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 15…
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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…
Check out the first ever rural carrier podcast. Josh Brandon a rural carrier is the creator and you can follow the podcast on Spotify or Youtube. Check it out.. He is also looking for people to be on the podcast…
Ruralinfo.net – I attended my contract ratification meeting yesterday and here are my notes It was agreed that RCAs could be forced to work in other offices, but that they are being forced now, and this will make sure they…
Daily breaks – Did you know? Did you know that management cannot require you to take a break? The parties agree that rural carriers at their option may take a lunch break, provided the time does not exceed (30) minutes per…
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…
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……
Christmas Overtime Period begins in: Day Hour Minute Second Just wanted to put out a few important points for the Christmas OT period which will begin on Saturday December 1st, 2018 and ends on Friday, December 21st, 2018. Below are a few…
To give immediate help, donate through paypal to JTouchton76@gmail.com Also need paper towels, baby wipes, work gloves, brooms, dust pans, garbage bags, etc. Not in Florida but want to help? Here’s the address to ship any supplies to. Julie Touchton will make…
There are certain rural carrier provisions that happen around the new Guarantee year and the end of the year. I have summarized them below with links to more information. Pay close attention to anything highlighted, or you may end up…
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Hearing news of a new tool corporate is using (supposedly) in every district. It reports (by office) every time a carrier backs up, u-turns, left turns, deviates, accelerates too fast, brakes too fast. They are calling those “Events”. They intend…
Did you know Thats right… If you are close to moving into the next hour of evaluation, overlooking something small could mean a $2190.00 mistake Just as an example: A 40k Step 12 route’s salary is $58,455.00 A 41k Step…
I keep hearing from RCAs that say they are being told by their Postmaster/Supervisor that all RCAs get paid hourly instead of evaluated during the Christmas period. This is NOT correct. Only RCAs that are designation 79 will get paid…