NRLCA releases full 2021-2024 National Contract. The Special Contract Edition of the National Rural Letter Carrier magazine containing the 2021-2024 National Agreement is now available for viewing and downloading. It will also be mailed to all active bargaining unit members.Jan 6, 2024. #8. ATCBigE said: Probably made some of the fine print bigger so we the carriers can see more of the screw job we are getting. If someone has the ability to post it, I will look through and compare it to last one. more likely turned some of the larger print into fine print. C.When a regular rural carrier is needed to work a relief day, due to the unavailability of a leave replacement, the Employer will: 1. Select carriers on the list, in order of seniority on a rotating basis, to work on the relief day. 2. If the need still exists, the Employer will accept volunteers from regular carriers not on the list before ...Nov 11, 2023 ... net website is live; Rural carrier responds to fire; Rural Letter Carriers Receive New Route Changes; UNITED WE SERVE – 100% DONATED TO ...-- Normally rural carriers are shut of of working in other crafts, but invoking Article 13 may ignore that. Anyone?-- Unknown if there is a time to accept or turn down the offer.-- Could be the difference between a steady pay check or unemployment benefits.-- In any case, good luck in your situation. Please, keep us informed.As a Postal Service ™ Rural Carrier Associate (RCA), you will have a continuous, part-time job with a reliable employer. If you are retired, self-employed, an at-home parent, an educator, night student, or are employed on an evening shift schedule, this on-call position could be the ideal job for you. RCAs are responsible for the safe and ...a formula office for years. Depends on how many K-routes are in the office. 5-14 K-routes require 1 PTF position & 15-24 requires 2 PTFs. 4 or less do not have a requirement. 0. Not open for further replies. We currently have two PTF's in our office. The new postmaster says when they go regular he will not post the PTF position any more.MINI MAIL SURVEY - IMPORTANT NOTICE. The Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS) Mini Mail Survey (MMS) concluded September 8, 2023. All rural carriers should have received their Mini Mail Survey Summary for review. All carriers are encouraged to review their Mini Mail Survey for accuracy. If there are any missing/incorrect entries ...In recent years, there has been a growing trend of individuals and families seeking a change of pace and lifestyle by transitioning from urban areas to rural settings. One of the k...mou e-11.67 in part. As a reminder, LLVs can be placed on, or removed from, vacant regular routes at anytime. A vehide action on a vacant route should be discussed with the carrier covering the route, but carrier agreement is not required. LLVs can be removed from encumbered regular routes only with the agreement of the assigned rural …performed daily by rural carriers. These counts are largely automated and require minimal carrier intervention. The resulting database is used to calculate standard times for the work activities and routes. parties. • Count data is also captured from mapping software developed by the project. MappingAssistant Rural Carriers are employed by Rural Carrier’s as a part-time position that allows them to supplement their income and to provide needed service in rural areas. ... Talk Radio News is a team dedicated to consumers. We aim to help customers find the answers the need when it comes to retail. TalkRadioNews is a participant in the ...Oct 1, 2019. #4. P-P-F -- "Regulars required to train subs?" -- There is nothing in writing. There is not extra pay, but maybe a lot of aggravation -- from both the sub and manglement. There is always the satisfaction of training a new sub and having the new sub become an asset to the office.But these letter carriers are constantly at risk of a growing problem... Read More. Postal News . Duckworth calls on the President to replace USPS board. May 24, …Pursuant to the release of the January 2024 Consumer Price Index – Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), and in accordance with Article 9.1.E, the sixth and final COLA adjustment of the 2021-2024 National Agreement will result in a $353.00 increase for eligible rural carriers.The pm is telling me that the post office never pays for a 2nd trip if the carrier works over 40 hrs. Any input and direction is appreciated. I've already started my step 1. Your PM was likely going off an incomplete memory when referencing HBK F-21 §563.3. The compensation factor "over 40 hours worked" rule applies to leave replacement employees.Dec 16, 2022 · Rural Carrier News. Threads. 