Today, the USPS and NRLCA have agreed that regular rural carriers may volunteer to work on the Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day holiday, Monday, January 18, 2021, to deliver packages. Managers will ask for volunteer regular rural carriers who wish to work on MLK Day to deliver packages on any route(s) in the office. … Read more
The March 23, 2020 MOU which temporarily expanded the use of Sick Leave for Dependent Care and implemented a liberal leave policy has been extended to March 26, 2021. The MOU expanded the use of Sick Leave for Dependent Care to allow employees to use their sick leave for unexpected childcare needs as a result … Read more
From NRLCA.org Please find attached a MOU which allows for regular rural carriers where needed and wish to VOLUNTEER to deliver packages on any route(s) in the office on the Thanksgiving Holiday. As most of you are aware there is a shortage of leave replacements in many offices. This shortage is due to several … Read more
From NRLCA The NRLCA and USPS have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) allowing regular rural carriers to volunteer to deliver packages on the November 11, 2020 Veterans Day holiday. The full text of the MOU and a link to the signed document are provided below. https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Regulars-Veterans-Day-2020.pdf
Due to the continued increase in parcel volumes throughout the country, the U.S. Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have agreed to modify Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 13 of the 2018-2021 USPS-NRLCA National Agreement and the corresponding Assistant Rural Carriers (ARC) Implementation Guidelines cited in the MOU. These modifications/updates have been … Read more
The NRLCA and USPS have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) allowing regular rural carriers to volunteer to deliver packages on the October 12 holiday. The full text of the MOU and a link to the signed document are below. —————————————————————————————————————————————- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL RURAL LETTER … Read more
UPDATED September 15, 2020 Click the following link to view/download the signed MOU confirming the extension of the MOUs listed below: Agreement to Extend COVID-19 MOUs ———————————————————— The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and United States Postal Service have mutually agreed to extend the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) linked below through December 31, 2020: Temporary … Read more
The NRLCA and USPS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing that for leave year 2021, regular work force career employees covered by the USPS-NRLCA Agreement may carry over 520 hours of accumulated annual leave from leave year 2020 to leave year 2021. In all other respects, the ELM provisions for payment of accumulated … Read more
UPDATE July 10, 2020 Click below for the signed MOU confirming the extension of the MOUs listed below. Agreement to Extend COVID-19 MOUs ———————————————————— May 19, 2020 The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and United States Postal Service have mutually agreed to extend the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) linked below through July 17, 2020. Temporary … Read more
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) linked below was just signed agreeing to allow regular carriers to work on their designated holiday on Monday, May 25, 2020. Compensation will be at the overtime rate and recorded in the same manner as the MOU on regulars performing auxiliary assistance on other routes. Regulars with Monday relief days … Read more
UPDATE May 22, 2020 Click below for the signed MOU confirming the extension of the MOUs listed below. Agreement to Extend COVID-19 MOUs ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— May 19, 2020 The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and United States Postal Service have mutually agreed to extend the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) linked below through July 17, 2020. Temporary … Read more
Your National Board and NSS representative(s) have received numerous concerns pertaining to carriers working in close proximity in offices across the country. Your National Board agrees that the social distancing recommendations of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are important measures which should be practiced as much as possible to slow the spread … Read more
The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) and the U.S. Postal Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding two temporary modifications to the USPS/NRLCA National Agreement regarding work assignments for regular rural carriers due to safety concerns surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19). During the period beginning Monday, April 6, and continuing through Friday, June 5, … Read more
On Thursday, March 26th, President Stutts signed an MOU temporarily expanding the scheduling and utilization of Assistant Rural Carriers (ARCs). For the period beginning Monday, March 23, and continuing through Friday, June 5, 2020, ARCs may be scheduled, on a volunteer basis, on non-holiday weekdays to provide auxiliary assistance for package delivery and for casing … Read more
Due to the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic, President Stutts and the USPS have signed an MOU extending time limits for grievance appeals directly to Step 3; from Step 3 to Step 4; from Step 3 to area arbitration; and from Step 4 to national arbitration for a period of thirty (30) days beyond those … Read more
The NRLCA signs Letter of Mutual Understanding to address outstanding compensation issues for rural carriers while conducting the test of “Service Performance Measurement” (SPM). This letter also addresses the retroactive compensation for SPMs for the period of September 3, 2016 through September 1, 2017. If you have any questions related to this letter, please contact … Read more