Today, the World Health Organization designated the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic. NRLCA National Officers have been closely following the quickly developing news about COVID-19’s spread for several weeks, and we are continuing to gather information from the CDC, WHO, state and local public health departments, and other government and health organizations about recommended actions … Read more
The agency has released a preparedness plan called the “Postal Service Pandemic Influenza Plan” which it describes as “applicable to a potential COVID-19 pandemic.” For now, it remains only a plan as no pandemic has been declared. [embeddoc url=”https://www.ruralinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pandemic-Influenza-Plan.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google”] USPS Releases Pandemic Plan
Stay tuned for an announcement on our upcoming launch of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages. On our social media, we’ll share information and stories to help keep our members and the public informed about issues that affect rural carriers and their families. We’ll share news such as USPS issues, postal legislation updates, and messages from … Read more
With the passage of the USPS Fairness Act in the House on February 5, the next step in our fight is the companion bill in the Senate. S. 2965 would eliminate the requirement that the USPS pre-fund health benefits for retirees, placing the Postal Service on a far better financial footing. The NRLCA urges all … Read more
On February 21, 2020, the Postal Service notified the NRLCA that the contractual retro payment would be delayed once again due to programming issues within the system. This delay would cause the retro payment to be processed and paid on May 15, 2020. The National Agreement was ratified on August 6, 2019. This latest delay … Read more
Your help is needed! Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5, the House will vote on the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382). The first votes are scheduled to begin at 4:45PM, and we anticipate the vote on H.R. 2382 to be shortly after that. Please contact your representative and ask them to support this legislation! H.R. 2382 would … Read more
Your help is needed! Next Wednesday, February 5, the House will vote on the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382). We urge you to contact your representative and ask them to vote in favor of this landmark bill that will end the mandate to prefund USPS retiree healthcare and erase nearly 90 percent of the Postal … Read more
The Postal Service lost $8.8 billion in fiscal year 2019 according to the fourth quarter financial report released on November 14. While there were some positive signs as operating revenue increased by $514 million over 2018 for a total of $71.1 billion, the USPS continues to be held back by the retiree healthcare prefunding mandate … Read more
2020 Rate Information RCBP members in Self Plus One are highly recommended to change to Family enrollment. This is totally permissible in the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program and can be done through the following: Retirees Call Retirement Information Office at 1-888-767-6738, Monday through Friday 7:40am to 5:00pm eastern time. CALL EARLY in the day! For retirees … Read more
The USPS HQ Learning and Development has notified the field that the revised Rural Academy curriculum and associated materials are available for use and are to be implemented no later than November 1, 2019. Standard Training for Rural Carriers has been updated. Included updates: Material has been organized to allow for added hands-on practice and … Read more
The NRLCA National Board has designated the week of October 20-26. 2019 as “National Steward Recognition Week.” We hope you will join us in showing our stewards at every level, that their dedication and commitment do not go unnoticed. Let us praise our stewards at least as often as we criticize and remember that they … Read more
The United States Postal Service yesterday announced that Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, is retiring effective January 31, 2020. “Megan Brennan is a devoted public servant who has helped lead the United States Postal Service through some very challenging circumstances,” said Robert M. Duncan, Chairman of the Board of Governors. “The … Read more
The 2019 National Convention Proceedings are now available to download. CLICK HERE to be directed to the magazine. To request a printed copy of the National Convention Proceedings, please complete and return the “Request for Convention Proceedings and Other Special Editions of The National Rural Letter Carrier magazine” form available here. If you have previously submitted a request to receive special editions, you do … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerns the use of rolling equipment (e.g., wire containers, post cons, etc.) as a conveyance in rural delivery operations. After discussion of this case with the National Board and Legal Counsel we determined that our best course of action on these cases is to pursue each of the individual circumstances … Read more
Since 1974, this union has endorsed Article 14 of our contract and our members’ participation in the Safety Captain program. The USPS has “rebranded” the position of Safety Captain as Safety Ambassador, effectively eliminating the Safety Captain position. Unfortunately, the USPS has included duties for the Safety Ambassador position such as observing and reporting safety … Read more
Pursuant to Article XI, Section 4 of the NRLCA Constitution, the Ratification Committee has completed the tabulation of ballots and reports that the 2018-2021 NRLCA-USPS Tentative National Agreement has been RATIFIED by a vote of 16,714 to 2,665, or 86 percent voting in favor of ratification. A more detailed report from the Ratification Committee will … Read more
UPS is set to begin seven-day delivery beginning January 1, 2020. Along with taking further advantage of its own network, UPS will collaborate with the Postal Service to offer Sunday delivery services. “I can tell you that I personally got a commitment from the top USPS that they understand our requirements and the needs of … Read more