Happy Birthday to the NRLCA
On this day in 1903, rural carriers gathered in Chicago at the very first NRLCA National Convention to write our Constitution and bylaws and elect our first National Officers
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EMA to Increase 0.5 Cents to 97.5 Cents Per Mile Effective October 4, 2025
On September 11, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August 2025 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 278.712, an increase from the May 2025 Index of 277.131. Therefore, based on the August 2025 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for … Read more
Fly flags at half-staff to honor Kirk
President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor Charlie Kirk, the political activist who was fatally shot Sept. 10. Flags should be flown at half-staff until Sunday, Sept. 14, at sunset. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to the half-staff … Read more
Steiner emphasizes the importance of service during tour of USPS facilities
Postmaster General David Steiner visited nine USPS facilities in Colorado and Texas last month, part of his focus on strengthening the organization’s service to the American public. At each stop on his tour, Steiner met with employees and discussed his priorities for the Postal Service, including operating in a financially sustainable manner, investing in the … Read more
Got questions about the Thrift Savings Plan?
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has scheduled its latest slate of informational webinars and online training courses, which are open to Postal Service employees. The topics will include TSP contributions, death benefits, distributions, investment funds, in-service withdrawals and loans. The webinars will last one hour, while the courses are two hours or more. Participation is … Read more
Sunday/Holiday Parcel Delivery Work List Sign Up Period Begins September 13th, 2025
The Sunday/Holiday Parcel Delivery List posting starts on Saturday, September 13th, 2025. The RDWL must be posted through Friday, September 26th, 2025, and will be effective on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 Art. 30.2.P (in part)-An office-wide list will be established for substitutes, rural carrier associates, and rural carrier relief employees who desire to work on Sunday. When there is … Read more
Rural Relief Day Work List (RDWL) Sign Up Period Begins September 13th, 2025
The Rural Relief Day Work List (RDWL) posting starts on Saturday, September 13th, 2025. The RDWL must be posted through Friday, September 26th, 2025, and will be effective on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 RELIEF DAY WORK LIST: (Article 8.5.A) The relief day work list at each delivery unit shall be established twice during each guarantee period. The relief … Read more
Federal retirement claim processing times increase
Federal employees, on average, are waiting longer to see their retirement applications processed. New data from the Office of Personnel Management for August shows it takes an average of 70 days to process a claim from a retiring fed. But if retirement claims are coming to OPM in less than 60 days, those cases take, … Read more
Roth in-plan conversions coming to the TSP in January 2026
Starting in January 2026, you’ll be able to convert money in your traditional (pre-tax) balance to your Roth (after-tax) balance in your TSP account. This is called a “Roth in-plan conversion”. If you don’t have a Roth balance in your TSP account, your first Roth in-plan conversion will create one. If you’re considering doing a … Read more
Which Post Offices have lost the evening collection? An Update on RTO Implementation
Over the past two years, the Postal Service has been quietly eliminating the evening collection of mail at thousands post offices, one by one. Rather than going out the same day to a processing center, mail, packages, and Priority items sit overnight in the back of the post office, waiting to be collected the next … Read more