NEW VIDEO: From the NRLCA President’s Desk, December Holiday Message
In this new video message, President Don Maston reflects on the challenges the NRLCA has faced, the progress we’ve made, and the road ahead for our Association in the coming year. For rural carriers, peak season is not a time that brings joy. The happiest day for us is the day ...
A man and his mailbox: How a dispute over rural mail delivery became a federal case
On a cold December afternoon, standing next to the empty wood frame where his mailbox used to be, Chuck Klein tried to explain why he’s spent so much time the past few years sending emails to government officials, writing letters to a president and a congressman, working with a private ...
USPS announces more 2025 stamps
The Postal Service has announced more stamp releases for 2025: • Freshwater Fishing Lures, five stamps that will feature brightly detailed photographs of five lures; • Battlefields of the American Revolution, a pane of 15 stamps that will mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the revolution; • Powwows: Celebrating Native American ...
Senate scheduled to vote on H.R. 82 next week; please call your senators
Via NALC - The Senate is scheduled to begin consideration of the Social Security Fairness Act (H. R. 82) next week. The addition to the schedule comes after Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced at a labor-led rally that he would bring the bill to the floor for a vote. The ...
Want to change your health benefits? Act now
Postal Service employees who want to change their health coverage or enroll in a new plan must act now. Open season, the annual period when USPS employees can make benefits changes, ends Friday, Dec. 13, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. This is the deadline to enroll in or make changes to ...
RCA delivers the 1 billionth holiday mailpiece in a city carrier uniform
When the Postal Service delivered its 1 billionth piece of peak season mail, it fittingly went to the “chief elf” in Santa Claus, IN. Danni Fulkerson, a rural carrier associate, delivered the package to Patricia Koch at the Santa Claus Museum on Nov. 29. Koch, 93, the founder of the ...
U.S. Postal Service Delivering Exceptional Service Through Holiday Season’s Busiest Week
WASHINGTON — With two weeks remaining before Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25), the U. S. Postal Service today reports exceptional service performance during the peak holiday rush and expects continued success throughout the season, including the busiest week of the year — the week just before Christmas. Through the substantial ...
New Printable 2025 Rural Carrier Calendar
Just uploaded our new printable 2025 Rural Carrier Calendar. Just download it and print to keep by your case to keep up with all the important dates for rural carriers Download the jpeg version Download the PDF version If you prefer a physical calendar you can order one of 2025 ...
Many USPS-themed products are available this holiday season
Looking for unique gifts this holiday season? Consider these USPS-branded toys, apparel, home décor and collectibles available from the online Postal Store and other retailers: • For kids. The Flybar electric ride-on truck ($139.99) looks like a Postal Service LLV. The toy, geared toward children ages 3-5, also comes with a mailbox and ...
EMA to Decrease to 95.0 Cents Per Mile Effective December 28, 2024
On December 11, 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 270.140, a decrease from the August 2024 Index of 276.426. Therefore, based on the November 2024 CPI-W release, the Equipment ...
Postmaster General covers his ears from House Republican questioning during Oversight hearing
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears during a congressional hearing as Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) repeatedly pressed him on postal service oversight. McCormick during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Tuesday told DeJoy that he does not get an “A grade” when it comes to his leadership of the U.S. Postal Service ...
USPS employee who shot coworker to death at Missouri City facility identified
MISSOURI CITY, Texas – The United States Postal Service (USPS) worker accused of shooting his coworker to death at a facility in Missouri City Monday night has been identified and charged. Derrick Lott, 24, has since been charged with murder, according to USPS. Lott is accused of going inside the USPS regional processing ...
Full video and overview of the House Oversight meeting on the USPS
The hearing examined the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) finances, performance, and ongoing efforts to modernize operations. In addition, Oversight Committee members received an update from United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on the Postal Service’s plan to improve savings, efficiency, and service to the American people. Witnesses and testimonies: Louis ...
A rural carrier finds joy in serving customers — on the clock and off
My name is RaeLee Curtis and I’m a rural carrier in Monroe, UT — where I’ve worked for 30 years. I love serving my customers. It means a lot to know people trust and respect me to deliver for them. I’m also active in my community beyond delivering mail and ...
USPS employee arrested after killing coworker inside postal facility in Missouri City, Texas
MISSOURI CITY, Texas – Investigators are piecing together what led up to a deadly shooting Monday night at a United States Postal Service (USPS) facility in Missouri City, where an employee was killed and another was arrested. It happened a little after 10 p.m. when officials got word of an active shooter at the ...
Open season has been extended through Dec. 13
Open season — the once-a-year opportunity for Postal Service employees to make changes to their health benefits or enroll in a new plan — has been extended through Friday, Dec. 13, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. The extension covers the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, flexible spending accounts, the Annual ...
This rural carrier helped a customer who had symptoms of heatstroke
Rural Carrier Teri Barrington was on her way to deliver mail in Olney, TX, when she saw a man walking along the shoulder of a highway. Barrington safely pulled over and spoke to the man, who told her he was walking to a nearby town to get help after his ...