NRLCA releases Collective Bargaining video update
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She found $10K in cash — and turned it in
Rural Carrier Carolyn Norton was driving to work at the McKinney, TX, Post Office one morning last September when she saw $20 bills flying around. Norton pulled over and safely collected as much of the money as possible, then called 911. Police arrived and helped gather the rest of the ...
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Who ya gonna call? USPS rural carrier delivers mail in Ghostbusters ambulance
WELLSBORO — Households outside Wellsboro were surprised last Wednesday to see their mail delivered in a Ghostbusters van. Rural carrier Christopher Neal purchased the 1996 Nissan Caravan to deliver mail to households along his 65-mile route serving the Hills Creek area. Rural carriers, said Neal, must provide their own vehicle ...
NRLCA Supports H.R. 7629: The Protect Our Letter Carriers Act
Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH) introduced the Protect Our Letter Carriers’ Act. This bipartisan legislation will provide the necessary resources to protect letter carriers and prosecute criminals to the fullest extent of the law. The legislation will appropriate $1.4 billion to replace the arrow keys ...
Iowa RCA employee: ‘treat me like a human being’
He said that “something completely different” encompasses a lot of interconnected problems, one of which is an agency that’s understaffed. “They haven’t kept up with the times in hiring people...And when they do hire—they spend a lot of money training people, but then they don’t treat them very well and ...
EMA to Decrease 0.5 Cents Per Mile Effective April 6, 2024
On March 12, 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the February Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 269.698, a decrease from the November 2023 Index of 270.407. Therefore, based on the February 2024 CPI-W release, the Equipment ...
OPM Releases List of Conditionally Approved Postal Service Health Benefits Program Carrier Applicants for New Centralized System
Postal Services Health Benefits Program Will Provide a Customer Friendly System Covering Nearly Two Million USPS Employees, Annuitants, and Family Members Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a list of conditionally approved carrier applicants today to participate in OPM’s new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program ...
NEW VIDEO: NRLCA Signs MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Volunteer to Work on Sundays
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 ...
Rural carrier retires after 43 years of service
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 ...
Daylight saving time begins this weekend
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 ...
Updated Rural Carrier Salary Charts – Effective March 9th, 2024
Pursuant to the release of the January 2024 Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), and in accordance with Article 9.1.E, the sixth and final COLA adjustment of the 2021-2024 National Agreement will result in a $353.00 increase for eligible rural carriers. This COLA adjustment will be ...
UPDATE: NRLCA and USPS Sign MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Volunteer to Work on Sundays and Provide Assistance on other Rural Routes
Due to continued staffing challenges in rural delivery operations, the Postal Service and the NRLCA have signed the attached MOU regarding two temporary modifications to the USPS-NRLCA National Agreement. Beginning Saturday, March 9, 2024 and continuing through Friday, August 23, 2024, regular rural carriers may volunteer to work on Sunday ...
This rural carrier saved a driver and her passenger from a vehicle fire
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 ...
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