Ruralinfo.net 
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) linked below was just signed agreeing to allow regular carriers to work on their designated holiday on Monday, May 25, 2020. Compensation will be at the overtime rate and recorded in the same manner as the MOU on regulars performing auxiliary assistance on other routes. Regulars with Monday relief days … Read more
The Postal Service has determined that the Mercedes Metris has proven to be an effective delivery vehicle. As you will see, the vehicle is equipped with air conditioning and some needed safety features. These were tested by rural carriers who normally use their POV on the route and the feedback was very favorable. Two contracts … Read more
UPDATE: Mr. Traylor’s funeral will be held on Thursday, May 21 at 11:00 am at the Waveland Cemetery in Hillsboro, IL. Please click here to view his obituary and other information on the funeral home website. Sympathy cards may be sent to his family at the address below: Steve Traylor Family 409 19th Street Hillsboro, IL … Read more
On behalf of the NRLCA’s more than 130,000 rural letter carrier members, I would like to welcome Louis DeJoy as the new Postmaster General. I hope to sit down with Mr. DeJoy soon to discuss the myriad of issues we face as employees and as part of an agency that provides an essential service to … Read more
Less than two months ago, the world as we knew it changed. For the first time in our lives, we are facing a global pandemic. Your National Board has worked day and night to stay on top of rapidly changing information about COVID-19 and its impact on the Postal Service and our bargaining unit, conferring … Read more
Business closed–hold mail extended through May 30, 2020 April 30, 2020 The USPS has issued the below Mandatory Stand-Up Talk for employees. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– The Postal Service is committed to assisting businesses impacted by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In an effort to best serve our business customers, we are continuing to temporarily modify … Read more
The National Board of the NRLCA has reached out to the officers of each state association in an effort to compile an ongoing list of state-level, in-person meeting cancellations. This list will be posted and updated on the NRLCA.ORG website and broadcast across the NRLCA’s social media feeds. We will continue to keep you updated … Read more
With the COVID-19 potential health threat, effective immediately the USPS will temporarily suspend physical inspections of rural routes. At this time they are planning to resume inspection activities on Saturday, May 2, 2020. During this period, management should continue to ensure Edit Books and 4003s are kept updated as needed to enhance preparedness for RRECS … Read more
Please be advised that the 2018-2021 Special Contract Issue of The National Rural Letter Carrier has been posted and can be viewed and downloaded in its entirety
We have been notified by USPS HQ that a new scan has been established for parcels that have been attempted and the customer has requested redelivery. At this time, this has been established as a carrier scan. When a customer requests redelivery of a parcel, the clerk is to pull the parcel and hand off … Read more