Sunday/Holiday Parcel Delivery Work List Sign Up Period Begins April 15th, 2023
Sunday/Holiday Parcel Delivery Work List posting starts on Saturday, APRIL 15, 2023. The RDWL must be posted through Friday, APRIL 28, 2023, and be effective on Saturday, MAY, 8 2023 Art. 30.2.P (in part)-An office-wide list will be established for substitutes, rural carrier associates, and rural carrier relief employees who ...
Rural Relief Day Work List (RDWL) Sign Up Period Begins April 15th, 2023
The Rural Relief Day Work List (RDWL) posting starts on Saturday, APRIL 15, 2023. The RDWL must be posted through Friday, APRIL 28, 2023, and be effective on Saturday, MAY, 8 2023 RELIEF DAY WORK LIST: (Article 8.5.A) The relief day work list at each delivery unit shall be established ...
IMPORTANT: RRECS 4241A Printing & Distribution via NRLCA
Please see the documents below regarding the printing and distribution of PS Form 4241-A. The PS Form 4241-A, Rural Route Evaluation, contains a summary of the data utilized to determine a route evaluation. The PS Form 4241-A must be provided to the carrier in order to communicate the new RRECS ...
Dispute Resolution Process for RRECS Evaluations via NRLCA
NRLCA and USPS are working on a dispute resolution Carriers can file a grievance but they will be held until the dispute resolution is complete. Dispute Resolution Process for RRECS Evaluations ...
Rural carrier guides driver to safety after car accident
Rural Carrier Jessica Reimers was recently delivering mail on an icy day in Fullerton, NE, when she came upon a car overturned in a ditch, with an older driver climbing out of the vehicle. Reimers immediately called 911 and guided the woman to safety. The Postal Service employee comforted the ...
Rural carrier saves customer’s life on freezing day
Olivia Allee, a rural carrier associate, was making deliveries in December in California, MO, when she spotted an older customer who’d fallen outside. The man asked Allee for help, but she couldn’t safely lift him, so she immediately called 911. The Postal Service employee then located a blanket to warm ...
PRELIMINARY RRECS EVALUATION RESULTS via NRLCA
The National Board has been given preliminary results for the first RRECS evaluation. As you can see based on the graph that we were given, approximately 66% of all routes lost in evaluation and 6% stayed the same, and 28% gained in evaluation. As you can see the USPS has ...
Rural carrier honored for service
SOMERSET — Somerset Post Office recently honored David M. Dittoe for 30 years of service, plus 10 years as a sub, making total 40 years in the Postal Service. He received the Million Mile Award for driving a million miles with no accidents. He received a million-mile award plaque, a ...
RRECS updated timeline
The message to our HQ: This message was sent to the District Managers this afternoon at 6:46 PM. The NRLCA had no input other than to receive it. Subject: RRECs District Managers, As we work towards our first National RRECS implementation, based on recommendations from our CIO group, we will ...
Rural carrier saves customer injured inside home
Shawn Jones, a rural carrier, was recently delivering mail in Moodus, CT, when she heard an older customer yelling for help. Jones saw the woman lying on the kitchen floor, found the door locked and immediately called 911. The Postal Service employee remained on the scene until emergency responders arrived ...
Martinton, IL Rural Carrier Celebrates 60 Years of Service
What: Rural Carrier John Moore, Martinton IL, Post Office, reached 60 years of service on February 12. Working for the Postal Service runs in the family, as Moore’s father worked for 46 years as a carrier for the Postal Service. Between them they have 106 years of service. When: Thursday, ...
NRLCA – Letters of Demand Being Issued for Exceeding 2240
Carriers, please be aware that the Postal Service is sending out invoices for carriers that exceeded 2240. Do NOT pay these invoices. Per the Step 4, E95R-4E-C 01267089, if the carriers exceeded 2240 through no fault of their own, the Letters of Demand would be waived. These invoices say that they are for ...
DELAY IN RRECS IMPLEMENTATION
At approximately 5:00 P.M. today, Monday, March 20, the NRLCA was notified that because of system issues, the PS Forms 4241-A could not be generated. This will cause a delay in RRECS implementation until at least April 8, 2023 ...
Family of mail carrier killed in dog attack speaks out, demands accountability
Pamela Rock fatally attacked by dogs in Putnam County Pamela Rock was airlifted to a trauma center, where her brother Tom Rock rushed to her side. “She had lost one arm and part of another leg,” he said. “Her face was mauled. Her face was mauled, ear was torn up, ...
New EMA Rate Effective April 8, 2023 for rural carriers (Pay Period 09-23)
On March 14, 2023, 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 261.223, a decrease from the November 2022 Index of 266.492. Therefore, based on the February 2023 CPI-W release, the Equipment ...
Rural carrier honored for saving dogs from fire
DOYLESTOWN TWP., Pa. — A Bucks County postal carrier was honored for saving two dogs from a burning home in Buckingham Township. Eugene Petrucci was given the Postmaster General Hero Award at the Furlong Post Office on Tuesday morning. Petrucci said he was doing his usual route when he noticed ...