NRLCA Reaches Tentative Agreement with USPS for 3-Year Contract
The National Rural Letter Carriers' Association and the United States Postal Service have negotiated a Tentative Agreement to cover the 3-year period from May 21, 2021 to May 20, 2024. This Tentative Agreement must be ratified by a majority of the voting membership of the NRLCA to become effective. The ...
Rural carrier rescues customer who fell, broke arm
Rural Carrier Frank Flejtuch was recently delivering mail in Hayden, ID, when he spotted an older customer lying on the ground outside her home. Flejtuch rushed to check on the woman, who had fallen and couldn’t stand up on her own. The Postal Service employee safely helped the customer get ...
2021 Rural Carrier year in review
Just about every year I try to go back in time and do a year in review post. While I may not have captured everything, I tried to get the most important events that affected rural carriers. Hope you enjoy it ;) Click here to see the article ...
MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Volunteer to work on Sundays or to work on other routes extended
The attached MOU outlines the temporary modification to two contractual provisions, allowing regular rural carriers who volunteer to work on Sundays or provide auxiliary assistance to other rural routes during the week. This MOU is effective beginning January 1 and continues through March 25, 2022. No regular rural carriers will be required to serve ...
RCA passed away following a vehicle accident while on the route in December
I somehow missed getting this in my "in Memoriam" page in December. May he and his family find peace Randal Mosby Jr. passed away following a vehicle accident while on the route. Randal was a new RCA in Collinsville, IL and was 19 years old. He will truly be missed ...
NRLCA and USPS Agree to Extend COVID-19 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) Through February 11, 2022
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USPS Headquarters sends out letter to address RCA work hours
https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Colin-RCA-Workhours-Letter.12.07.21-002-002.pdf ...
NRLCA Expresses Condolences to Those Affected by Tornadoes
On December 10-11, 2021, more than 30 powerful tornadoes tore through several states in the South and Midwest, destroying many homes and businesses. The NRLCA sends our deepest sympathies to all those who have suffered the loss of a loved one due to these horrific storms. https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tornado-Statement-12-16-21.pdf ...
NRLCA Steward Unlawfully Threatened Worker, NLRB Judge Says
A mail carriers union steward violated federal labor law by threatening a U.S. Postal Service worker who raised complaints about poor working conditions at an Oregon postal facility, an NLRB judge ruled, saying the union acted in bad faith. National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge Gerald M. Etchingham said in a ...
Highlights from Texas Zoom meeting with Ronnie Stutts and David Heather
The information below is NOT what is in the new contract. These are things being considered for rural carriers in the new contract. Again... None of the items below have been agreed on. These are just things being considered! Ronnie Stutts Hopes the contract could be tentative in the next ...
Rural Carrier rescues stranded customer
Rural Carrier Associate Monica Castillo was recently making deliveries in Riverbank, CA, when she came upon an older customer experiencing a crisis. Castillo heard the woman screaming for help because her motorized wheelchair had gotten stuck in the doorway of her home, leaving her stranded for several hours. The Postal ...
USPS Mail Carrier Rescues Cattle Producer After Near-Death Tractor Accident
Winding across a hilly, gravel road in Crockett, Virginia, Is where you’ll find Allen Dix every day of the week except Sunday. “This is part of my 75-mile mail route that I travel six days a week,” he says. As a USPS rural mail carrier, it’s a route he knows ...
Rural Carrier helps motorcycle accident victim
Rural Carrier Thomas Bentham was recently delivering mail in Cattaraugus, NY, when he came upon the scene of a motorcycle accident that left the rider lying in the roadway. Bentham stopped to check on the man, called 911 and comforted him until emergency responders arrived. The victim was flown to ...
Rural carrier pulls injured driver from vehicle
Rural Carrier Associate Melinda Jackson-Bunch was recently making deliveries in Battle Creek, MI, when she witnessed a two-car accident that sent one of the vehicles crashing into a tree. Jackson-Bunch immediately stopped to call 911 and assist the injured driver, whose ankles were broken. She safely pulled the man from ...
Illinois RCA killed on the route
QUINCY (WGEM) - Adams County Sheriff’s deputies have identified the victim of a fatal mail truck rollover crash Saturday night. Deputies said they responded to a single vehicle rollover accident on Herleman Road, south of Deer Road in Quincy around at 6:34 p.m.. They said the driver, 59-year-old USPS employee ...
The Postal Service’s “Plan B” for Peak Season: Important Information, Please Read!
The NRLCA has recently received correspondence from USPS announcing their “Plan B” for peak season parcels. We have had some discussions with Labor Relations at HQ and clarified the intent of the Plan B. Please read the article from Director of Labor Relations David Heather here ...