MINI MAIL SURVEY - IMPORTANT NOTICE. The Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS) Mini Mail Survey (MMS) concluded September 8, 2023. All rural carriers should have received their Mini Mail Survey Summary for review. All carriers are encouraged to review their Mini Mail Survey for accuracy. If there are any missing/incorrect entries ...You aren’t entitled to be a K route unless you’re doing the work of a K route. That’s how the evaluates system works. The carrier may gain mail or parcel volume or another parcel pick up and gain time or the opposite may occur. That’s the very nature of an evaluated system. Even hourly city routes are evaluated periodically.Subs hours were transferred to 1314-A forms. On Fridays, mgmt would hand Carriers their 4240 and the 1314 to compare & verify the hours written are correct. The 1314 was then faxed to Payroll for payment. NOW… the computer does ALL of the work. The 1314 is now a "computer form" & mgmt can print it out when needed for verification or ...Mail Carrier - United States Postal Service - Redmond, WA 05/21/2024; RCA Rural Carrier Associate - United States Postal Service - Minong, WI 05/21/2024; Automotive Technician - United States Postal Service - Milwaukee, WI 05/21/2024; City Carrier - United States Postal Service - Portland, ME 05/20/2024Sep 10, 2023. #13. I was under the impression that 30 minutes for lunch was one of the rules peculiar to rural carriers. Rural carriers may use that 30 minutes any way they choose and break it up how they choose. For example two 15 minute breaks. We are also unique in that we don't get two ten minute paid breaks.NEW: Update on Retro Pay Adjustment. 09/27/2022. As you know, the Postal Service (USPS) and National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) ratified and signed a new collective bargaining agreement on March 23, 2022, approximately 6 months ago. The new ratified agreement covers the period May 21, 2021 through May 20, 2024, and provides ...Punkie5 -- Sounds like quite the mess at your office, sorry to say. -- Certainly seems your office has met the criteria to become a Formula Office: not enough subs, regular carriers often working their relief days, and manglement unsuccessful in its hiring efforts. 21 K-routes with a Saturday relief day is a killer too.Find Postal Jobs (PSE) SALES & SVCS/DISTRIBUTION ASSOC - GREENLEAF WI -$20.48/HR APPLY @ USPS.COM/CAREERS - United States Postal Service - Greenleaf, WI 05/02/2024; RURAL CARRIER -Career Job w/Benefits - LIHUE HI - United States Postal Service - Lihue, HI 05/02/2024; Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) 05/05/2024 - United States Postal Service - Washburn, WI 05/02/2024Rootmetrics' rankings for the second half of 2023 give AT&T joint possession of the best overall network title. That same report also says AT&T offers the fastest coverage overall. In addition to ...In recent years, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has emerged as a key player in empowering rural communities through skill development initiatives. The lack of sk...Rural Carrier Duties and ResponsibilitiesTransmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 September 2013 Transmittal Letter A. Explanation. This is a revision of Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities. Revisions are made to part 535, Mail Count Forms. B. Online Availability. This handbook is available on the Postal Service™ intranet asNew member. Feb 25, 2018. #3. "cased" is sort of irrelevant. It is mail that went through dps procedures and didn't make it in. It arrives rubber banded and id'd for your route. it is normally a very small amount. It would be thrown in and included with your column 1 raw mail. If you get a small tray of raw mail that the clerks sorted to you ...Physically Strenuous Work. This job can be physically strenuous. You begin in the Post Office™, sorting mail in delivery sequence. Then, using carts and hampers, you take the sorted mail to your vehicle, load it, and deliver the mail along an established route. Performing these activities may require you to stand for long periods of time ...The EMA is 68.5 cents per mile, or a minimum of $27.40 per day, whichever is greater. Employees providing auxiliary assistance or serving auxiliary routes under the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.5, receive