291. Messages. 3.2K. V. United States Postal Service and National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association Continue Contract Negotiations. Today at 10:58 AM.Updated Rural Carrier Salary Charts Released. 04/11/2022. Subscribe. The salary schedules below reflect a retroactive $1,935 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective August 28, 2021, a retroactive 1.3% General Wage Increase (GWI) effective November 20, 2021, and a $1,311 COLA effective February 26, 2022.Rural Carrier Salary Schedule effective March 9, 2024 (PP 2024-07) Annual Rates Click here (Acrobat Reader Required) From NRLCA.ORG: Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Effective March 9, 2024 Pursuant to the release of the January 2024 Consumer Price Index - Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), and in accordance with Article 9.1.E, the sixth and final COLA adjustment of the 2021-2024 ...Mail Carrier – United States Postal Service – Redmond, WA 05/21/2024; RCA Rural Carrier Associate – United States Postal Service – Minong, WI 05/21/2024; Automotive Technician – United States Postal Service – Milwaukee, WI 05/21/2024; City Carrier – United States Postal Service – Portland, ME 05/20/2024A rural letter carrier from Fort Myers, Florida in 2006. Rural letter carriers are United States Postal Service and Canada Post employees who deliver mail in what are traditionally considered rural and suburban areas of the United States and Canada. Before Rural Free Delivery (RFD), rural Americans and Canadians were required to go to a post ...- In the rural carrier craft, at any local installation, regular rural carriers shall not be considered for any light duty assignment. ... The Department of Labor treats you like a criminal when you talk to them. You need expert advice. Reactions: Dumbassclerksyndrome, Oi veh., RDruckus and 2 others. Upvote 0 Downvote. P. psd181 Well-known ...Aug 12, 2019. #2. Jacob6875 -- " [ New AUX created ] In any case Management said that for the first 90 days of the route RCA's are not allowed to bid on it (or whatever the process is. -- Best get the Assistant District Representative up to speed on what is happening. -- Ask manglement for their reference of no bidding on the AUX for the first ...He had 3 surgeries this year and another coming maybe not til after the 1st of the year depending on schedule, blue cross basic, $100 for each MRI compared to over $500 with Rural carrier plan (do to out of network). $200 each surgery to doctor, $175 each surgery for hospital (all costs of surgery and overnight stay), thats it, still much ...Union is saying if your route is one of these 4 or 5 routes it will come out with similar strength if you are already between 43 and 46k . For The routes those are below 43k , the adjustments will be made as equitable as possible with the available territories. It might even lead to all routes being 43k or up .Here's the rule on Aux routes: "Auxiliary Rural Carriers, Rural Carrier Reliefs, Rural Carrier Associates, Rural Carrier Part Time Flexibles, and Auxiliary Assistance. Employees providing auxiliary assistance or serving auxiliary routes under the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.5, will receive EMA of 74.0¢ cents per mile or $8.00 per hour ...Jul 12, 2021 ... The Douglas Co. ...UPDATE: Please be advised that the retro pay due to rural carriers will be reflected in the February 17th paycheck. ***. As you know, the Postal Service (USPS) and National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (NRLCA) ratified and signed a new collective bargaining agreement on March 23, 2022, approximately 6 months ago.Oct 9, 2019. #3. Rt2mailman said: There are no "transfers" as a rural carrier, you can trade jobs, if you find someone willing to trade with you. Otherwise you would have to resign and take an open Rca job in the area you desire. Yes, that's what I meant. I don't know how much luck I'll have with trading.If you are an RCA and have a long wait you are basically SOL and you should move to the city side and move up that way if you are gunning for management. Rural craft has basically four positions these days. ARC, RCA, PTF and regular carrier. There might be some TRCs or a few other odd very old positions floating around but the ones listed are ...I was reading this months magazine and it said if you are interested in Zoom meetings to go to a link and contact the state president. Problem is the link isn't complete. I know who mine is, but for people who are new this is discouraging. I think Zoom meetings would be a game changer. I bet...NEW: Update on Retro Pay Adjustment. 