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After a new evaluation system is implemented, some workers could lose $8,000 per year or more. Threats to quit have been widespread.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) – Rural mail carriers in Iowa are voicing concerns at the Capitol about how their compensation is determined.
On April 21, 2023, the NRLCA and USPS reached an agreement to delay the implementation of the initial rural route evaluations under the revised Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS), until Saturday, May 6, 2023. The parties are agreeing to this delay to allow for further review of the data underlying these new rural route … Read more
Two-thirds of rural mail carriers nationwide are scheduled to be hit with a pay cut of thousands of dollars annually and may also be assigned more work days, due to the implementation of a new algorithm that determines their salary and work schedule.
Please find attached correspondence from USPS operations with information pertaining to updated 4241As, 4241Ms, implementation of RRECS, and route adjustments. You will note that the USPS intends to implement the RRECS effective April 22, 2023. As you are aware the NRLCA filed a step 4 grievance requesting data and a 60-day time- period from the … Read more
Shelon Williams, a carrier for USPS, said she is going from 46 hours over a five-day week to 37 hours over six days, meaning fewer hours, days off and less pay. CEDAR PARK, Texas — Some U.S. Postal Service (USPS) carriers nationwide are seeing major pay cuts, losing anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000 a year in some … Read more
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
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
NRLCA and USPS are working on a dispute resolution Carriers can file a grievance but they will be held until the dispute resolution is complete. Dispute Resolution Process for RRECS Evaluations
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
The message to our HQ: This message was sent to the District Managers this afternoon at 6:46 PM. The NRLCA had no input other than to receive it. Subject: RRECs District Managers, As we work towards our first National RRECS implementation, based on recommendations from our CIO group, we will use this week to review … Read more
At approximately 5:00 P.M. today, Monday, March 20, the NRLCA was notified that because of system issues, the PS Forms 4241-A could not be generated. This will cause a delay in RRECS implementation until at least April 8, 2023
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
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).