NRLCA and USPS Sign MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Carry Over 520 hours of Accumulated Annual Leave
NRLCA and USPS Sign MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Carry Over 520 hours of Accumulated Annual Leave The parties...Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Friday, March 19, 2021 ...
Liberal Changes of Schedule and Leave MOU Extended to June 4, 2021
UPDATE: Liberal Changes of Schedule and Leave MOU Extended to June 4, 2021 The March 23, 2020 MOU which temporarily... Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Friday, March 19, 2021 ...
NRLCA and USPS Agree to Extend COVID-19 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) Through June 4, 2021
UPDATE: NRLCA and USPS Agree to Extend COVID-19 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) Through June 4, 2021 This includes the... Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Friday, March 19, 2021 ...
Rural carrier aids, comforts customer in crisis
Rural Carrier Teresa Griest was recently delivering mail in Sanibel, FL, when she came upon a customer in distress: The man had fallen outside his home and couldn’t get up. Griest immediately called 911 and comforted the customer until paramedics arrived to provide further assistance. The man recovered from the ...
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)—Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL)
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides an important new leave benefit for letter carriers affected by COVID-19. Effective March 12, it establishes a new category of leave called Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL). EFEL is available to all federal employees if ...
NRLCA President’s Opening Statement for 2021 USPS/NRLCA Contract Negotiations
President’s Opening Statement for 2021 USPS/NRLCA Contract Negotiations Your National Board will continue to work...Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Thursday, March 11, 2021 ...
IMPORTANT: 2021 State Convention Cancellations & Postponements
From NRLCA State Convention cancellations and postponements will be posted as each state board reports its decision to the NRLCA National Board. Below is the current list of states that are canceling or postponing their State Conventions for 2021: Alabama: Canceled Connecticut: Canceled Kentucky: Postponed until October 2021 Minnesota: Canceled ...
Congresswoman Maloney & Senator Duckworth Reintroduce Legislation to Create Compensation Fund for Essential Workers
Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act will create a new program for all essential workers and personnel who have been injured or impacted by COVID-19 WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced the introduction of the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Modeled after the September 11th Victim Compensation ...
NRLCA – State Boards Have the Sole Discretion to Hold or Cancel Their 2021 Conferences or Meetings
State Boards Have the Sole Discretion to Hold or Cancel Their 2021 Conferences or Meetings States are not required to...Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 ...
Rural Carrier helps customer hurt near golf course
Rural Carrier Sarah Hogan was recently making deliveries in a Jacksonville, NC, neighborhood adjacent to a golf course when she heard someone yelling for help. Unsure where the voice was coming from, Hogan asked a customer for input. They soon located a 63-year-old neighbor who had fallen off a ladder ...
2021 Mid-States Conference Canceled
It is so unfortunate due to COVID-19 that the Mid-States Conference scheduled to be held at the Hilton Hotel and the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 30, May 1 & 2, 2021 has been canceled. The hosts, Indiana Rural Letter Carriers’ Association State Board, has decided to ...
RCA saves kids from gas station catastrophe
Rural Carrier Associate Brannon Cockrell was on duty one day last spring in Calera, AL, when a routine task — refueling his postal vehicle at a local gas station — took a surprising turn. A family of four pulled up alongside Cockrell, and two children stayed in the car while ...
NRLCA – Question Box: Acts of God
Question Box: Acts of God An Act of God involves community disasters such as fires, floods, or storms. The disaster...Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Thursday, February 18, 2021 ...
NRLCA President Stutts’ State of the Union Address
NRLCA President Stutts' State of the Union Address The pandemic has, in so many ways, forced us to do our work...Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 ...
Employee hurt at home helped by co-worker
Rural Carrier Robyn Blanton was on duty in Tuscola, IL, one day last spring when she and the local Postmaster grew concerned about a reliable colleague who had not reported for work as scheduled. Following unsuccessful attempts to make contact by phone, Blanton volunteered to go to her co-worker’s home ...
Rural Carriers Who Develop COVID-19 in the Performance of Their Duties Are Entitled to OWCP Coverage
Rural Carriers Who Develop COVID-19 in the Performance of Their Duties Are Entitled to OWCP Coverage The Federal...Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 ...
NRLCA President Stutts Writes Letter to State Governors Requesting Assistance to Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Available to All Postal Service Employees
I am president of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, which represents over 130,000 rural letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) who deliver the mail in rural and suburban communities in your state and throughout the nation. I write to express my concern that rural letter ...