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RRECS updated timeline
The message to our HQ: This message was sent to the District Managers this afternoon at 6:46 PM. The NRLCA had no input other than to receive it. Subject: RRECs District Managers, As we work towards our first National RRECS implementation, based on recommendations from our CIO group, we will use this week to review … Read more
NRLCA – Letters of Demand Being Issued for Exceeding 2240
Carriers, please be aware that the Postal Service is sending out invoices for carriers that exceeded 2240. Do NOT pay these invoices. Per the Step 4, E95R-4E-C 01267089, if the carriers exceeded 2240 through no fault of their own, the Letters of Demand would be waived. These invoices say that they are for information only but there may … Read more
DELAY IN RRECS IMPLEMENTATION
At approximately 5:00 P.M. today, Monday, March 20, the NRLCA was notified that because of system issues, the PS Forms 4241-A could not be generated. This will cause a delay in RRECS implementation until at least April 8, 2023
Family of mail carrier killed in dog attack speaks out, demands accountability
Pamela Rock fatally attacked by dogs in Putnam County Pamela Rock was airlifted to a trauma center, where her brother Tom Rock rushed to her side. “She had lost one arm and part of another leg,” he said. “Her face was mauled. Her face was mauled, ear was torn up, all of the horrible things … Read more
Investigators find no wrongdoing after rural carrier Pamela Rock dies in dog attack
Pamela Rock was mauled by five dogs that got out of a fenced-in yard after the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the postal worker’s mail truck had broken down on a dirt road. The I-TEAM has learned that federal and local investigations didn’t find wrongdoing by Rock’s employer or the dogs’ owner, respectively.
Mrs. Mamie Thomas, first female rural mail carrier delivered in Vicksburg
Born in 1873 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Mamie Thomas grew up in a time when women’s opportunities were limited. However, she was determined to make a difference and break through the barriers that kept her and other women from achieving their goals. After marrying John Thomas, she moved to the small community of Beechwood, Mississippi, where … Read more
From NRLCA: New DACA Code G: Annual Leave in Lieu of Holiday Pay
Per the 2021-2024 Agreement between the NRLCA and USPS: Effective the Presidents’ Day 2023 holiday, regular rural carriers who work their holiday, at their option, may elect to have their annual leave balance credited with one day of annual leave in lieu of holiday pay. DACA Code G has been established for this purpose and … Read more
NLRB says NRLCA Steward Didn’t Threaten Rural Mail Carrier
A National Rural Letter Carriers Association steward did not threaten an Oregon member by backing a U.S. Postal Service manager who scolded the worker for complaining about added work.
Kansas rural carrier killed in car-train accident near Burlingame
The Kansas Highway Patrol has reported that Ronald R. Neilson, 62, of Scranton, Kan., was killed Thursday morning when his vehicle was struck by a train at a crossing on 189th Street, south of Burlingame, Kan. KHP reported the accident happened about 10:05 a.m. Feb. 9, 2023, at a location about 1/3 mile east of … Read more