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NRLCA: Wounded Warriors Act Passes House

Wounded Warriors Act Passes House The Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 (H.R. 313) was passed in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The NRLCA had previously endorsed the legislation when it was first introduced in January 2015. The bipartisan legislation would allow disabled veterans who enter the federal workforce 104 hours … Read more

NRLCA Supports the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act

National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association Supports the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave ActFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 17, 2014National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association – www.nrlca.orgContact: Margaret Boehm, MBoehm@nrlca.org, 703-797-8412The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association endorses the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act that was introduced by Senators Jon Tester D-MT and Jerry Moran R-KS. The bipartisan legislation would allow … Read more

NRLCA: Postmaster General Donahoe to Retire February 2015

Postmaster General Donahoe to Retire February 2015 The United States Postal Service Board of Governors announced today that Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Patrick R. Donahoe has decided to retire February 1, 2015, after 39 years with the Postal Service. At a public meeting of the Board of Governors this morning, Mickey D. Barnett, … Read more

NRLCA statement on USPS employee Data Breach

At 9 o’clock this morning, the NRLCA received the following information on the cyber-breach that compromised Postal Service employees’ personal information and employment information just minutes before Stand Up talks on the subject began around the country in Post Offices. President Dwyer did receive a phone call on Sunday night from Postmaster General Donahoe as … Read more

New 800 Number for CVS Caremark Member Services for RCBP members

New 800 Number for CVS Caremark Member Services   Beginning July 7, 2014, Rural Carrier Benefit Plan members must use a new toll-free number to access CVS Caremark Member Services. The new phone number is 1-800-292-4182. The new toll-free number will provide RCBP members with direct access to the CVS Caremark Member Service Team that … Read more

NRLCA files National Level Step 4 Grievance related to compensation for “National Check with Inquiries (NACI)”

NRLCA files National Level Step 4 Grievance related to compensation for “National Check with Inquiries (NACI)” This case involves the Postal Inspection Service taking over the processing of National Check with Inquiries (NACI) investigations for career hires and employees converted to career from the Office of Personnel Management. The process of the NACI started in … Read more

NRLCA: USPS CONTRACTS FOR NEW SCANNERS (MDDs)

USPS CONTRACTS FOR NEW SCANNERS (MDDs) After several months of testing and evaluation, including some hands-on device evaluation by rural letter carriers, the USPS has contracted with Honeywell International, Inc. to produce the newest version of a handheld scanning device for rural letter carriers. The Honeywell Dolphin 99EX, called the Mobile Delivery Device (MDD) by … Read more

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 the NRLCA 2.  Click here … Read more

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 30, 2014. As an incentive … Read more

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 23.  He was 26 years … Read more

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 Form 30 can be downloaded … Read more

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 carriers as to any unsafe … Read more

NRLCA: Formulas to Determine Additional DPS Compensation

When a carrier on a route being compensated under the DPS standards (letters and/or flats) is required to case all or a significant portion of its DPS letters and/or flats, due to circumstances that have left all or some portion of the DPS letters and/or flats in an out of sequence condition, such as machine … Read more