The National Board of the NRLCA is pleased to announce the dates and location of the 2020 National Convention. Mark your Calendar! The 116th Annual Convention of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association will be held in Spokane, Washington at the Spokane Convention Center on August 18-21, 2020. Special room ...

This case involves proper credit for mail containerized at the carrier’s case during a mail count. This case involved firm bundles and non-scanned parcels for a closed school. The parties agree the carrier has the option of handling odd-size articles either with flat mail or separately, regardless of how the ...

Pocatello, ID, Rural Carrier Lesley Greenwell was on her route recently when she spotted a truck engulfed in flames. Greenwell stopped to see if the occupants needed help. They told her they were okay but had no cell phone reception, so Greenwell drove to the nearest house and asked the ...

Sheriff's deputies investigating the shooting death of a U.S. Postal Service worker in rural Nevada say they don't consider her husband a suspect in what he originally reported was an accident. Lyon County Sheriff Al McNeil has released few details about Tuesday's death of 26-year-old Johnie Nichole Shadden at her ...

This case involved management requiring rural carriers during a snow storm to park their vehicle, dismount and deliver by walking to each box on portions of the route. The parties agree that rural carriers are not required to dismount and provide service on foot when roads or entire blocks, or ...

This case involved management assigning rural carriers on limited duty to work in a different office without mileage reimbursement. The parties agree when rural carriers are required to travel to a temporary duty station within a 50-mile radius of their permanent duty station, the carriers are entitled to mileage reimbursement ...

The Latest on the shooting death of a U.S. Postal Service delivery worker in rural northern Nevada (all times local): 4:15 p.m. A sheriff's official says a U.S. Postal Service delivery worker who was killed on the job in northern Nevada was delivering mail to her own home, and her ...

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office reports that 26-year-old Johnie Shadden succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained around 11:30 a.m. on March 22, 2016 in Mason Valley. According to officials, Ms. Shadden was on-duty as a postal worker and had stopped at her home as part of her normal route at ...

On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, announcement of a Tentative Agreement on a three-year contract was posted to the NRLCA website "What's New“ newsfeed. Article XI Section 1 in part requires that at least one ratification meeting shall be held within each State Association. Ratification meetings were scheduled for March 5-6, ...

In the flier distributed this week, the postal worker wrote in part: "During the period of March 12- March 26, 2016, I would really appreciate your help. The USPS "counts" every piece of mail, parcels, etc. that I handle. The purpose of this 2- week sampling is to set my ...

Rainsville, AL, Rural Carrier Tanya Lyons was delivering mail recently when she spotted a doghouse on fire near a mobile home. Lyons knew the homeowner probably was sleeping, so she repeatedly knocked on the door and windows until he answered. Together, they pulled the doghouse away from the chained pet ...

After driving an 84-mile daily route delivering mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS), Soledad resident Elmer Canevascini retired at the age of 85. Monday was officially his last day but his friends and family gathered at the Soledad Post Office on Friday and held a small retirement party ...

Dell Rapids resident Robbin Baily’s personal odometer rolled past a million miles as a rural carrier for post offices in Colton and Chester. To recognize surpassing the delivery milestone without a preventable incident, Baily was inducted into the United States Postal Service’s One Million Mile Club on Tuesday, March 1, ...

CRANBERRY TWP — The U.S. Postal Service in the township is being investigated by the National Labor Relations Board for unfair labor practices. An employee, whose name was withheld by the labor board, is accusing the Postal Service of two types of wrongdoings: changes in terms and conditions of employment ...

Eddyville, KY, Rural Carrier Linda Brazell was delivering mail recently when she noticed a truck on fire near a house garage. After calling called 911 and alerting the Postmaster, Brazell got a hose from the front of the house and helped keep the fire from spreading. The fire department arrived ...

Step 4 Settlement on Refueling of Government Vehicles This case involved management requiring rural carriers to refuel more frequently than provided in the refueling allowance. The parties agree there may be instances where local policy requires rural carriers to refuel more frequently than provided in the refueling allowance. The parties ...

Step 4 Settlement on Deviating to Deliver Express Mail This case involved management requiring rural carriers to deviate from their line of travel to deliver Express Mail before noon regardless of the service guarantee. The parties agree that any management decision to require rural carriers to deviate from the normal ...