09/27/2022. As you know, the Postal Service (USPS) and National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) ratified and signed a new collective bargaining agreement on March 23, 2022, approximately 6 months ago. The new ratified agreement covers the period May 21, 2021 through May 20, 2024, and provides ...Whereas rural carrier associates, (RCAs), hired as part time relief for regular rural carriers, whom are only guaranteed 1 day per week pay, yet are often worked long hours and 7 days straight, forced to travel up to 50 miles to unknown routes with little to no training, and often expected to provide their own vehicle despite a lack of ...Let's say there are 4 routes in an office and it's the Saturday before Columbus day. 2 carriers have Saturday as their normal day off and 2 carriers have Mondays off; therefore, all 4 carriers are scheduled to be off the Saturday before Columbus day. However, there are only 3 RCAs so 1 of the carriers will have to work.Oct 8, 2023. #1. Hi everyone. The new Ruralinfo.net website is live. A fresh face and some new options. You can register/login to save articles to read later and you can save documents to your account for easy access later. The Knowledgebase has been merged into this website too. If you try to go to the old page it […]A Texas-based letter carrier named Shelon Williams told KVUE in Austin that RRECS estimated only 71 percent of her route was covered on an average day. She claimed that she covered it in full. “I urge you all to consider grieving any discrepancies you may have noticed in the new system,” said one letter carrier on Rural Mail Talk. “By ...It has usually been an accepted practice that Management has the obligation to respond to a leave request by the carrier within 3 to 5 days of submission, or earlier if necessary. The discussion of the USPS/NRLCA National Agreement was approved by Andrea Wilson at USPS HQ before it was nationally circulated in the 02 JUL 1994 issue.Rural carriers who are not already performing the necessary RRECS activity scans using the MDD will begin scanning on February 19, 2022, to gain proficiency with the new scans. Beginning March 12, 2022, a two-week survey will be conducted to determine the average weekly number of activity scans per route. Once the average is determined, the ...Sep 13, 2021. #3. Light duty may be offered to employees injured on the job if they are capable. I have seen multiple carriers working UBBM after an OTJ injury. Also heard of carriers being able to work third shift at the plant. My mother (a rural carrier at that time) actually fell at work and broke her arm and was offered to just go to the ...A rural carrier associate is a member of the United States Postal Service. It is a part-time position that operates primarily in rural and suburban areas. Mailmen and postal carriers are other names for a rural carrier associate, although this role is open to all applicants regardless of gender.We had a stand up talk today for the rural and city carriers today and the supervisor told us that we have to start scanning every package out for delivery and then the scanner sort the packages and tell you which row the package is on..Like row 1,2,3,4,5 or 6 and that's how you would load your vehicle..All the carriers were pissed it ...Ruralinfo.net. 29,407 likes · 333 talking about this. Postal and Rural News and more!! www.ruralinfo.netThe basic requirements as applied to rural carriers, are as follows: Employee shall be employed on an annual basis at a guaranteed annual wage. The guarantee must be a minimum of 1840 and a maximum of 2080 hours. The employee shall receive overtime compensation for all hours actually worked in excess of:I could have told the PO that one. This "issue" was resolved in 1969. That's over 50 years ago. Also, the carrier does not need permission for a specific or particular vehicle. The criteria is that a vehicle is REQUIRED to be supplied / provided by the carrier. Then, to LITERALLY add insult to injury , they attempt to deny this carrier's claim.Rural Carrier News. General Wage Increase Effective November 18, 2023. Thread starter Ruralinfo; Start date Nov 15, 2023; Ruralinfo Administrator. Staff member. Nov 15, 2023 #1 Via NRLCA.org In accordance with Article 9.1.A.3, effective November 18, 2023 (PP 25-2023), the basic annual salary schedule (Tables One and Two) shall be increased by ...Rural Mail Talk Our official Ruralinfo.net Forum. Ruralinfo.net on Facebook – Our facebook page that is always hopping! Ruralinfo.net Knowledgebase – Our knowledgebase full of …Shoes and hats are okay, but shirts, pants, jackets are "off limits". Probably the same for some "look alike" brands out there. -- Retiring city carriers often "pass down" their old uniforms -- while