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 ...
Rural Carrier renders crucial aid to seizure victim
Rural Carrier Associate Crystal Vaca was recently making deliveries in Castaic, CA, when she spotted a customer lying on the front porch of a residence. Vaca rushed to the woman’s side, found her unresponsive and immediately called 911. Emergency responders soon arrived and treated the customer for an epileptic seizure ...
NEW LEAVE CODE FOR FULL DAY RURAL UNION LWOP
(The) USPS is implementing a new DACA Code (Code F) which will be used instead of “L” when a carrier takes a full-day of LWOP for Union business. DACA Code F is used for Full Day Rural Union LWOP. This new process begins pay period 04/2021, (January 30th, 2021). The ...
Injured customer details gratitude for rural carrier’s help
Menomonee Falls, WI, Rural Carrier Joshua Kannegiesser was making deliveries one day last spring in a neighboring village, Lannon, when he came upon a customer in distress. The woman, who is 69 and has knee problems, had fallen while gardening, and she was exhausted and aching after trying unsuccessfully to ...
February 6-12, 2021 is Relief Carrier Appreciation Week
The delegates at the 2018 National Convention passed a binding resolution stating, “That a week during the year be designated as Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.” The NRLCA National Board has designated the first full week in February (February 6-12, 2021) as “Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.” We ask that you join ...
2021 Western States Conference (WSC) Canceled
From NRLCAAfter speaking with the California President and talking with the other WSC State Presidents, we have decided to cancel the 2021 Western States Conference in California and will look forward to the 2022 WSC in Idaho if and when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Thank you, Trudy Ewing President, Western ...
NRLCA releases National Work Hours Reports
From NRLCA The NRLCA National Board has decided to make the National Recap Reports available to the membership via the NRLCA web site. Please understand that this National Recap includes every rural route on which a regular carrier worked that pay period. If no regular carrier worked the route, the ...
COVID – 19 Decision tree with NRLCA position and Q and A
USPS will be informed of a rural carrier testing positive either by a public health authority or by the carrier themselves. A carrier who tests positive is not required to provide that information to their supervisor but should provide it to the health unit or District OHNA (Occupational Health Nurse ...
NRLCA President Stutts Writes Letter to President Biden Addressing Postal Employees’ Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine
Dear President Biden, As 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 throughout the United States, I write to express my concern that rural letter carriers, ...