Customer falls in yard, gets lift from rural carrier
Rural Carrier Rodney Leis was recently delivering mail in Shepherdsville, KY, when he came upon an older customer in a moment of crisis: The woman had fallen while working in her yard and couldn’t stand up on her own. Leis alerted the customer’s husband, and together they safely helped her ...
Rural carrier aids customer hurt by runaway equipment
Allen Dix, a rural carrier in Rural Retreat, VA, is a former farmer, and he knew something wasn’t right when he was delivering mail recently and came upon a tractor that had apparently rolled into a fence on a customer’s property. Dix stopped to check it out, and he soon ...
Rural carrier bravely aids dog attack victim
Sherri Collins, a rural carrier in Liberty, SC, was delivering mail one day last fall when she came upon a FedEx driver who was being attacked by an unleashed dog outside a residence. Collins rushed to aid the man, who had been bitten twice and knocked to the ground. She ...
PA Rural Carrier in Greene County hit by vehicle, killed
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A mail carrier in Greene County was hit by a vehicle and killed on Monday afternoon, the coroner confirmed. Greene County Coroner Gene Rush said the mail carrier, 49-year-old Chad E. Varner of Spraggs, was hit after exiting his vehicle to deliver a package. The coroner ...
Rural carrier helps customer stuck after taking spill
Rural Carrier Associate Jeffrey Cook was recently making deliveries in Brattleboro, VT, when he came upon a customer who had fallen outside a residence. Cook safely got the customer up and over to the steps of the home. The individual declined medical attention. Cook also alerted a family member of ...
NRLCA AND USPS SIGN AGREEMENT ON EFFORTS TO HIRE RCAS
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Rural carrier comes to aid of stroke victim
Medicine Lodge, KS, Rural Carrier Riley Gamber was recently delivering mail when he spotted an older customer lying on a wheelchair ramp outside her home. Gamber immediately checked on the woman, who was semiconscious, and called 911. He stayed with her until paramedics arrived. The customer, who had suffered a ...
NRLCA and USPS Agree to Extend COVID-19 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) Through December 31, 2021
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Rural carrier gives desperate customer a lift after icy fall
Rural Carrier Parris Hampton was delivering mail one day in February in Blacklick, OH, when he came upon a customer who had fallen on ice. The woman, whose daughter was with her, couldn’t get up on her own, and her daughter was unable to lift her. Hampton stopped to aid ...
NEW: USPS, NRLCA Sign MOU to Hire Holiday Assistant Rural Carriers
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Rural carrier’s insistence leads to lifesaving intervention
Rural Carrier Jacenda “JC” Dohme was recently making deliveries at a senior apartment complex in Greenville, OH, when she grew concerned about a woman who had not picked up her mail in several days or placed her trash can at the curb as she normally would. After knocking on the ...
President’s Update on Contract Negotiations, RRECS & RCAs
NRLCA President Ronnie Stutts provides an update to the membership about the status of contract negotiations with USPS, the implementation of RRECS, and the leave replacement shortage. September 22, 2021 ...
Rural carrier saves customer from exposure after fall
Rural Carrier Ethan Bounopane was delivering mail at a house in Rumney, NH, on a frigid March day when he heard the faint sound of someone asking for help. Bounopane spotted an older man on the ground outside where he’d fallen over an hour earlier, leaving him exposed to a ...