manglement looks the other way when rural carriers wear city carrier shirts / pants. a.Best advice: Ask a mechanic or other carriers the kinds of vehicles they have had good luck with since if your vehicle is in the shop constantly you aren't making money. Last edited: Mar 3, 2021. Reactions: Oi veh. H. Hansonzoo New member. Mar 30, 2021 #16 Newer Rca here, went with a Honda crv. Awd I'd great for snow and dirt, enough room for ...The Daily ins and out of being a rural carrier, hosted by Rural Carriers from around the country. Neither Endorsed or Sponsored by USPS or NRLCA.Rural Carriers @ Delphi. Rural carrier news of solidarity and union support sharing information about our rural craft to educate rural carriers across America. Please …The Postal Service is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and motivated workforce. Selection, evaluation, and Recognition uS PoStal SeRvice 475 l'enfant Plz SW WaShington dc 20260-4250. Publication 181, January 2021. PSN 7610-08-000-3856.The Stand-Up Talk must be presented to all rural carriers by September 9, 2022. Mini Mail Survey Period: September 10 through September 23, 2022. A mini mail survey is ... The rural carrier and manager will certify the data on the Mini Mail Survey Summary is correct, no later than September 27, 2022.Driving the Rural Delivery Route. The U.S. Postal Service has almost 80,000 rural delivery routes serviced by some 133,000 rural letter carriers. For some of those routes, USPS provides the vehicle; for others, the carrier uses a private vehicle and receives a maintenance allowance from the Postal Service for wear and tear.Well-known member. Dec 1, 2018. #11. Look at the L-122. It clearly states that Bathroom breaks are built into the personal time already in the route evaluation & is not to be deducted from actual work hours. File a grievance if mgmt won't correct their "mistake" & contact your Steward. B.We just attended the Florida State Convention for the Florida Rural Letter Carriers Association and had the opportunity to talk with a lot of Florida Rural Letter Carriers. One common theme kept coming up: Rural Carriers feared filing OWCP injury claims because they worried their supervisors would retaliate against them. This was said over and ...Welcome to Rural Mail Carrier! Consider this to be the “un-official” go-to source for the ins and outs of life as a rural mail carrier in the United States. My goal is to pack it full of …May 4, 2021. #9. Dominator said: View attachment 3950. If the express mail's destination is other than the regular rural carrier's assigned route, I'd need an authority that overrides this rule before I could dismiss the breach. I agree with you that Express Mail is not craft specific, however, that argument only negates "crossing crafts ...Representing rural postal workers in the U.S.Basically the only thing not counted are carrier routes flats, 3m/throwbacks and parcels. Still counting letters and raw flats locally processed, and if you choose, other letters and flats for verification. 3M/throwbacks WILL be counted when they are pulled from DPS. "Column Two Letter-sized Manual Record the total number of letter-sized pieces ...Jdr4jc -- "Couple questions I have. I was a regular rural carrier for 8 years, voluntarily left the postal service for a different career. My new job is flexible enough that i am going to RCA for a small local office. I was on table 1 as a regular, and I know I would be on the lower scale RCA pay now. I did not withdraw my retirement contributions.. Union is saying if your route is one of Compensation for Additional Trips. 06/07/2023 Sep 28, 2021. #1. The U.S. Postal Service and NRLCA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to rehire rural carrier annuitants into holiday assistant rural carrier (HARC) positions. These individuals will be used to deliver packages up to 7 days per week. In accordance with the regulations outlined in the National Defense Authorization ... The lack of recognition and consideration f Mar 30, 2022. #1. Dear Fellow Carriers. If I have an active OWCP case and, If were to choose lwop for a doctors appointment and fill out a Ca7 and ca7a for compensation, since my pay is evaluation, do I get paid the 75% of eight hours or 75% of four hours? Additionally, I spoke to my claims adjuster and she states that I get 75% of four hours ...Mar 27, 2024. #10. Ruralcarrier1985 said: Does anyone believe having a "new" evaluation Every 6 months is fair? April 8th is the implementation of the new evaluations. So this includes all our volume from Sept.2023 through March 2024. i've tried at least 10 different kinds of vehicles over the y...
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