RRECS Implementation Postponed
Today, the NRLCA and the Postal Service agreed to postpone the implementation of the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System. The Mini Mail Survey scheduled to begin September 10, 2022 has been cancelled. The reason for the postponement is simple. The Postal Service has failed to provide this Union will the ...
Rural Carrier responds effectively to two wildfires
Rural Carrier Joyce Williamson was recently delivering mail in Cushing, TX, when she spotted a wildfire that was surrounding a farmer on a tractor. Unable to get the man’s attention by honking her horn, Williamson got out of her vehicle and waved at the farmer until he recognized the danger ...
Rural Carrier rescues customer from dog attack
Rural Carrier Associate Martin Hernandez was recently making deliveries in Ferris, TX, when he came upon a customer who’d fallen in her driveway while being attacked by two dogs. The woman’s wheelchair-bound son was nearby but was unable to successfully intervene, so Hernandez safely ended the attack and called 911 ...
Postal carrier killed in Interlachen by dog attack identified as 61-year-old RCA Pam Rock
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A postal worker who died at the hospital after being attacked by five dogs Sunday in Interlachen, Florida, has been identified by family as 61-year-old Pam Rock. Several neighbors rushed to help by attempting to pull the dogs off of her and one neighbor shot a rifle ...
Humans, horse benefit from rural carrier’s kindness
Jeremy Bohnert, a rural carrier in Hillsboro, WI, recently encountered two emergency situations while delivering mail in his community. On a rainy day in May, he came upon an older customer yelling for help as she lay on the ground outside her home. Bohnert helped the woman, who had fallen, ...
NRLCA – RRECS Mini Mail Survey 2022
The RRECS Mini Mail Survey is to be conducted from September 10-23, 2022. Only Random Letters and Flats, Walking Distances, PARS Labels and recurring Miscellaneous Activity not captured by the automated standards, will be measured or counted. Click here for more information and links to useful resources. Mini Mail Survey ...
Rural Carrier takes charge of customer’s crisis
Rural Carrier Timothy Beckham was delivering mail last year in tiny Quitman, LA, when he spotted a customer who’d fallen on her porch. Beckham rushed to aid the woman, who had been stranded for two hours. He safely helped her up, then called police to request further assistance. “The customer ...
New Rural Carrier Salary Charts Released Effective August 27, 2022
Updated salary schedules reflecting the $2,454 COLA increase for eligible rural carriers are available for download here. The salary increases are effective August 27, 2022 and should appear in paychecks dated September 16, 2022 ...
Texas RCA, Robin Detrick Morrison dies on the route in an accident
ALBANY - An Albany resident died in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday afternoon 11 miles north of here in Shackelford County. Robin Detrick Morrison, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene by Shackleford County Judge Robert Skelton. According to a Department of Public Safety report issued late Monday afternoon, Morrison ...
MOU to hire exclusively annuitants for the HARC position during peak season
This temporary, seasonal position will be filled by reemploying annuitant postal employees from Nov. 5, 2022 through Jan. 27, 2023 ...
NRLCA files Step 4 Grievance Over Postal Service’s Delay in Paying Retroactive Salary Adjustments
Today, the NRLCA National Board filed a National Step 4 Grievance over the Postal Service’s continued delays in paying the retroactive salary adjustments due to rural carriers under the 2021-2024 National Agreement ...
UPDATE: MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Volunteer to Work on Sundays or Provide Assistance on other Rural Routes Extended
The MOU was sent to USPS Labor Relations and HQ Delivery and Field Performance this afternoon with the following instructions: The Postal Service and the NRLCA have signed the attached MOU regarding two temporary modifications to the USPS-NRLCA National Agreement. Beginning Sunday, August 7, 2022, and continuing through February 24, 2023, ...
Rural Carrier saves customer hanging on after fall
Rural Carrier Amy Fitch was recently delivering mail in Spotsylvania, VA, when she grew concerned about an older customer. The woman had not retrieved packages left on the porch several days earlier, so Fitch stopped to check on her. When the Postal Service employee knocked on the front door, the ...
Rural Carrier keeps vulnerable woman safe from water
Rural Carrier Theresa Rankin was delivering mail on a frigid February day in Ridgely, MD, when she spotted an older woman walking out of a creek. Rankin immediately stopped to check on the woman, who was disoriented and said she wanted to return to the creek “to meet my friend.” ...
MOU Signed on Rural Route Territorial Adjustments
On August 1, 2022, the USPS and NRLCA signed an MOU on Rural Route Territorial Adjustments. The parties recognize that there is potential impact to rural route evaluations resulting from the implementation of the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS). To limit this impact and ensure that routes are evaluated ...