an EMA of 68.5 cents per mile or $7.45 per hour, whichever is greater. This EMA should not exceed the amount provided in the special ...02/16/2023. Subscribe. Per the 2021-2024 Agreement between the NRLCA and USPS: Effective the Presidents’ Day 2023 holiday, regular rural carriers who work their holiday, at their option, may elect to have their annual leave balance credited with one day of annual leave in lieu of holiday pay. DACA Code G has been established for this purpose ...A rural carrier associate is a member of the United States Postal Service. It is a part-time position that operates primarily in rural and suburban areas. Mailmen and postal carriers are other names for a rural carrier associate, although this role is open to all applicants regardless of gender.Mail Carrier – United States Postal Service – Redmond, WA 05/21/2024; RCA Rural Carrier Associate – United States Postal Service – Minong, WI 05/21/2024; Automotive Technician – United States Postal Service – Milwaukee, WI 05/21/2024; City Carrier – United States Postal Service – Portland, ME 05/20/2024Unscheduled Leave Number 1-877-477-3273 USPS Emergency Hotline 1-888-363-7462 Pay/Benefit Help 1-877-477-3273Visit our Rural Mail Talk Forum! Ruralinfo.net · September 23, 2012 · Visit our Rural Mail Talk Forum! ...to increase to 53:00 to 55:00 standard. hours through normal growth and maintain. such evaluation for the duration the rural car-. rier is assigned that route and that relief day. The Employer will adjust these routes down. to 53:00 to 55:00 standard hours when. adjustments are necessary. However, adjust-. ments may be made below 53:00 to 55:00.Oct 1, 2018. #5. Sandygirl -- Y W. "I have been reading a lot about why an RCA would MAYBE choose not to take a Regular Carrier position IF it is offered, very interesting positions." -- Both Regular Carrier and PTF are career positions. Neither will be "offered". Both require bidding.Rural Mail Talk. New posts PO 603. Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities Transmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 ... Ruralinfo; 0.00 star(s) Updated: Dec 16, 2022; View all featured resources. Rural Carrier News. Threads 291 Messages 3.2K. Threads 291 Messages 3.2K. V. United States Postal Service and National Rural Letter Carriers ...Rural Carrier Duties and ResponsibilitiesTransmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 September 2013 Transmittal Letter A. Explanation. This is a revision of Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities. Revisions are made to part 535, Mail Count Forms. B. Online Availability. This handbook is available on the Postal Service™ intranet as03/11/2024. MOUNT OLIVET — Randol Thomas, a carrier at the United States Postal Office in Mount Olivet, recently retired after 43 years of service. "After 43 years at the Mount Olivet post office, it's time to say goodbye," Thomas began. According to Thomas, he has lived in Mount Olivet his entire life. He graduated from Deming ….Rural Carrier Duties and ResponsibilitiesTransmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 September 2013 Transmittal Letter A. Explanation. This is a revision of Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities. Revisions are made to part 535, Mail Count Forms. B. Online Availability. This handbook is available on the Postal Service™ intranet asThis is a quote from Rural info from 2018. "Everyone, watch for this one. The USPS is using Publication 399 to tell carriers that they only scan 5 parcels in a carrier pickup request. The actual language is IF there is not a SCAN FORM or Carrier pickup request, but in some offices, they have already said it applies to all carrier pickups."Mar 9, 2024. #1. A question for rurals in big cities. I'm in a town of about 10000 with a county population of maybe 20000. We deliver every package. No Amazon, ups or FedEx comes anywhere near us so we deliver all their crap. We just got a new carrier that transferred from a large city, one of the largest cities in Texas.Well-known member. Mar 24, 2022. #9. Nostradomus predicts that certain district managers will be indirectly firing of discipline left and right because of missed scans, and the once praised (now gutted) National Steward System will be overwhelmed with disciplinary grievances. Many of our well-meaning stewards will drop the stewardship because ...1. If an employer requests a change to the work schedule after notice has been given, an employee may decline the request. 