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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

IMPORTANT: RRECS 4241A Printing & Distribution via NRLCA

Please see the documents below regarding the printing and distribution of PS Form 4241-A. The PS Form 4241-A, Rural Route Evaluation, contains a summary of the data utilized to determine a route evaluation. The PS Form 4241-A must be provided to the carrier in order to communicate the new RRECS evaluation for the route.  The … Read more

PRELIMINARY RRECS EVALUATION RESULTS via NRLCA

The National Board has been given preliminary results for the first RRECS evaluation. As you can see based on the graph that we were given, approximately 66% of all routes lost in evaluation and 6% stayed the same, and 28% gained in evaluation. As you can see the USPS has not provided to us requested … Read more

Electing the High Option on Form 4241

REMINDER: CARRIERS CAN TAKE HIGH OPTION IF YOU QUALIFY. YOU MUST SIGN THAT YOU WILL STAY UNDER 2080; CARRIERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SIGN THAT THE SURVEY IS CORRECT. HOWEVER, YOU MUST PUT IN WRITING WHY YOU ARE NOT SIGNING.   Example form below

Standup talk – 2023 FEBRUARY MINI MAIL SURVEY

2023 Mini Mail Survey Period: February 25 through March 10. A Mini Mail Survey is scheduled to begin February 25, and will continue for 12 delivery days, concluding on March 10. The Mini Mail Survey is a required component of the Rural Route Evaluation Compensation System (RRECS).

RRECS Safety/Service Talks

The NRLCA has been notified that less than half of the offices have credit for Safety/Service Talks entered into the Rural Management Support System (RMSS).  The NRLCA submitted a proposal to cover the shortage and it was not accepted. The USPS has unilaterally decided to have the Safety/Service time built into the MMS (Mini Mail Survey) … Read more

RRECS Mini Mail Survey to Be Held February 25-March 10

The first RRECS Mini Mail Survey will take place beginning February 25 and will run through March 10, 2023. The Mini Mail Survey is only documenting four (4) items and comprises approximately six (6) percent of your route’s evaluation. The other 94 percent is based on the data accumulated all year long through technology (your … Read more

Step 4 on 6 to 9 parcel delivery program

In dispute is the Postal Services action to circumvent mail, specifically parcels, in the 6 to 9 Play program. This action is in violation of, but not limited to, Article 5 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the Final Determination, Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS), Submitted to USPS and NLRCA by: Dr. Louis Martin-Vega, … Read more

NRLCA – RRECS Mini Mail Survey 2022

The RRECS Mini Mail Survey is to be conducted from September 10-23, 2022. Only Random Letters and Flats, Walking Distances, PARS Labels and recurring Miscellaneous Activity not captured by the automated standards, will be measured or counted. Click here for more information and links to useful resources. Mini Mail Survey Presentation NRLCA Mini Mail Survey … Read more