Step 4 – Regular carrier's right to a leave replacement assigned to route
The issue in this grievance concerns a regular carrier’s right to require a leave replacement be assigned to their route in accordance with Article 30.2.A.2. The Parties agree that management has a reasonable period of time after the written request of a regular rural carrier to have a leave replacement ...
Step 4 – Credit when required to scan EVS barcodes
The issue in this grievance concerns proper credit during a mail count when management requires carriers to scan EVS barcodes at the time of delivery. The Parties agree that if management requires rural carriers to scan additional mail pieces with barcodes at the time of delivery, such as EVS barcodes ...
Step 4 : Using firm sheets when less than 6 pieces
The issue in this grievance concerns the use of firm sheets in situations when there are less than six (6) qualifying pieces. The Parties agree that when an address receives six or more qualifying pieces in one day on an “L” route only, a PS Form 3883 should be used ...
NRLCA and USPS resolve dispute on Prepaid Event and piece credit during mail count
The NRLCA and the USPS have been in discussions about appropriate credit during mail count for a Prepaid event and the pieces associated with that event, when accepting/collecting these items at a location other than the established delivery point. The parties have reached a mutual understanding on this issue and ...
Delivery Person Dog Shaming
“If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.” ― Mark Twain Follow Ruralinfo.net's board Postal/Delivery person Dog Shaming on Pinterest ...
Guidelines for Acts of God from the NRLCA
The Postal Service takes a narrow view on Administrative Leave for Acts of God. They must be general instead of personal, meaning large groups of employees not being able to make it to work. See more information at the links below: 1. Click here for Act of God information from ...
NRLCA has adopted a National Member Recruitment Initiative
RAFT (Recruit A Friend Today) National Recruitment Initiative Recruitment Period: December 1, 2013 -June 30, 2014 The National Board has endorsed and adopted a national recruitment initiative called RAFT (Recruit A Friend Today). This special initiative commenced December 1, 2013, and will run through the end of the Association year June ...
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows the game
This is a Ruralinfo.net Editorial. Click here to see all Ruralinfo.net editiorials It never ceases to amaze me when a carrier happens upon Ruralinfo.net and then proceeds to tell us how much they love their job and they wonder why everyone complains so much on my website. They wonder why ...
NRLCA Saddened by Carrier Shooting in Landover, MD
The NRLCA expresses its sincere condolences to the family, friends and coworkers of our fellow Postal employee, Tyson Barnette, who was killed this past weekend. Mr. Barnette, a City Letter Carrier was gunned down while delivering mail in Landover, MD, a suburb of Washington D.C., on the evening of November ...
103- ok 99 – Positive Changes That Our Union Leadership Has Gained
By John Amtsfield Former State Steward, New Jersey Some of these are a little bit dated, but still a great list. 1. Creation of PTF rural employees so that some relief personnel are career employees with benefits. 2. No Layoff clause. 3. RCAs earn leave while serving on auxiliary route ...
PO 603 Revision September 2013
Explanation. This is a revision of Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities. Revisions are made to part 535, Mail Count Forms. Click here to download the Updated PO 603 ...
Final Contract Edition Released
Please be advised that the final contract edition of The National Rural Letter Carrier has been posted and can be viewed in its entirety by CLICKING HERE. via News Info ...
Question Box: Relief Day Work List and High/Low Option
October means choices for rural carriers. Two very important choices to be made this month are whether to sign the Relief Day Work List and whether to select the High Option if available to you. Please take the time to review the information below. Some changes have been made since ...
Has your office implemented the Red Line policy?
If your office has implemented the RED LINE Policy, where you are not allowed, after returning from your route to the office, to take anything across the RED LINE or back to your case. If management is requiring you to do additional duties, that you were not given credit for during ...
NRLCA Form 30 Required for Worker's Compensation Assistance
If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to a Worker's Compensation issue, please contact Devin Cassidy, Director of Worker's Compensation. To receive assistance, you will first need to submit a NRLCA Form 30. This Form 30 must be received in the National Office before Devin can assist you with your issues. The ...
Step 4:Proper Credit for DPS Flats With More Than One Zone
The issue in this grievance concerns the proper credit during a mail count for DPS flats when a rural route delivers mail to more than one zone. The additional credit is based on a route that crosses between zones more than once. When this occurs the route is credited in ...
Coming Soon – Joint NRLCA/USPS Safety Teams
You may have noticed teams that include a rural carrier and manager coming to local offices. This is part of a newly created joint initiative between the NRLCA and USPS dealing with rural carrier safety. These teams go to offices to evaluate the safety of the office and talk with ...