2. Mandatory rest periods between shifts. Employees are entitled to rest during the first 10 hours following the end of a previous calendar day’s work, or the first 10 hours following the end of a work shift that spanned ...Jdr4jc -- "Couple questions I have. I was a regular rural carrier for 8 years, voluntarily left the postal service for a different career. My new job is flexible enough that i am going to RCA for a small local office. I was on table 1 as a regular, and I know I would be on the lower scale RCA pay now. I did not withdraw my retirement contributions.Welcome to Rural Mail Carrier! Consider this to be the “un-official” go-to source for the ins and outs of life as a rural mail carrier in the United States. My goal is to pack it full of …Well-known member. 1) Pay it as you've been doing and get burned by some. 2) Write a notice for them and let the customers come in to pay and pick up their postage due. 3) Pay and attache a brown (can't remember the #) envelope that says paid by carrier, in hopes the customers fill it with what they owe you.Visit our Rural Mail Talk Forum! Ruralinfo.net · September 23, 2012 · Visit our Rural Mail Talk Forum! ...PO 603 2022-12-16. Ruralinfo. Dec 16, 2022. Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities Transmittal Letter Handbook PO-603. 0 ratings. Downloads. 96. Updated. Dec 16, 2022.WHAT IS OUR, A RURAL CARRIERS GRADE? LEVEL? My step is 12. Thread starter mwellis32; Start date Mar 4, 2021; M. mwellis32 Well-known member. Mar 4, 2021 #1 Need this for Box 6 on CA-2. Level - - ? Step _ _ M. mwellis32 Well-known member. Mar 4, 2021 #2 So GRADE on 61 is 00/12. Grade 00?Whereas rural carrier associates, (RCAs), hired as part time relief for regular rural carriers, whom are only guaranteed 1 day per week pay, yet are often worked long hours and 7 days straight, forced to travel up to 50 miles to unknown routes with little to no training, and often expected to provide their own vehicle despite a lack of ...Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes Rural Carriers In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, section 2.J.3 of Handbook EL-902, Agreement Between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, effective January 4, 2020 (pay period 02-20), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will decrease to 72.0 cents per mile.Physically Strenuous Work. This job can be physically strenuous. You begin in the Post Office™, sorting mail in delivery sequence. Then, using carts and hampers, you take the sorted mail to your vehicle, load it, and deliver the mail along an established route. Performing these activities may require you to stand for long periods of time ...In today’s fast-paced world, staying connected is more important than ever. Whether it’s for work or personal use, having the flexibility to switch between different mobile carrier...Start with Pay 22 of 2021. Write down actual hours for week 1, actual hours for week 2. Add them up to equal your cumulative 2240. Next to that write down your OT paid. Subtract your OT paid from the cumulative hours to get your 2080 time. Next column is your Week 1 and week 2 hours - 80..Mar 9, 2024. #1. A question for rurals in big cities. I’m in a town of about 10000 with a county population of maybe 20000. We deliver every package. No Amazon, ups or FedEx comes anywhere near us so we deliver all their crap. We just got a new carrier that transferred from a large city, one of the largest cities in Texas.Can management force regular to work on there day off. Yes, depending... RDWL Carriers first. Then ask by Seniority & force by Junior. Doesn't matter if you have a sub or not. Those with a sub can still be mandated to work & their sub works another route. If a Carrier asks for a day in conjunction with their Relief Day, they are to be skipped ...As a Postal Service ™ Rural Carrier Associate (RCA), you will have a continuous, part-time job with a reliable employer. If you are retired, self-employed, an at-home parent, an educator, night student, or are employed on an evening shift schedule, this on-call position could be the ideal job for you. RCAs