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 […]
A rural carrier in Charleston, Mississippi was killed in a two-car accident while he was delivering mail on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. According to a report from the Tallahatchie County Sheriff’s office in Mississippi, Cloy M. Case, 66, was killed when his delivery vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle on D.E. Denman Road. Last […]
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) issued the following joint statement calling for meaningful reforms to strengthen the Postal Service, and condemning proposals that would cut essential services, such as six-day delivery: “The GCA and NRLCA strongly oppose Congress’ constant attempts to eliminate essential services such as six-day […]
This morning, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget, which endorsed the Postmaster General’s proposed plan to eliminate six-day mail delivery. The following is a statement released by Jeanette Dwyer, President of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: “The Administration’s budget released today simply misses the mark when it comes to solving the current […]
Move Follows Hoeven Efforts with U.S. Postmaster General WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Postal Service has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Rural Letter Carriers Association that will grant pay increases and bonuses to recruit and retain rural carriers in the Bakken region, including Minot, Dickinson, Williston, […]
USPS OIG Audit: Rural Delivery Operations – Mail Count and Timekeeping Processes U.S. Postal Service Rural Delivery Operations has about 112,000 rural letter carriers and associates delivering mail on 72,407 routes. Salaries and benefits total over $6 billion annually for these employees. Per the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association’s National Labor Agreement, the mail count […]
The remnants of caution tape, outside their home on the 100 block of Dogwood Drive, are the only sign of the horrible events that took place inside those walls. Police descended on the house Thursday night at about 9 p.m. after they say William Bays called 911 saying he has killed his wife Wendy Bays […]
Notice to All Post Offices with Rural Delivery Service 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 guarantee period. If a […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the weeks and months following the September 11 attacks, rural letter carriers nationwide stepped forward to volunteer for a program called the National Postal Model (formerly part of the Cities Readiness Initiative), which utilizes the U.S. Postal Service’s one-of-a-kind delivery infrastructure to respond to potential bioterrorism attacks. Unfortunately, this program’s funding is […]
MINNEAPOLIS—A federal indictment unsealed late last week charges a former postal carrier with stealing cash and gift cards from the U.S. mail. The indictment, which was filed on June 11, 2013, charges Bobbi J. Ouradnik, age 27, of Hinckley, with one count of theft of mail by postal employee. The indictment was unsealed following Ouradnik’s […]