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American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)—Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL)

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides an important new leave benefit for letter carriers affected by COVID-19. Effective March 12, it establishes a new category of leave called Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL). EFEL is available to all federal employees if they experience a Covid-19 related … Read more

IMPORTANT: 2021 State Convention Cancellations & Postponements

From NRLCA State Convention cancellations and postponements will be posted as each state board reports its decision to the NRLCA National Board. Below is the current list of states that are canceling or postponing their State Conventions for 2021:   Alabama: Canceled Connecticut: Canceled Kentucky: Postponed until October 2021 Minnesota: Canceled (may be rescheduled later … Read more

NRLCA – Question Box: Acts of God

Question Box: Acts of God An Act of God involves community disasters such as fires, floods, or storms. The disaster… Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Thursday, February 18, 2021

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