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NRLCA updates

NRLCA President Stutts Writes Letter to State Governors Requesting Assistance to Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Available to All Postal Service Employees

I am president of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, which represents over 130,000 rural letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) who deliver the mail in rural and suburban communities in your state and throughout the nation. I write to express my concern that rural letter carriers and their fellow USPS … Read more

NEW LEAVE CODE FOR FULL DAY RURAL UNION LWOP

(The) USPS is implementing a new DACA Code (Code F) which will be used instead of “L” when a carrier takes a full-day of LWOP for Union business. DACA Code F is used for Full Day Rural Union LWOP. This new process begins pay period 04/2021, (January 30th, 2021). The new code F is applicable … Read more

February 6-12, 2021 is Relief Carrier Appreciation Week

The delegates at the 2018 National Convention passed a binding resolution stating, “That a week during the year be designated as Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.” The NRLCA National Board has designated the first full week in February (February 6-12, 2021) as “Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.” We ask that you join us in showing our hard-working … Read more

2021 Western States Conference (WSC) Canceled

From NRLCAAfter speaking with the California President and talking with the other WSC State Presidents, we have decided to cancel the 2021 Western States Conference in California and will look forward to the 2022 WSC in Idaho if and when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Thank you, Trudy Ewing President, Western States Conference

NRLCA releases National Work Hours Reports

From NRLCA The NRLCA National Board has decided to make the National Recap Reports available to the membership via the NRLCA web site. Please understand that this National Recap includes every rural route on which a regular carrier worked that pay period. If no regular carrier worked the route, the route is not included in … Read more

COVID – 19 Decision tree with NRLCA position and Q and A

USPS will be informed of a rural carrier testing positive either by a public health authority or by the carrier themselves. A carrier who tests positive is not required to provide that information to their supervisor but should provide it to the health unit or District OHNA (Occupational Health Nurse Administrator). https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/COVID-19-Decision-Tree-January-21_2021-v2.pdf   https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Decision-Tree-1-21-21-Explanation-and-Q-and-A.pdf

NRLCA President Stutts Writes Letter to President Biden Addressing Postal Employees’ Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine

Dear President Biden, As president of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, which represents over 130,000 rural letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) who deliver the mail in rural and suburban communities throughout the United States, I write to express my concern that rural letter carriers, and other employees of the … Read more

NRLCA – Liberal Changes of Schedule and Leave MOU Extended

The March 23, 2020 MOU which temporarily expanded the use of Sick Leave for Dependent Care and implemented a liberal leave policy has been extended to March 26, 2021. The MOU expanded the use of Sick Leave for Dependent Care to allow employees to use their sick leave for unexpected childcare needs as a result … Read more

UPDATE: NRLCA and USPS Agree to Extend COVID-19 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) Through March 26, 2021

UPDATE: December 22, 2020 Click the following link to view/download the signed MOU confirming the extension of the MOUs listed below: Agreement to Extend COVID-19 MOUs ———————————————————— The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and United States Postal Service have mutually agreed to extend the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) linked below through March 26, 2021: Temporary … Read more

NRLCA – Emergency Salary Advance

It has come to our attention that we have carriers that are not being paid properly and, in some cases, not being paid at all. The manager is then claiming they cannot give the carrier a salary advance and in many cases this is just not true. The rules for a salary advance were addressed … Read more

NRLCA – Overtime Pay Reminder

REMINDER: When a regular carrier volunteers to give assistance on a route other than their regularly assigned route in accordance with the current MOU, the regular carrier is paid time and a half for every minute worked on the other route. The time goes straight to the OT block on the PS Form 1314. A … Read more

NRLCA – Second Trips During the Christmas Overtime Period

From NRLCA It has come to the attention of the NRLCA that some managers are requiring regular rural carriers to deliver parcels prior to casing the mail for the route. This issue is the subject of a grievance GATS # G15R-4G-C 18190733 that was appealed to Step 4 on April 11, 2019. As always when … Read more

MDD Communications: Messaging To Rural Carriers On The Route

From NRLCA The NRLCA has received calls from carriers that indicate management has been using the carriers’ personal cell phone to communicate service directions while the carrier is delivering the mail. Until such time as the USPS provides cellphones, pays for cellphone service, and includes the use of cellphones in the evaluated system this is … Read more

Carrier Pickup – COVID-19 Response and Prevention

From NRLCA A rise in the number of COVID-19 cases has recently been confirmed across the country. The safety and well-being of our employees is our highest priority, and we are continuing to follow recommended guidelines and strategies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We are also implementing additional measures to help maintain … Read more