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Rural Carriers – USPS OIG wants your opinions on POV routes vs USPS vehicle routes
The U.S. Postal Service has almost 80,000 rural delivery routes serviced by some 133,000 rural letter carriers. For some of those routes, USPS provides the vehicle; for others, the carrier uses a private vehicle and receives a maintenance allowance from the Postal Service for wear and tear. In fiscal year (FY) 2020, the Postal Service … Read more
Early morning accident claims life of Dublin, TX postal worker, Mindi House
A two-vehicle accident shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday has claimed the life of 39-year-old Mindi House. Captain James Gresham with the Stephenville Police Department told Beneath the Surface News that House was traveling east on Washington Street and attempting to make a left-hand turn onto Wolfe Nursery Road when her vehicle was struck by a … Read more
USPS OIG Report on Replacement of Privately Owned Delivery Vehicles
Background In fiscal year (FY) 2020, the U.S. Postal Service had about 133,000 rural letter carriers and associates delivering mail on over 79,500 rural routes. A rural route can be a government owned vehicle (GOV) route where the Postal Service provides the delivery vehicle, or an equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) route where the carrier provides … Read more
RCA passed away following a vehicle accident while on the route in December
I somehow missed getting this in my “in Memoriam” page in December. May he and his family find peace Randal Mosby Jr. passed away following a vehicle accident while on the route. Randal was a new RCA in Collinsville, IL and was 19 years old. He will truly be missed by his family, friends, … Read more
NRLCA Steward Unlawfully Threatened Worker, NLRB Judge Says
A mail carriers union steward violated federal labor law by threatening a U.S. Postal Service worker who raised complaints about poor working conditions at an Oregon postal facility, an NLRB judge ruled, saying the union acted in bad faith. National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge Gerald M. Etchingham said in a decision Friday that the National Rural … Read more
Illinois RCA killed on the route
QUINCY (WGEM) – Adams County Sheriff’s deputies have identified the victim of a fatal mail truck rollover crash Saturday night. Deputies said they responded to a single vehicle rollover accident on Herleman Road, south of Deer Road in Quincy around at 6:34 p.m.. They said the driver, 59-year-old USPS employee and Quincy resident Brian Vahlkamp, … Read more
The Postal Service’s “Plan B” for Peak Season: Important Information, Please Read!
The NRLCA has recently received correspondence from USPS announcing their “Plan B” for peak season parcels. We have had some discussions with Labor Relations at HQ and clarified the intent of the Plan B. Please read the article from Director of Labor Relations David Heather here.
PA Rural Carrier in Greene County hit by vehicle, killed
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A mail carrier in Greene County was hit by a vehicle and killed on Monday afternoon, the coroner confirmed. Greene County Coroner Gene Rush said the mail carrier, 49-year-old Chad E. Varner of Spraggs, was hit after exiting his vehicle to deliver a package. The coroner said this happened at 180 … Read more