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Guidelines for Acts of God from the NRLCA

The Postal Service takes a narrow view on Administrative Leave for Acts of God.  They must be general instead of personal, meaning large groups of employees not being able to make it to work. See more information at the links below: 1.  Click here for Act of God information from the NRLCA 2.  Click here … Read more

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows the game

This is a Ruralinfo.net Editorial. Click here to see all Ruralinfo.net editiorials It never ceases to amaze me when a carrier happens upon Ruralinfo.net and then proceeds to tell us how much they love their job and they wonder why everyone complains so much on my website. They wonder why there is so much negative … Read more

NRLCA Saddened by Carrier Shooting in Landover, MD

The NRLCA expresses its sincere condolences to the family, friends and coworkers of our fellow Postal employee, Tyson Barnette, who was killed this past weekend.  Mr. Barnette, a City Letter Carrier was gunned down while delivering mail in Landover, MD, a suburb of Washington D.C., on the evening of November 23.  He was 26 years … Read more

103- ok 99 – Positive Changes That Our Union Leadership Has Gained

By John Amtsfield Former State Steward, New Jersey Some of these are a little bit dated, but still a great list. 1. Creation of PTF rural employees so that some relief personnel are career employees with benefits. 2. No Layoff clause. 3. RCAs earn leave while serving on auxiliary route or on vacant regular route … Read more

Has your office implemented the Red Line policy?

If your office has implemented the RED LINE Policy, where you are not allowed, after returning from your route to the office, to take anything across the RED LINE or back to your case. If management is requiring you to do additional duties, that you were not given credit for during last mail count, like waiting … Read more

NRLCA Form 30 Required for Worker's Compensation Assistance

If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to a Worker’s Compensation issue, please contact Devin Cassidy, Director of Worker’s Compensation. To receive assistance, you will first need to submit a NRLCA Form 30. This Form 30 must be received in the National Office before Devin can assist you with your issues. The Form 30 can be downloaded … Read more

Step 4:Proper Credit for DPS Flats With More Than One Zone

The issue in this grievance concerns the proper credit during a mail count for DPS flats when a rural route delivers mail to more than one zone. The additional credit is based on a route that crosses between zones more than once. When this occurs the route is credited in column 17 based on the … Read more

Whose fault is it anyway?

My previous editorial “The Union Membership” raised some hackles.  Good, that is exactly what I wanted it to do.  Sometimes we have to instigate people to think about things from a different perspective.  If we are only surrounded by those with the exact same opinion, then we might not ever be challenged to look at … Read more

The Union membership.

  Not sure if most of you know this, but I usually stay on the union “bad” list for the information I share.  I am accused of letting non members have information only meant for union members.  I have heard this accusation since the beginning of this website.  Yes, I do share information that is … Read more

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