NRLCA updates - Ruralinfo.net (2024)

UPDATE:On May 17, 2024, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced S. 4356, the Senate companion bill to the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act.The NRLCA thanks Senators Gillibrand and Hawley for introducing this important bill. Clickhereto read the NRLCA press release andhereto read the Congressional press release with a quote from President … Read more

On March 13, 2024, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH) introduced the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act. This bipartisan legislation will provide the necessary resources to protect letter carriers and prosecute criminals to the fullest extent of the law. The legislation will appropriate $1.4 billion over fiscal years 2025-2029 to replace arrow … Read more

On July 5, 2022, the NRLCA filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Postal Service with Region 9 of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). The charge alleged that the Postal Service violated the National Labor Relations Act by withholding information that the Union requested in order to process a grievance. The grievance involved … Read more

Note: You will have to Log in to NRLCA website Below, please find two Labor Relations presentations that you may find helpful: The PS Form 4241-A and 4241-M: Their Relationship and Their Role in RRECS NRLCA Excessing Overview xxx

Pursuant to Article 15, Section 4(D) of the parties’ National Agreement, the NRLCA has filed a national-level grievance regarding interim adjustments.

NRLCA President Don Maston addresses the Protect Our Letter Carriers Rally in Baltimore, MD on April 30, 2024.

Stand up talk on route adjustments

The USPS-NRLCA Joint Rural Contract Administration Manual (RCAM) is being posted on the Postal Service MyHR web page and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) website. This documentation is designed as a resource for the administration of the National Agreement. Jointly prepared by the NRLCA and the Postal Service, this manual provides a mutually … Read more

NEW VIDEO: Please visit NRLCA.ORG to view the latest Collective Bargaining video update: www.nrlca.org/News/1640

Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH) introduced the Protect Our Letter Carriers’ Act. This bipartisan legislation will provide the necessary resources to protect letter carriers and prosecute criminals to the fullest extent of the law. The legislation will appropriate $1.4 billion to replace the arrow keys with electronic versions that will … Read more

In this video, NRLCA President Don Maston explains the recently signed MOU that allows regular rural carriers to volunteer to work on Sunday to deliver packages and also volunteer to provide service on rural routes other than their assigned routes in the office.

Due to continued staffing challenges in rural delivery operations, the Postal Service and the NRLCA have signed the attached MOU regarding two temporary modifications to the USPS-NRLCA National Agreement. Beginning Saturday, March 9, 2024 and continuing through Friday, August 23, 2024, regular rural carriers may volunteer to work on Sunday to deliver packages and may … Read more

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. This COLA adjustment will be effective March 9, 2024 (PP … Read more

The NRLCA was notified this afternoon that at the start of the new leave year, some sick leave tracking fields were not reset for Des/Act 79-0 RCAs. This resulted in the SL balance in PP 03 including the total amount of SL earned in 2023. The error was discovered and IT corrected the tracking fields … Read more

The next RRECS Mini Mail Survey will be heldFebruary 24 to March 8, 2024. Evaluations will be effective April 6. Only Random Letters and Flats, Walking Distances, PARS Labels and recurring Miscellaneous Activity not captured by the automated standards, will be measured or counted. NEW!Mini Mail Survey Refresher Training NEW!NRLCA Mini Mail Survey Presentation NEW!Mini … Read more

The NRLCA has been notified of a planned January 23, 2024, launch of a new MyHR website. MyHR is a new, modernized website equipping USPS employees with easily accessible, centralized, and simplified human resources (HR) information and tools. Employees will be able to access the MyHR website via LiteBlue. Stand up talk Power Point Presentation