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 ...
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 ...