A man who recently slipped and fell while cleaning his shower cried out for help for two hours before Lynch Station, VA, Rural Carrier Shannon Pritchard heard him when she delivered his mail. Because his doors were locked, she talked to him through a window while she called 911. “I ...

A binding resolution passed at the 2015 National Convention in Reno, NV established "Rural Carrier Remembrance Day" to honor rural carriers who have lost their lives while performing their duties as employees of the United States Postal Service. The NRLCA National Board has established that September 15th will hereby be ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Retired Marine Colonel Pasquale Cacace, known as Pat, lives on a friendly little corner in Sandbridge. “We live in a neighborhood where we all look out for each other." said Pat's wife, Ningie. And that includes the mailman. "He’s friendly, he’s happy, we consider him family,” ...

KINGSPORT, TN – Kingsport's downtown post office – previously on the market for about 18 months – is now serving a new role in the Tri-Cities region. A portion of the two-story building is now home to a Rural Carrier Training Academy. Susan Wright, acting communications programs specialist with the ...

A postal worker is thankful for the people on his route after they surprised him with gifts several times over. Harold Chandler delivers for the United States Postal Service in Summerville, but the father of three nearly lost everything when his home in Goose Creek home was struck by lightning ...

Location: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee Here is what I know that happened at the convention The 2015-2018 contract hard copy should be available by the end of September The engineer study is in a scale up phase and they anticipate there might be some problems with ...

Rural Carrier Joanna Palmer was recently delivering mail in Geneva, NY, when she came upon a troubling sight: a customer beating his dog. Suspecting that the dog was badly injured, Palmer confronted the man and offered to help with the dog, but he declined. After she left the location, Palmer ...

A rural carrier’s usual stop for fuel took an unusual twist recently. Kristina Chase of Belmont, MI, wondered why K-9 units were at the gas station. She soon learned that a search was underway for a missing 10-year-old boy. After she fueled up, bought water and got a description of ...

It was near the end of her day recently in Greencastle, PA, when Rural Carrier Alicia Stitely picked up on trouble. A disabled customer had fallen while planting tomatoes in warm weather. Stitely rushed to the woman’s side and found her in great distress. Stitely stayed with her for 20 ...

Kim Rodrigues was used to exchanging a “hello” or a wave with a favorite customer whenever she delivered his mail. But that didn’t happen one day recently when she saw him motionless on his lawn mower. The Hudson, NH, rural carrier instantly knew something was wrong. Rodrigues approached the man and ...

Plans to rename the Coldspring post office in memory of a slain postal carrier have taken another step forward. On Aug. 8, U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-08) came to the post office to deliver news on the progress for renaming the facility in memory of Eddie Marie Youngblood. Youngblood was ...

On a harsh winter day this year, Hegins, PA, Rural Carrier Lisa Wolfgang saw a customer in distress on a front porch. She offered to help the elderly woman, who had locked herself out and wasn’t wearing a coat. The woman knew that the back door was open, but she ...

Re: Amazon Fresh “Customized Delivery” The NRLCA is aware that the Postal Service is expanding the Amazon Fresh test which is also known as “Customized Delivery”. The parties have discussed this process of rural carriers delivering groceries and the work functions around that. The parties have agreed at this time, ...

A customer survived a recent fall from her porch and a serious leg injury, thanks to the quick response and military training of Strawberry Plains, TN, Rural Carrier Walter Wilson. He saw the woman fall and rushed to her aid. Wilson applied a tourniquet to slow the profuse bleeding and ...

Windfall, IN, Rural Carrier Angela Kemper-Grimes will be one of 2,200 Hoosiers who’ll carry a torch during a special relay run this fall to honor Indiana’s 200th anniversary. Each runner will pass the torch along a 3,200-mile route that runs through each of the state’s 92 counties. “I’ve grown up ...

A fire that engulfed mail carrier Pat Ash’s Jeep Wrangler last week also destroyed some but not all of the mail inside. Marion firefighter Jim Davis discovered the mail. “It wasn’t until the fire was out that we realized there was still mail inside” Davis said. “I’m sure some of ...

The engineers have turned their attention to the three follow-up activities. Activities will continue over the next several months. Engineering panel will be completing work on the amount of personal fatigue and delay allowance time to be included in the standards. Work on the engineered standards is near completion Most ...