The NRLCA and USPS have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) allowing regular rural carriers to volunteer to deliver packages on the Presidents' Day holiday, Monday, February 15, 2021. The full text of the MOU and a link to the signed document are provided below. https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-Regulars-Presidents-Day.pdf ...

Rural Carrier Debbie Penn was making deliveries last winter in Frankfort, KY, when she grew concerned about a customer whose mail was piling up. Penn alerted authorities, who checked on the woman and found that she was in dire need of assistance — struggling to survive in freezing temperatures without ...

From the NRLCA Recently, an Area Arbitrator affirmed the NRLCA's position and reiterated our rights under Article 10.2 of our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Being able to take our annual leave on the days we want has always been very important to rural carriers. Our contract says that you should be ...

Rural Carrier Tiffany Goff was recently delivering mail to a residence in Jasper, FL, when she heard an older customer yelling for help. Goff spotted the woman lying on the ground outside and rushed to check on her. The Postal Service employee found the customer covered in insects after falling ...

Today, the USPS and NRLCA have agreed that regular rural carriers may volunteer to work on the Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day holiday, Monday, January 18, 2021, to deliver packages. Managers will ask for volunteer regular rural carriers who wish to work on MLK Day to deliver packages on ...

The Postal Service is celebrating its lead-sharing program for rural carriers with its third annual Rural Reach Day on Jan. 24. Because this year’s Rural Reach Day falls on a Sunday, USPS districts will hold events throughout the week to thank rural carriers for participating in the program, which has ...

The Eastern States Conference (ESC) scheduled to be held at the Holiday Inn in Grantsville, Pennsylvania from March 26-28, 2021 has been canceled. We, the board of the ESC, feel that—with the surging number of COVID-19 cases—we would be remiss not to cancel. We value the health and wellness of ...

From NRLCA.orgRural letter carriers come from various walks of life, diverse backgrounds, and different places. We are a union of working men and women with different politics and beliefs. But we also share many things in common—among them a pride in serving the people of the United States every day ...

Rural Carrier Elizabeth Fields was recently delivering mail in McCrory, AR, when she spotted an older customer lying on the ground outside a residence. The woman, who uses a walker, had fallen two hours earlier while doing yardwork, sustaining cuts on her forehead. Fields rushed to help her by calling ...

Informational post by Ruralinfo.net I am seeing a lot of confusion about the current state of COVID leave for postal workers.  I wanted to try to clear up the confusion On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor announced new action regarding how American workers and employers will benefit ...

Subject: Latest Clarification on COVID Leave and Families First Corona Virus Relief Act (FFCRA) Good Afternoon, As you know, the FFCRA expires on December 31, 2020. We have been in discussion with Labor Relations at USPS HQ and here is the current position at the National level: Any rural carrier ...

The March 23, 2020 MOU which temporarily expanded the use of Sick Leave for Dependent Care and implemented a liberal leave policy has been extended to March 26, 2021. The MOU expanded the use of Sick Leave for Dependent Care to allow employees to use their sick leave for unexpected ...

UPDATE: December 22, 2020 Click the following link to view/download the signed MOU confirming the extension of the MOUs listed below: Agreement to Extend COVID-19 MOUs ------------------------------------------------------------ The National Rural Letter Carriers' Association and United States Postal Service have mutually agreed to extend the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) linked below ...

It has come to our attention that we have carriers that are not being paid properly and, in some cases, not being paid at all. The manager is then claiming they cannot give the carrier a salary advance and in many cases this is just not true. The rules for ...

REMINDER: When a regular carrier volunteers to give assistance on a route other than their regularly assigned route in accordance with the current MOU, the regular carrier is paid time and a half for every minute worked on the other route. The time goes straight to the OT block on ...

Imagine working 10-12 hours a day or more working full speed to do your job, only to be disparaged over and over in the news and on social media.  That's what postal workers are going through right now. We are working non stop to get your Christmas packages delivered, but ...

Rural Carrier Melissa Melhorn was recently delivering a parcel at a residence in East Berlin, PA, when she spotted unusual movement in the garage. Concerned, Melhorn knocked on the front door and alerted the older customer who answered. They checked the garage and found the woman’s husband unconscious on the ...