On August 23, 2022, the NRLCA filed a Step 4 grievance regarding the Postal Service’s refusal to cease working regular rural carriers on routes other than their assigned routes and on Sundays.
From the NRLCA Recently, an Area Arbitrator affirmed the NRLCA’s position and reiterated our rights under Article 10.2 of our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Being able to take our annual leave on the days we want has always been very important to rural carriers. Our contract says that you should be granted annual leave in accordance … Read more
1) Carrier’s submitted pictures of their route/ride/PO flooded with packages. 2) The pictures were compiled into calendars. 3) I sent the calendars, along with a letter and my contact info, to the NRLCA officers and the PMG. 4) I’m all out of calendars, but if any stragglers want one, I’ll happily acquire more and distribute … Read more
We continue to live in unprecedented times. While the novel coronavirus has not gone away, many states are moving through the various phases of “reopening” and we hope that process does not cause a dangerous spike in positive COVID-19 cases or worse yet, a “second wave.” As I mentioned to you in my last message, … Read more
The issue in this grievance is whether there is a requirement to rebuild a rural route following the reclassification of the route as a result of a DPS letter mail formal review. The parties mutually agree that the following will constitute a full and complete settlement in this grievance. When a rural route that is … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerns Friday/Saturday rotating relief days in formula offices. During our discussion, we mutually agreed the following will constitute full and complete settlement of the grievance: Article 9.2.C.5.c. states, “The Employer will not require a single non-Saturday relief day to be assigned to more routes than a Saturday relief day. A … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerns the proper handling and disposition of mail collected/accepted on a rural route. Specifically, the issues in the case involved the proper credit for collection mail during mail count when management requires the carriers to make more than two separations, and a management directive that the first two separations should … 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
The issue in this grievance concerns whether rural carriers should receive additional credit during a mail count for obtaining equipment to unload the vehicle. The parties have defined unloading as the time associated with the removal of empty equipment, supplies and mail from the vehicle upon returning to the office, entering the building and returning … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerns whether management can mandate rural carriers, who have the option to case DPS letter mail in lieu of taking it directly to the street, the order in which they must case DPS letters. Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities, Section 226, Delivery Point Sequence (OPS) Mail, provides the … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerns the reassignment of relief days in a formula office, to include those situations when a route changes classification from a J to a K route. This would also include the situation when a junior regular carrier is awarded a route with Saturday relief day though the bidding process. Once … Read more
The above grievance concerns compensation for employees who appear as witnesses at arbitration hearings during regular work hours. After reviewing this matter, the parties mutually agreed no national interpretive issue is fairly presented in this case. The parties agree that Article 15.5.D specifies that employee witnesses shall be on employer time when appearing at a … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerns compensation for regular rural carriers that are scheduled to work their relief day but are prevented from reporting due to an act of God. Handbook F-21 , Time and Attendance, section 582.3 addresses the appropriate compensation for rural carriers due to an act of God. The parties agree if … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerns rural carriers utilizing the load truck feature on the MDD when loading an Employer provided vehicle. After reviewing this matter, we mutually agree that no national interpretive issue is fairly presented in this case. Handbook PO-603, section 223.23, is instructive regarding how rural carriers handle parcels that do not … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerns the appropriate compensation for rural carriers required to deliver Amazon Fresh totes. The Postal Service began a market test delivering groceries in the San Francisco, California delivery area on August 8, 2014. The test was expanded to additional delivery locations in California on June 30, 2015, and to locations … Read more
The issue in this grievance concerned carriers being required to scan ALL International Mail Pieces. This IS the current direction from USPS, but the carriers in this case were only required to scan those pieces beginning with C, R, A, V, E or L during their previous mail count. The “scan all directive” was reversed … Read more
The issue in this grievance is the scheduling of PTF Rural Carriers on their “String” routes. Local management took the position that they could schedule a PTF on any route and bypass the PTF for work on one of their string routes provided the PTF was provided with work equal to the total evaluated hours … Read more