are responsible for the safe and ...A regular rural carrier SHALL NOT BE required to serve all or part of any rural route other than his or her assigned route, except as provided in ELM, Section 546. ( deals with Reassignment or Reemployment of Employees Injured on Duty ) -- Also bypassed by the seasonal Christmas MOU. Even that changed from the original wording of only working ...Can management force regular to work on there day off. Yes, depending... RDWL Carriers first. Then ask by Seniority & force by Junior. Doesn't matter if you have a sub or not. Those with a sub can still be mandated to work & their sub works another route. If a Carrier asks for a day in conjunction with their Relief Day, they are to be skipped ...Jan 22, 2024. #1. A rural mail carrier has been life flighted to a regional trauma center after being mauled by dogs Friday evening January 19, 2024. Bulloch County 911 operators, at 6:49 pm, dispatched Bulloch County EMS, Bulloch County Sheriff's Deputies and Bulloch County Animal Control to a lady being attacked by dogs.WHAT IS OUR, A RURAL CARRIERS GRADE? LEVEL? My step is 12. Thread starter mwellis32; Start date Mar 4, 2021; M. mwellis32 Well-known member. Mar 4, 2021 #1 Need this for Box 6 on CA-2. Level - - ? Step _ _ M. mwellis32 Well-known member. Mar 4, 2021 #2 So GRADE on 61 is 00/12. Grade 00?03/11/2024. MOUNT OLIVET — Randol Thomas, a carrier at the United States Postal Office in Mount Olivet, recently retired after 43 years of service. “After 43 years at the Mount Olivet post office, it’s time to say goodbye,” Thomas began. According to Thomas, he has lived in Mount Olivet his entire life. He graduated from Deming ….May 6, 2018. #5. Chrissy -- "Since getting a new postmaster we are automatically being denied leave on the grounds that we have ‘no sub of record.’. -- Sure sounds as if the new PM does want to manage. Not having a "sub of record" is a lame excuse to deny leave. -- Keep submitting leave requests and keep the denied ones which may come in ...We have been told that upon clocking in, we are required to go to the supervisors desk for a daily service/stand up talk every day. I’ve been looking around and it seems under the new RRECS system, we are only getting paid for one five minute meeting a week. Our meetings last anywhere from 8-15 minutes every day. ... USPS Rural Carrier Union ...It has usually been an accepted practice that Management has the obligation to respond to a leave request by the carrier within 3 to 5 days of submission, or earlier if necessary. The discussion of the USPS/NRLCA National Agreement was approved by Andrea Wilson at USPS HQ before it was nationally circulated in the 02 JUL 1994 issue.Dec 13, 2023. #1. The head of the union representing rural mail carriers nationwide says the number of unfilled positions at the U.S. Postal Service is at an all-time high and low wages are the main culprit. "It's the worst I've ever seen in my career," said Don Maston, the president of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association ...1. If an employer requests a change to the work schedule after notice has been given, an employee may decline the request. 2. Mandatory rest periods between shifts. Employees are entitled to rest during the first 10 hours following the end of a previous calendar day's work, or the first 10 hours following the end of a work shift that spanned ...Sep 10, 2023. #13. I was under the impression that 30 minutes for lunch was one of the rules peculiar to rural carriers. Rural carriers may use that 30 minutes any way they choose and break it up how they choose. For example two 15 minute breaks. We are also unique in that we don't get two ten minute paid breaks.Knowledgebase. Subscribe. CONTRACT AND MORETOP DOCUMENTSSALARY AND EMA. 2021 - 2024 National Contract. Handbook PO-603 - Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities. ELM 53 - Employee and Labor Relations Manual. Order of Consideration. Table of Evaluated Hours for Rural Routes. Leave Replacement Matrix Guidelines.Vacant Routes | Rural Mail Talk. Please keep questions in the Questions forum to contract, procedures, and requests for documentation. Vehicle, TSP, retirement, etc questions please post in the regular forums. Thank you. Everyone, please help make our jobs easier and choose the correct category. Thank you.National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Alexandria, Virginia. 