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 ...

Via NRLCA.org In accordance with Article 9.1.A.3, effective November 18, 2023 (PP 25-2023), the basic annual salary schedule (Tables One and Two) shall be increased by an amount equal to 1.3% of the appropriate February 27, 2021, salary schedule. Further, in accordance with Article 9.1.H.3, effective November 18, 2023 (PP ...

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 ...

There are 29 FEHB plans offering a total of 38 options that continue to reimburse some or all of the Part B premium for members enrolled in the plan’s Medicare Advantage Plan and Medicare Part B: Aetna Advantage (Advantage Option) Aetna Direct (Consumer Option) APWU (High Option) Compass Rose (High ...

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 ...

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 ...

Open season, the once-a-year opportunity for Postal Service employees to make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan, is Nov. 13-Dec. 11 ...

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 ...

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EastIdahoNews.com and Ashley in Idaho Falls and Pocatello are partnering to honor people in our community for Feel Good Friday. Every week, we surprise someone deserving of special recognition. We recently received an email about a mail carrier in the Pocatello/Chubbuck area We moved into our house a little over ...

Per the 2021-2024 Agreement between the NRLCA and USPS: Effective the Presidents’ Day 2023 holiday, regular rural carriers who work their holiday, at their option, may elect to have their annual leave balance credited with one day of annual leave in lieu of holiday pay. DACA Code G has been ...

Always so much confusion on the weekend holidays. Veterans Day is Saturday November 11th, 2023 Post office is CLOSED on Saturday, November 11th (exception may be RCA/ARC Amazon delivery) Regular Carriers If your regular day off is Saturday, you should get Friday, Saturday and Sunday off. If you are made ...

**NOTE: RCBP members in Self Plus One are highly recommended to change to Family enrollment for lower premiums.**  Click here to view the 2024 Rural Carrier Benefit Plan Brochure and here for the 2024 Summary of Benefits and Coverage.  ...

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, ...

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 ...

Today, U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Don Bacon (NE-02), and David Valadao (CA-22) reintroduced the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (FRFA), legislation to address a gap for federal employees who began their careers as temporary workers and were thus unable to make retirement contributions. The FRFA will allow ...