USPS preps pay workaround for 45,000 rural carriers impacted by payroll error
USPS spokesman David Partenheimer said in a statement Thursday that the agency “identified a programming issue within its payroll system” that impacted some rural carriers’ paychecks scheduled to go out on Sept. 1. “We have taken immediate steps to ensure employees will be paid through a salary advance in the ...
45,000 USPS Workers Aren’t Getting Paid This Week Amidst Union Decertification Push
The USPS missed payroll for more than 45,000 rural postal workers this week due what their union called “an egregious payroll error.” Workers will instead have the option of effectively taking out a loan via money order. The timing is not the most auspicious as it comes during a push ...
IMPORTANT: USPS notifies NRLCA of payroll errors affecting over 45,000 rural carriers; ALL affected carriers will be entitled to salary advances on Friday
The NRLCA has learned about an egregious payroll error this pay period affecting more than 45,000 rural carriers. We have had multiple discussions with the USPS yesterday and into the night. All affected carriers will be entitled to salary advances on Friday. The proper amounts of what carriers should be ...
From NRLCA – What happens if the NRLCA is decertified?
The NRLCA National Board is aware of the efforts to decertify the NRLCA. We are providing the attached one-page document to the field to offer additional facts and information as to what would be at risk if the NRLCA is decertified. We take any and all attacks against this union seriously ...
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, September 2, 2023 and continuing through March 8, 2024, regular rural carriers may volunteer to work on Sunday to ...
August Rural Carrier Newsletter is now live
August 2023 Rural Carrier Newsletter Click below to see the latest in the rural carrier world. Share with your rural carrier friends! Click Here to read the newsletter ...
Yalobusha man charged in fatal shooting of Batesville postal carrier
An arrest was made within hours of a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a Coffeeville woman on Thursday morning, Aug. 17. Tallahatchie County Coroner Ginger Meriwether told the North Mississippi Herald that Hallie Mae Sapp Robertson, 42, was found deceased around 3:30 a.m. Robertson resided at 9509 County ...
USPS rural carriers union says members have more to lose than gain in decertification push
NRLCA National President Don Maston said in an interview Friday that the union had “gone to extreme measures” by repeatedly delaying the implementation of the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS). “I understand that they’re angry, those that have lost hours, and they’re angry at the system,” Maston said. But Maston ...
Density Test Scheduled for Routes with Collection Boxes
Rural Carriers with collection boxes will be required to participate in a density test period, September 2, 2023 and continuing on September 9-23, 2023. USPS HQ agrees the carriers will be compensated for the additional time it takes to measure the mail. It should only take seconds per time that ...
Documentation Required for RRECS Disputes
The Rural Route Evaluation Dispute Process will be used to address disputes where the assigned carrier has identified potential errors. Local management and the carrier should discuss and work together to submit the necessary documentation needed to resolve the issue. Listed on the attached pages are some common issues being ...
NRLCA Press Release on Maui Wildfires
The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) expresses its deepest sympathies and condolences to the victims and communities affected by the devastating wildfires that have swept through Maui. Our thoughts are with those who have lost their homes, belongings, and loved ones in this tragic event. “We extend our heartfelt ...
Rural carrier aids customer who fell
Rural Carrier Camille Graves was delivering a package to a customer in Brookfield, MA, when she heard a cry for help from inside the home. Braves entered the residence and found an older woman lying on a cold floor. The customer had fallen the night before and was unable to ...
USPS rural carriers seek to decertify union after most members see pay cuts
Ruralinfo Note: Sharing of this article does not imply that Ruralinfo.net agrees with decertification or does not agree. I no longer have a dog in the fight, but I do believe rural carriers need all of the information. Several thousand Postal Service rural carriers say they’re in favor of decertifying ...
2023-2024 National Board Elected at 2023 NRLCA National Convention
The 2023-2024 National Board was elected at the 2023 National Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday, August 18. National Board: President Don Maston Vice President Patrick Pitts Secretary-Treasurer Tommy Turner Director of Labor Relations Bridget Boseak Director of Steward Operations Shirley Baffa Executive Committee Chair Nicky Phillips Executive Committeeman ...
Mail scattered, rural carrier injured in Meade County rollover
STURGIS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - According to the Meade County Sheriff’s Office, a rural mail carrier drove off the roadway and flipped his vehicle several times on Monday morning, leaving mail scattered across a pasture. The crash was on Alkali Road. The driver was not wearing a seat belt ...
New RRECS MOU
Please see the below MOU between the U.S. Postal Service and the NRLCA setting the future evaluation periods for all rural routes with effective dates at six-month intervals. This MOU also outlines several changes to be made to the calculation of Route Coverage effective with the rural route evaluations, October ...