NRLCA

USPS Mandatory Stand-Up Talk: Rural Carrier Assistance Timekeeping Update

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April 30, 2026 Accurate timekeeping is a fundamental requirement for all work performed for the United States Postal Service (Postal Service). To provide better accuracy and transparency within rural timekeeping, effectively immediately, any regular rural carrier providing assistance on a route other than their own, must record exact start and end times on the PS … Read more

USPS: Letter carriers to take seat belt pledge on April 21

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Employees should always wear a seat belt while driving or riding in a vehicle.

April 13, 2026 USPS letter carriers across the country will take a pledge on Tuesday, April 21, to make wearing a seat belt a priority. Organized by the USPS Chief Retail and Delivery Office, the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, the pledge will take place at all delivery … Read more

Statement from APWU President Jonathan Smith on Anti-Voter Executive Order

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April 1, 2026 On March 31, the White House issued Executive Order 14399, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.” This executive order would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to regulate who can receive ballots based on state-specific mail-in voter lists, created by the Department of Homeland Security. The order contradicts … Read more

NRLCA: Payment Adjustments Related to Enactment of H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill)

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President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Several trade groups cheered the bill’s business-friendly components. Samuel Corum via Getty Images

December 5, 2025 The NRLCA has been notified by the Postal Service of adjustments related to enactment of H.R. 1, known as the OBBB, that will appear as “multi-pay period adjustments” in paychecks received 12/5/2025. The USPS has stated the adjustments will only result in increases in payments of varying amounts to rural craft employees.  … Read more

Amazon to spend $4B to expand Prime delivery services to rural America

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E-commerce giant Amazon is investing more than $4 billion to triple the size of its delivery network by 2026 with a focus on expanding delivery services across rural America.

Statement of NRLCA President Don Maston on the Appointment of David Steiner as USPS Postmaster General

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As the USPS Board of Governors confirms David Steiner as the next Postmaster General, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association urges him to fully embrace that legacy and the values that define it.

NRLCA Reaches Tentative Agreement with USPS for Three-Year Contract

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The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and the United States Postal Service have negotiated a Tentative Agreement to cover the three-year period from May 21, 2024 to May 20, 2027.