April 19. 2024 The Postal Serviceâs next-generation delivery vehicles, or NGDVs, will begin arriving this summer, The Eagle magazine reports in its latest issue. A detailed graphic in the feature âVehicle for Growthâ shows how NGDVs will offer increased cargo space and enough clearance for a person to stand inside and work. Safety features will…
April 1, 2024 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…
August 30, 2023 IMPORTANT: USPS notifies NRLCA of payroll errors affecting over 45,000 rural carriers; ALL affected carriers will be entitled to salary advances on Friday The NRLCA has learned about an egregious payroll error this pay period affecting more than 45,000 rural carriers. We have had multiple discussions with the USPS yesterday and into…
The NRLCA has been a weak union since the 1978 contract when it agreed to an annual pay cut for rural carriers of $2000 rather than go to national arbitration like the other postal unions. After the NALC severed bargaining ties with the APWU in 1994, NALC President Vince Sombrotto tried to get the rural…
August 3, 2023 USPS employees are doing their best to ensure that colleagues stay healthy during the hottest summer on record thus far. Several facilities have set up hydration stations, where employees can get a cold drink and read tips on heat safety. The Pacoima Post Office in Los Angeles has both in-office and traveling…
June 08, 2023 Use of face masks/filtering face pieces is recommended. City letter carriers in the Midwest, New England and along the eastern seaboard are facing hazardous working conditions caused by smoke from hundreds of wildfires blazing across central and eastern Canada. The air quality index (AQI), a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency metric for fine…
June 2, 2023 National Dog Bite Awareness Week, an annual USPS public service safety campaign, runs from Sunday, June 4, to Saturday, June 10, this year. âEven good dogs have bad daysâ is this yearâs theme. âWhen our mail carriers are bitten, it is usually a âgood dogâ that had not previously behaved in a…
Each year, the Postal Service designates the third full week of May as âMailbox Improvement Weekâ to encourage customers on city motorized, rural, or contract delivery service routes (formerly highway contract box delivery routes) to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes. Neat, attractive mailboxes make a significant contribution to the appearance…
