NEW VIDEO: NRLCA Update on Route Adjustments
Stand up talk on route adjustments
Mail Survey
Rural Route Evaluated Dispute Process (RREDP) Documentation Requirements and Updated Forms
The Rural Route Evaluation Dispute Process will be used to address disputes where the assigned carrier has identified potential errors. Local management and the carrier should discuss and work together to submit the necessary documentation needed to resolve the issue. Listed on the attached pages are some common issues being disputed and the recommended documentation … Read more
NRLCA updates Mini Mail Survey page
The next RRECS Mini Mail Survey will be held February 24 to March 8, 2024. Evaluations will be effective April 6. Only Random Letters and Flats, Walking Distances, PARS Labels and recurring Miscellaneous Activity not captured by the automated standards, will be measured or counted. NEW! Mini Mail Survey Refresher Training NEW! NRLCA Mini Mail Survey Presentation NEW! Mini … Read more
Make Sure Your Edit Book is Up to Date and DPM-LTM Systems Have Been Updated!
Attention Carriers: REMINDER: Everyone should be making sure that their Edit Book is up to date and the DPM-LTM systems have been updated with the most current data. This needs to be done now, prior to the beginning of the next Mini Mail Survey (February 24-March 8). We need to be proactive to make sure the … Read more
New Rural Route Evaluated Dispute Process (RREDP) MOU
The new Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS) evaluations will become effective Saturday, October 7, 2023. The associated PS Form 4241-A is expected to be available to all carriers by Saturday, September 30, 2023. Home | National Rural Letter Carrier’s Association Also see:
MINI MAIL SURVEY – IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS) Mini Mail Survey (MMS) concluded September 8, 2023. All rural carriers should have received their Mini Mail Survey Summary for review. All carriers are encouraged to review their Mini Mail Survey for accuracy. If there are any missing/incorrect entries, the carrier should work with their local manager to ensure … Read more
Documentation Required for RRECS Disputes
The Rural Route Evaluation Dispute Process will be used to address disputes where the assigned carrier has identified potential errors. Local management and the carrier should discuss and work together to submit the necessary documentation needed to resolve the issue. Listed on the attached pages are some common issues being disputed and the recommended documentation … Read more
New RRECS MOU
Please see the below MOU between the U.S. Postal Service and the NRLCA setting the future evaluation periods for all rural routes with effective dates at six-month intervals. This MOU also outlines several changes to be made to the calculation of Route Coverage effective with the rural route evaluations, October 7, 2023.
ATTENTION RURAL CARRIERS: RADAR Report Must Be Pulled and Posted Daily
Attention Rural Carriers: Management must pull and post the RADAR Report daily. The requirement is daily, not just during the Mini Mail Survey but every day. If management doesn’t pull and post the report, notify your DR or ADR.
NRLCA releases LOU on Step 4 Closed Business or School
The NRLCA was approached to discuss the Step 4 in reference to the closed business or school. In that Step 4, if a business/school closed hold contained 8 or more DPS letters, the carrier would receive a parcel during the Evaluated Compensations System (ECS) mail count. After entering the RRECS environment, this agreement no longer … Read more
USPS releases MOU for RRECS Dispute process
New MOU for dispute process for RRECS
REVISED 4241-A Explanation (Cheat Sheet)
NOTE: All times are weekly times/credits.
IMPORTANT: RRECS Evaluation Prematurely Uploaded for 784 Routes
784 routes have had their RRECS evaluation prematurely uploaded for pay period 10. USPS HQ is aware, and the offices were told to take extraordinary measures to ensure that these carriers would receive a paycheck this Friday. It will not be your correct salary, but you will receive a check. Your managers know which routes … Read more
ATTENTION RURAL CARRIERS: NEW ROUTE EVALUATIONS GO INTO EFFECT MAY 6
ATTENTION RURAL CARRIERS: NEW ROUTE EVALUATIONS GO INTO EFFECT MAY 6
New rural route evaluations effective date changed from April 8 to April 22, 2023
The Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have decided to delay the implementation of the new rural route evaluations (RRECS) from April 8 to April 22, 2023. During the distribution of Forms 4241-A and 4241-M, it was discovered that some of the data fields did not display correctly. Additionally, the Volume … Read more