East Amherst, NY, Rural Carrier Gloria Geist recently took a call from a woman who asked her to check on the woman’s mother, who had just fallen and broken her leg. Geist went to the mother’s home, found her and immediately called 911. She also got the woman a blanket ...

Schererville, IN, Rural Carrier Michael Biedakiewicz was delivering mail recently when he noticed a home’s garage had caught fire. Biedakiewicz called 911 and alerted the residents, who escaped safely. Firefighters arrived and got the blaze under control before it seriously damaged the house. Employees featured in “Heroes’ corner ” also ...

2015-2018 Contract Signing Ceremony Monday, April 25, 2016 United States Postal Service Headquarters Seated (L-R): Megan Brennan (USPS Postmaster General, Chief Executive Officer), Jeanette Dwyer (NRLCA President) Standing (L-R): Cathy Perron (USPS Manager, Contract Administration (NRLCA)), Jeffrey Williamson (USPS Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President), Douglas Tulino (USPS ...

Moxee City, WA, Rural Carrier Tina Liniger was delivering mail recently when she spotted a little girl wandering down a roadside ditch. Liniger knew where the 3-year-old child lived and took her home. The girl’s mother was not aware her daughter had wandered off and was grateful for Liniger’s help ...

Pursuant to Article XI, Section 4 of the NRLCA Constitution, "ratification ballots shall be totaled by state, and the results posted on the NRLCA website." Twenty Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Four (20,174) ballots were processed. The results are: IN FAVOR OF RATIFICATION: 16,739 OPPOSED TO RATIFICATION: 3,368 VOID: 67 ...

The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers approximately 119,000 employees represented by the union. Highlights of the agreement include annual general wage increases, a reduction in the employer share of health premiums, and the preservation ...

Mena, AR, Rural Carrier Sandy Rummell recently called 911 when she noticed a building burning next to a customer’s house. She also alerted the customer, who safely escaped before firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze. The customer was grateful for Rummell’s actions. Source: Sandy Rummell, Mena, AR | USPS News ...

Pursuant to Article XI, Section 4 of the NRLCA Constitution, the Ratification Committee has completed the tabulation of ballots and reports that the 2015-2018 NRLCA-USPS Tentative National Agreement has been RATIFIED by a vote of 16,739 to 3,368, or 83 percent voting in favor of ratification. A more detailed report ...

UPDATE:  Georgia State Patrol is still investigating what caused the death of a postal employee on Highway 27 at Collard Valley Road on the Cedartown bypass earlier this afternoon. Polk County deputy coroner Marty Robinson said that officials are still investigating how postal employee Gina W. Jackson, 52, of a ...

TAMARACK, Minn. — For most of us, retirement will come in our 60s. But Aitkin County mail carrier Bill Onstad is anything but your average worker. When asked how many years he’s been a mail carrier, Onstad quickly replies, “Well, that’s what I don’t know. I can’t remember when I ...

Westbrook, MN, Rural Carrier James Patterson recently approached a customer’s door with a package. After knocking, he heard a faint cry for help. Patterson found the customer in the basement. She was in pain after falling and breaking her hip. Patterson called 911 and stayed with the woman until medical ...

Naples, FL, Rural Carrier Toni Staples was leaving work on a recent day when she heard screaming coming from a nearby parking lot. Staples found a woman sitting in the passenger seat of a car that was slowly rolling backward toward six lanes of traffic. Staples jumped into the driver’s ...

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 ...