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Rural Carrier News you may have missed in April 2024

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USPS has established an anti-harassment info line

The toll-free number is a resource for employees on steps to take: The Postal Service has established a toll-free phone number for employees and managers seeking guidance on what actions to take in the event of an incident of alleged harassment. The number is 877-521-4272. Harassment is unwelcome behavior that ...

RCA dies in accident on the route in Texas

Miranda Suzanne Mathis Fry, born on August 30, 1985, in Conroe, TX, left this world on April 23, 2024. Miranda was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend whose presence touched the lives of many. Miranda was a devoted employee of the United States Postal Service, where she served ...

Yakima County man sentenced in 2019 crash that killed rural mail carrier

Howard Eugene Woods was driving his rural mail route late in the afternoon of March 15, 2019, when Andrew Michael Schilperoort ran a stop sign at the intersection of two Lower Yakima Valley roads. Airbag control module data indicated Schilperoort was driving 86 miles per hour when his vehicle T-boned Woods' car at the intersection ...

NEW VIDEO: NRLCA Update on Route Adjustments

Stand up talk on route adjustments ...

Rural carrier responded to a customer who fell in a barn

Rural Carrier Associate Hayden Dale was delivering mail recently in Wilmington, OH, when he heard shouts coming from a barn. Dale found a customer on the barn floor who had fallen off a ladder, hitting his head and sustaining other injuries. Dale ran to the man’s residence to alert his ...

Man that attacked rural carrier Teresa Ramsay pleads guilty

According to authorities, Garay broke into a home on Spring Drive, where he encountered the homeowner. He took her cell phone from her and according to law enforcement, “stomped on the cell phone and tried to break it but was unable to do so.” Garay threatened to shoot the homeowner’s ...

Rural mail carrier killed in Litchfield, Maine crash

LITCHFIELD — A woman working as a rural mail carrier died of injuries suffered after her mail truck apparently rolled over in a crash Saturday morning, officials said. Alicia Bubier, 48, of Wales had been southbound on Huntington Hill road before leaving the roadway, where the vehicle rolled several times ...

NRLCA Releases Information on Coverage Factor for Rural Routes

The coverage factor established for a rural route has a direct impact on the RRECS evaluation of the route ...

Sunday/Holiday Parcel Delivery Work List Sign Up Period Begins April 13th, 2024

Sunday/Holiday Parcel Delivery Work List posting starts on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 It must be posted through Friday, April 26th, 2024, and will be effective on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 Art. 30.2.P (in part)-An office-wide list will be established for substitutes, rural carrier associates, and rural carrier relief employees who ...

Rural Relief Day Work List (RDWL) Sign Up Period Begins April 13th, 2024

The Rural Relief Day Work List (RDWL) posting starts on Saturday, September 16, 2023 . The RDWL must be posted through Friday, April 26th, 2024 and will be effective on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 RELIEF DAY WORK LIST: (Article 8.5.A) The relief day work list at each delivery unit shall be ...

Happy Birthday to us – Ruralinfo.net is 19 years old

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Our Story: Not totally sure of the exact date I started Ruralinfo.net. The domain creation date was April 4th, 2007. I ran the website for about 2 years on a free Google website.. So this website is AT LEAST 19 years old.. You have ...

USPS releases new EMA charts effective April 6, 2024

Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes Rural Carriers In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.3, of Handbook EL-902, Agreement Between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, effective April 6, 2024 (pay period 9–24), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will decrease to 94.5 ...

NEW: USPS-NRLCA Joint Rural Contract Administration Manual (RCAM) Now Available

The USPS-NRLCA Joint Rural Contract Administration Manual (RCAM) is being posted on the Postal Service MyHR web page and the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (NRLCA) website. This documentation is designed as a resource for the administration of the National Agreement. Jointly prepared by the NRLCA and the Postal Service, ...

USPS reminds employees of zero-tolerance policy

The Postal Service is reminding employees that it has a zero-tolerance policy regarding workplace threats and violence. The organization is committed to cultivating a positive and safe work environment that’s free of threats, intimidation, bullying and violence for all employees. To help fulfill this commitment, a threat assessment team is ...