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
https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-28-21-HARC-MOU.pdf ...
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 ...
Rural Carrier takes action, saves customer’s life
Jenison, MI, Rural Carrier Kevin Galligan was making deliveries one day in February when he grew concerned about a customer who hadn’t picked up her mail as usual. After getting no answer at the woman’s door, Galligan spotted her lying on the floor in the garage. The customer, who has ...
Rural carrier gets help for critically ill customer
Hampden, ME, Rural Carrier Elmer Wing was recently making deliveries in a nearby town, Newburgh, when he grew concerned about a customer whose mail was piling up. Wing noticed that the man’s car was in the driveway and the porch light was on during the day, so he contacted the ...
USPS non-career Health Benefit Plan will switch to CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield in 2022
NEW: The US Postal Service's non-career Health Benefit Plan will be transitioning from United Healthcare to CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) on January 1, 2022. No action is required as current participants will be automatically transferred to the new plan. If you are not enrolled but are eligible to enroll, ...
Rural carrier aids customer who slipped on ice
Rural Carrier Judy Kehn was delivering mail on a March day in Roscommon, MI, when she heard someone screaming for help and saw an unattended dog wandering around. Kehn stopped and found an older customer who’d fallen on ice in a driveway while taking her pet outside. The Postal Service ...
USPS Issues Revised Face Mask Policy
As a result of the uncertainty with COVID-19 related to the “Delta Variant,” the Postal Service will reinstate our previous face covering policy for all Mail Processing and Logistics, Retail and Delivery, and Vehicle Operations facilities. https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mandatory-Face-Covering-Policy-Revised-082721.pdf ...
Rural Letter Carriers’ Union Announces $50 Vaccine Incentive
NRLCA announced a new vaccine incentive program that will reward $50 to rural letter carriers who receive or have received a COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 and are enrolled in the Rural Carrier Benefit Plan. https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FINAL-8-19-21-RELEASE-Rural-Letter-Carriers-Union-Announces-50-Vaccine-Incentive-Through-Health-Benefit-Plan.pdf ...