16,024 likes · 6,652 talking about this · 1 was here. The union representing 130,000 rural carriers across America. If you have a...As an RCA, you will replace a regular rural carrier on his or her scheduled day off (primarily Saturday), on vacation, or on other leave. Work hours will vary depending on the office and route to which you are assigned. You must be willing to work weekends and some holidays and be available for on-call employment. You may be assigned to other ...Rural Carrier News. Kansas City Rural Letter Carriers' Association Past President David Troutman died in a car crash on his route yesterday. Thread starter Ruralinfo; Start date Jan 13, 2024; Ruralinfo Administrator. Staff member. Jan 13, 2024 #1 On Friday, Jan. 12, at 4:21 p.m., Sumner County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to the 100 block ...NEW: Update on Retro Pay Adjustment. 09/27/2022. As you know, the Postal Service (USPS) and National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) ratified and signed a new collective bargaining agreement on March 23, 2022, approximately 6 months ago. The new ratified agreement covers the period May 21, 2021 through May 20, 2024, …The "guidelines for route adjustment are just that, guidelines. Management has always had the right to adjust lower than 43K to 40 hours but generally didn't unless there was 2080 issues or dispatch problems with the carrier. Keep in mind that the 2080 that Defiant mentions is 40 hours for 52 weeks. The guarantee salary is 40 hours.Are regular carriers still allowed to help on other routes in the office? All Saints Day; May 10, 2024; Replies 1 Views 283. May 10, 2024. Jay12345. J. J.Well-known member. Mar 19, 2017. #1. On January 19th I filed a grievance for my annual leave being denied. I believe there was a sub available, management says differently. Grievance denied at step 1. ADR requested proof of other carrier's leave slips and that is where it still stands. I know there are time limits on these things.There's been a lot of talk about carriers working off the clock, working over evaluation, and 2080/2240 issues. ... (26 is the maximum AL days granted rural carriers) or 117 hours you could see how it would work out fine. 117-53=64 hours extra. Of course this only gives you 64 hours/year that you can go over your 9 hours/day evaluation, which ...Mar 10, 2021. Bigshotdudes -- "Newly appointed full time carrier probationary period. Is it 90 day calendar or 90 days worked?" -- Neither. -- Article 30.2.B.4. - A change from substitute, rural carrier associate, or part-time flexible to regular rural carrier SHALL NOT require a new probationary period. -- Welcome to the big time.Section 4. Saturday Leave. A. The approved absence on a Saturday of a regular rural. carrier, substitute, or rural carrier associate in a leave. earning capacity, which occurs within or at the beginning. or end of a period of annual or sick leave, shall be without. charge to such leave or loss of compensation provided the.Rural Mail Talk Our official Ruralinfo.net Forum. Ruralinfo.net on Facebook – Our facebook page that is always hopping! Ruralinfo.net Knowledgebase – Our knowledgebase full of …The guide includes an overview and history of RRECS, a mapping overview, an explanation of the drive speed matrix, a comparison of the new RRECS standards to the 4241-M …Section 2. Special Provisions for Part-time Flexible Rural Carriers, Substitutes, Rural Carrier Associates, Rural Carrier Relief Employees, and Auxiliary Rural Carriers ..... 94 . ARTICLE 31 UNION -MANAGEMENT COOPERATION..... 106. Section 1.Best advice: Ask a mechanic or other carriers the kinds of vehicles they have had good luck with since if your vehicle is in the shop constantly you aren't making money. Last edited: Mar 3, 2021. Reactions: Oi veh. H. Hansonzoo New member. Mar 30, 2021 #16 Newer Rca here, went with a Honda crv. Awd I'd great for snow and dirt, …City Carrier Assistant - United States Postal Service - Estherville, IA 05/21/2024; Mail Carrier - United States Postal Service - Redmond, WA 05/21/2024; RCA Rural Carrier Associate - United States Postal Service - Minong, WI 05/21/2024; Automotive Technician - United States Postal Service - Milwaukee, WI 05/21/2024Due 