RURAL CARRIER NEWS
U.S. Postal Service Will be Closed in Observance of Independence Day, July 4
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Independence Day on Saturday, July 4. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on ...
Rural Carrier kidnapped and killed in rural North Carolina, state agents say
A recently widowed U.S. postal worker was kidnapped and killed while delivering mail to homes in rural North Carolina, according to the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation ...
USPS releases EMA charts effective June 25th, 2026
Based on this release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for rural carriers will increase 12.0¢ to $1.07 per mile. This EMA rate will be effective June 27, 2026 (Pay Period ...
NEW VIDEO: From the NRLCA President’s Desk, June 2026 Update
In this new video update, President Don Maston discusses the NRLCA's legislative priorities and recent activity in Congress involving the Postal Regulatory Commission and the USPS Board of Governors ...
PMG Testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
The bottom line is that we are out of cash. We are borrowing from our employees' retirement funds to continue operations. I am not comfortable with that, our employees are ...
Postal Service says its cash crisis is delayed until at least 2031, but problems loom
Helped by pausing payments to worker retirement funds, the U.S. Postal Service is no longer on track to run out of money and stop deliveries next year, Postmaster General David ...
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