RURAL CARRIER NEWS

There are certain rural carrier provisions that happen around the new Guarantee year and the end of the year.   Pay close attention to anything highlighted, or you may end up being surprised. Guarantee Year The new Guarantee year starts on October 4th, 2025 Carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked...

The U.S. Senate adopted a resolution last week recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Postal Service. “It’s a testament to the important work we do, and how long we have been doing it, that the United States Senate took this gratifying bipartisan and unanimous action to salute the Postal Service’s...

EVERETT, Wash. (KOMO) — A contracted Amazon delivery driver who was allegedly armed with two guns, a large knife, and a bulletproof vest told detectives he shot a U.S. Postal Service worker in the head as an act of self-defense during an altercation in the mailroom of an Everett apartment...

The Rural Route Evaluation Dispute Process (RREDP) will be used to address disputes where the assigned carrier has identified potential errors. Local management and the carrier should discuss and work together to submit the necessary documentation needed to resolve the issue. The RRECS Disputes Documentation Requirements (linked below) lists some common issues being...

No one was more surprised than Jolena Kees to learn she has one of the nation’s longest delivery routes. Kees, a Grayson, KY, rural carrier, drives 135 miles each workday to serve 479 delivery points. The Postal Service recently named Kees’ route one of the nation’s longest, a list released last month to help...

During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) provided updates on his investigation into the USPS hiring registered sex offenders to deliver mail.

The U.S. Postal Service policy banning people from bringing firearms into post offices violates the Constitution, a federal judge in Texas ruled Tuesday. Judge Reed O’Connor, a Trump appointee, said both the Post Office’s own regulation and a federal law barring firearms possession in a “federal facility” cannot survive scrutiny...

 If you are enrolled in a PSHB plan and do NOT want to change plans, you do NOT have to take any action. You will stay enrolled in your current plan.  PSHB enrollment requires a login.gov account. Visit www.login.gov for more information on how to set up an account.  All Postal...

A Richmond postal carrier was critically injured last week when her United States Postal Service truck crashed on County Line Road. According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, the single-vehicle crash took place on the afternoon of Sept. 16 in Casco Township. It caused County Line Road between 28...

When Hannah Kulishova joined the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in 2021, she thought she had found the perfect fit: steady work, miles of walking, and a chance to serve her community. But last August, that sense of normalcy was shattered when she realized her employer had placed her, and countless...