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 are reluctant to take the 204b job because you have to eat a lot of at the same rate of pay with no guarantee that you won't just get sent back to your route. There is supposed to be a 26 week training program for "apprentice" supervisors. They become EAS 16, then after the training the become EAS 17. G.A Texas-based letter carrier named Shelon Williams told KVUE in Austin that RRECS estimated only 71 percent of her route was covered on an average day. She claimed that she covered it in full. “I urge you all to consider grieving any discrepancies you may have noticed in the new system,” said one letter carrier on Rural Mail Talk. “By ...Union is saying if your route is one of these 4 or 5 routes it will come out with similar strength if you are already between 43 and 46k . For The routes those are below 43k , the adjustments will be made as equitable as possible with the available territories. It might even lead to all routes being 43k or up .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.Aug 28, 2020. #15. Cliff Clavin -- " Are Regular carriers entitled to "Wait Time" for waiting for Clerks to finish throwing the mail or perhaps the truck is late getting to your office? -- Tread carefully as noted above, manglement can push your start time back ( but never seem to push the "depart for the streets, return to office, or leave for ...American's premium-heavy Airbus A321T has largely been grounded during the pandemic. Brian Znotins, AA's vice president of network planning, breaks down the move and talks about wh...Knowledgebase. Subscribe. CONTRACT AND MORETOP DOCUMENTSSALARY AND EMA. 2021 – 2024 National Contract. Handbook PO-603 – Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities. ELM 53 – Employee and Labor Relations Manual. Order of Consideration. Table of Evaluated Hours for Rural Routes. Leave Replacement Matrix Guidelines.The Daily ins and out of being a rural carrier, hosted by Rural Carriers from around the country. Neither Endorsed or Sponsored by USPS or NRLCA.Staff member. Jan 31, 2024. #1. The delegates at the 2018 National Convention passed a binding resolution stating, "That a week during the year be designated as Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.". The NRLCA National Board has designated the first full week in February (February 3-9, 2024) as "Relief Carrier Appreciation Week.".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...Staff member. Oct 19, 2023. #1. CAPE CORAL, Fla. — For more than four decades, Carolyn Wetzel has snaked her way through Cape Coral in her mail truck. At 81, she approaches each day with as much enthusiasm as her first. "I love this job," Carolyn said. "I can't seem to retire," she added with a laugh. Retirement is not a […]New member. Feb 25, 2018. #3. "cased" is sort of irrelevant. It is mail that went through dps procedures and didn't make it in. It arrives rubber banded and id'd for your route. it is normally a very small amount. It would be thrown in and included with your column 1 raw mail. If you get a small tray of raw mail that the clerks sorted to you .... Well-known member. Jun 24, 2020. #19. GoIn today’s digital age, having a reliable cell phone carrier with Two-thirds of all rural letter carriers are on track to lose at least one hour per week, and 44 percent will lose four hours or more. A TikTok video from another carrier, who claims he will lose $12,000 per year, cited the threats to the postal system from the changes. "A lot of you may not be getting mail today," he says in the video.Rural Mail Talk; Calendar; RCA info; Knowledgebase; Resources. All things RRECS; Links; Benefits; The Ruralinfo.net guide for Rural Carriers; Support Us. Postal Tees; Postal Ebay; Buy me a coffee; More. About; Go mobile; Disclaimer 03/03/2024 Rural Carrier News you may have missed in F Jun 14, 2020. #15. btdtret said: ptf415 --" If asked, must leave replacements provide a vehicle to deliver mail on a route with an assigned postal vehicle?" -- No. Step 4 ( L-101 ) - in part: - In the event a postal-provided vehicle is not available for a route to which one is assigned, a rural carrier [ no mention if regular or RCA ], may be ... Rural Carriers Our PM said that upper management want to change o...
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