recalled seeing the man outside with his dog. She checked with a neighbor, who said she hadn’t seen the man lately. The Postal Service employee ...
USPS rural carriers ‘still waiting to get paid’ as payroll errors hit another paycheck
Postal Service rural mail carriers who missed a paycheck, or received a partial paycheck, two weeks ago because of a USPS payroll error are still waiting to get paid — and in some cases, are seeing the same problems persistent for another payday. More than half a dozen rural carriers across the ...
Rural Carrier Remembrance Day
Today, we observe Rural Carrier Remembrance Day by honoring those rural carriers who have lost their lives while performing their duties as USPS employees ...
Rural carrier helps customer recover from fall
Rural Carrier Lisa Ann Wagner was making deliveries at a home in Kerrville, TX, when she noticed the customer’s mail starting to pile up. Wagner grew concerned because she knew the woman lived alone and had minimal contact with her neighbors and family. The Postal Service employee tried contacting the ...
UPDATE: USPS Payroll Issues During Pay Period 18
Rural Carriers: The USPS is working to remedy the payroll errors that occurred in pay period 18. Eagan is working through the adjustments from PP 18 and they believe they will have them finished by the end of the current PP (PP20). Although there have been sporadic reports of missing ...
EMA to Increase 3 Cents Per Mile Effective October 7, 2023
On September 13, 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 279.590, an increase from the May 2023 Index of 271.037. Therefore, based on the August 2023 CPI-W release, the Equipment ...
Sunday/Holiday Parcel Delivery Work List Sign Up Period Begins September 16, 2023
Sunday/Holiday Parcel Delivery Work List posting starts on Saturday, September 16, 2023 The RDWL must be posted through Friday, September 29, 2023, and be effective on Saturday, October 7, 2023 Art. 30.2.P (in part)-An office-wide list will be established for substitutes, rural carrier associates, and rural carrier relief employees who ...
Postal workers respond to founding statement of USPS rank-and-file committee
The founding statement of the USPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee has been read by tens of thousands of postal workers. Dozens of workers have submitted comments to the World Socialist Web Site detailing their work experiences and their thoughts on the state of the USPS in general. We are reproducing a selection of these below ...
RCA leads customer to safety
Rural Carrier Associate George McCabe Jr. was recently delivering mail in Waterford, CA, when he spotted a customer wandering down the middle of a road. McCabe recognized the woman as the mother of Ronda Salas, a retired Postal Service colleague. He approached the customer, confirmed her name and asked if ...
Today marks the 120th birthday of the NRLCA
Today marks the 120th birthday of the NRLCA! On September 12, 1903, approximately 100 rural carriers from 14 states (early records differ on the exact number) met in Chicago, IL and organized the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association during the first National Convention ...
$20K raised for rural carrier shot in carjacking
Ramsay's daughter, Scarlet Ramsay, started a GoFundMe page to help with the medical costs associated with Ramsay's injury. On the page, Scarlet Ramsay also detailed the injuries sustained by her mother. She said her mother underwent surgery Sept. 8 to remove her left eye and perform facial reconstruction, saying "her ...