Where to go from here

So, I am sure most of you have noticed that I have changed the way I share articles from the NRLCA. The reason is I have received a certified letter from the NRLCA’s lawyers. From the beginning the NRLCA has been against the Ruralinfo website, but this is the first time they have gone as … Read more

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

2021 Mid-States Conference Canceled

It is so unfortunate due to COVID-19 that the Mid-States Conference scheduled to be held at the Hilton Hotel and the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 30, May 1 & 2, 2021 has been canceled. The hosts, Indiana Rural Letter Carriers’ Association State Board, has decided to cancel the 2021 Mid-States Conference … 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’ State of the Union Address

NRLCA President Stutts' State of the Union Address The pandemic has, in so many ways, forced us to do our work… Posted by National Rural Letter Carriers' Association on Tuesday, February 16, 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

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