Tragedy takes local rural mail carrier
Sarah Hartman, 30, worked as a rural mail carrier in Strafford, MO A Seymour woman died last week in a tragic two-vehicle, work-related accident on Evergreen Road, about two miles east of Strafford. Sarah K. Hartman, 30, who lives just east of Seymour, was working her route as a rural ...
Rural Carrier Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency, Crashing Mail Truck Into Porch
IRWIN, Pa. (KDKA) — A mail carrier has died after crashing his mail truck over a hillside, hitting the front porch of a home in Irwin. The crash happened after 10 a.m. on Main Street. The mail carrier apparently suffered some sort of medical emergency behind the wheel, causing him ...
Rural Carrier dies after suffering cardiac arrest on the route
A “strict no unnecessary travel” advisory was put in place by the county sheriff’s office in those areas hit hardest by heavy snowfall. County residents were asked to stay home and off the roads to give emergency services personnel and snowplows the access they needed to clear the roads. In ...
Man convicted in crash that killed rural mail carrier in Texas
https://www.postaltimes.com/postalnews/wichita-falls-man-charged-in-april-2018-crash-that-killed-a-rural-texas-mail-carrier/ Related: Texas Rural Carrier killed after being struck by 18 wheeler ...
Guidelines for Acts of God at the USPS
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 ...
Submitting your edit book DOES NOT update your pay
The most important form in a rural carrier's work life- The PS Form 4003 The PS Form 4003 contains all the route’s current, active delivery data including an official line of travel, current number of deliveries, miles traveled, authorized dismounts, etc… This form is used to update any changes that occur ...
Guide to rural time and attendance
Great resource submitted to Ruralinfo ...
More Rural Carrier Heroes
Kevin Lippy, Powhatan, VA Rural Carrier Associate Kevin Lippy was delivering mail in Powhatan, VA, in August when he was involved in a two-vehicle accident. Lippy, who sustained minor injuries, quickly grew concerned about a 3-year-old boy, Jojo Seabrook, who was pinned underneath the car that was being driven by ...
Update on Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS)
Since the June 23rd, 2018 final report of the panel for the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS) the postal service has had teams developing the software and systems to support RRECS. As we move forward with implementing RRECS, the USPS will conduct an end to end test on 4,205 ...
Rural Carrier delivers mail in a Mystery van
MOSES LAKE — You might have seen it out and about. Bright blue and green, with orange letters all around that say “The Mystery Machine,” rambling down country roads, an arm sticking out occasionally, shoving mail into rural mailboxes. “It started out as a safety thing,” said Andrew Arnold, a ...
Ohio Rural Carrier ejected, killed in crash; collision under investigation
WADSWORTH TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) - A mailman died tragically when his truck overturned during a violent two-car crash in Wadsworth on Wednesday. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Randy Irwin, 59, of Macedonia, was pulling into traffic on his mail route along SR 94 when he was struck from ...
Rural carrier dies in Fresno after getting into altercation during work
FRESNO, California - The Fresno County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a mail carrier. Officials tell us 63-year-old Fernando Santoya was delivering mail in the 700 block of South Polk Avenue Tuesday afternoon when he got into an altercation with a group of men who were working on ...
Rural Carrier Contract Negotiations Update
Over the past several months, NRLCA officers have continued their efforts to reach an agreement on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The parties have held several meetings, the most recent being a lengthy meeting this morning between President Stutts and USPS Vice President ...
NRLCA: New Leadership for USPS Oversight Committees in the 116th Congress
With the new session of Congress to begin on January 3, 2019, leadership of the Congressional committees charged with oversight of the USPS is set for a shakeup. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will take the ranking member position for Republicans in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, while Rep ...
Body found on Eau Claire’s northside now identified as missing rural carrier
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (RELEASE) -- On Thursday, December 6, 2018 at approximately 4:15 p.m. investigators with the Buffalo and Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Offices went to a residence on the 2600 block of Seymour Road related to the Toby A. Cleasby missing person investigation. This residence is in the City of ...
NRLCA : Death in the Byrum Family
It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of Linda Byrum, wife of former National Chaplain Doug Byrum. Linda passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018. She was a former Auxiliary President for the state of North Carolina. Arrangements are pending due to the expected inclement ...
NRLCA: Task Force on the Postal Service Releases Their Report
On December 4th, the Task Force on the United States Postal Service released their report on increasing the financial stability of the Postal Service. While the report is non-binding, it did make recommendations the Postal Service can take to reduce labor costs. These steps include eliminating collective bargaining over pay ...