As most members know, the NPMHU joined with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) to form the Postal Union Alliance. Together, the four postal unions have united forces to protect service, fight for our livelihoods, and defend our great national […]
Postal Unions Call for National Day of Action Nov. 14 10/16/2014 – The four postal unions are calling for a National Day of Action on Nov. 14 to send a message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors: Stop Delaying America’s Mail! “The Postmaster General is poised to make devastating cuts […]
Notice to All Post Offices with Rural Delivery Service: Rural Carrier Guarantee Period Postal Service™ managers must effectively manage rural carriers who work under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 7(b)(2). Those carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked in excess of 2,080, up to 2,240, within the 52-consecutive-week […]
Rural Carriers In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.3 of the Rural Carrier National Agreement, effective October 4, 2014 (pay period 22-14), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will decrease from 75.0 cents per mile to 73.5 cents per mile. The EMA is 73.5 cents per mile, or a minimum of $29.40 per […]
(September 6, 2014) The four postal unions held a joint webinar on Aug. 28 for union members at the 82 sites where plants are scheduled for consolidation or closure beginning in January 2015. The occasion marked the first time the four unions have engaged in joint training at the national level. Participants included each of […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) – The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is hoping to fill hundreds of Rural Carrier Associate positions in Indiana. According to the release from USPS, the salary for the positions is $16.25 an hour plus an equipment maintenance allowance. Employees may be required to use personal vehicles but compensation would be provided for that. Check […]
Washington Post “fact-checker” gives NALC Two Pinocchios and Congressman Gerry Connolly Three Pinocchios on its estimate of jobs lost due to elimination of Saturday delivery. The U.S. Postal Service’s push to eliminate Saturday delivery for all but parcels has spawned a war over the number of jobs that would be eliminated. Lawmakers such as Connolly […]
Postal Unions Express Joint Opposition to House and Senate Leadership Postal Unions urge Congress to reject any proposal that weakens USPS In a letter urging Senators and Representatives to reject any proposal that would weaken the Postal Service, the National Presidents of the four Postal Unions collectively object to a proposal to use the United […]
The United States Highway Trust Fund is a transportation fund which receives money from a federal fuel tax of 18.3 cents per gallon on gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon of diesel fuel and related excise taxes.[1] It currently has three accounts, the Highway Account which funds road construction, a smaller ‘Mass Transit Account’ which […]
Senator discusses her fight to protect rural post offices WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today met with representatives from the Missouri Rural Letter Carriers Association to discuss their joint effort to fight for rural post offices and maintain postal delivery standards. “Rural postal service is the lifeblood for communities all across Missouri,” said McCaskill, […]