Learn about the policies and practices for rural delivery, such as centralized delivery, vehicle requirements, and carrier associates.Sep 17, 2022. #6. All -- "Lou Paloma's" "A formula office is the price the rural carrier pays for managements failure to hire and retain." -- IMHO -- it is also the price everyone pays because regular carriers would not voluntarily give up a Saturday relief day for one in the TUE-WED-THUR time frame BEFORE the "Formula" was implemented. M.Reactions: clown car carrier and Beffannie. Upvote 0 Downvote. 9. 9^2=81 Active member. Mar 14, 2024 #3 I could have swore I received my results a week later during the last count.. Upvote 0 Downvote. Oi veh. Administrator. Staff member. Mar 14, 2024 #4 they have until tomorrow COB to input data from MMS.RRECS - Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System. Threads 1.5K Messages 47.8K. Sub-forums. Sub-forums. RRECS detailed calculations by C$$ Threads 1.5K Messages 47.8K. A. Honest days of work and future of RRECS. Today at 2:51 PM; ATCBigE; Christmas Period. Threads 157 Messages 2.4K. Threads 157 Messages 2.4K. …-- Article 30.1.P. -- Other Route Assignments. 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. ( Section 546 deals with Reassignment or Reemployment of Employees Injured on Duty ).-- It is rare to get a "shall not" in the contract.Jan 31, 2019. #9. Many carriers believe that the RHD incentive payment is for new vehicles, it is not only for new vehicles, but for vehicles that have not yet been used on a mail route. Imports into the US are currently allowed after 25 years with no penalty, so any vehicle from one of the Japanese import companies is eligible for the $1000 ...Well-known member. Mar 6, 2017. #2. Jessica -- Over at delphi, getting to use satchels has been quite a discussion. Be sure to get 8127 / green card time for training on how to wear and use the satchel as well as how to defend one's self from an attacking animal while carrying a parcel, the scanner, the can of dog spray, a pen, accountable item ...Sep 28, 2023. #5. gotstamps said: You cannot use LWOP to get the "Free Saturdays". You have to have 1 day more of AL than what you are requesting. J-routes only get 1 Free Saturday since 1 is already a day off. Moving your J-Day to a weekday does not get you 2 free Saturdays. ONLY H-routes get 2 Free Saturdays IF they take Saturday to ...Sep 28, 2021. #1. The U.S. Postal Service and NRLCA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to rehire rural carrier annuitants into holiday assistant rural carrier (HARC) positions. These individuals will be used to deliver packages up to 7 days per week. In accordance with the regulations outlined in the National Defense Authorization ...a. Definition. A route is considered overburdened when: (1) The standard hours for the route are outside. of the Table of Evaluated Hours; or. (2) The regular rural carrier who is assigned to. the route does not, or is not expected to, meet. the requirement to stay within the annual. guarantee for the route.Rural vehicles are assigned per route, and not facility. The national directive for rotating vehicles places that ability in the hands of VMF and not the facility's head. They may be used for other purposes, but it's directed that the vehicle must be refueled before being returned to service the rural route it is assigned to and the other use ...If a regular rural carrier is required to work on the desig-nated Christmas holiday, such carrier shall receive one and one-half (1 1/2) times the daily rate of pay in addition to the holiday leave pay . Reply. Reactions: Haygrrl, Old Fart, Beanut and 5 others. UnknownUser Well-known member. Oct 15, 2021Oct 18, 2022. #3. Cris said: I'm trying to find in our books, where it states that Auxiliary rural carrier must work Amazon Sunday ? All Leave Replacements can be required to work Sundays or Holidays. ONLY Designation 74 & those in the 1st 90 days of Des. 74 are to be considered "last resort". This is listed in the MOU, Sunday/Holiday ...You may order printed copies of Handbook EL-814 from the Material Distribution Center (MDC) using Touch Tone Order Entry (TTOE). Call 800-273-1509. Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, select option 1, extension 2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message.It takes a special breed to be a rural mail carrier. Most people think all we do is drive around in the country for a few hours sticking envelopes in mail boxes; taking 2-hour breaks and collecting a big government paycheck. All I say to those people is “ try it for a week or even 2 days ” and you will see for yourself what a demanding and ...Regular rural carriers will not be required to work on Sunday or serve all or part of any other rural route. Regular rural carriers must volunteer to perform these additional services. Prior to working volunteer regular rural carriers on Sundays or on other rural routes, management must comply with the scheduling provisions of the National ...Mar 7, 2021. #2. Expecting Rural Carriers to complete routes in the same amount of time as before Amazon and mail order shipping exploded. "Safety depends on me" is passing all the responsibility from management to the Carrier. Not only safety, but requiring carriers to handle and deliver more parcels under old evaluated times.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...PRELIMINARY RRECS EVALUATION RESULTS via NRLCA. 03/25/2023. Subscribe. The National Board has been given preliminary results for the first RRECS evaluation. As you can see based on the graph that we were given, approximately 66% of all routes lost in evaluation and 6% stayed the same, and 28% gained in evaluation.The report notes that user errors accounted for almost 40 percent of improper concerns, but again, without access to the data captured by RRECS, it's difficult for carriers to readjust. On online forums such as Rural Mail Talk, other rural carriers have described similar frustrations with the data collection. The result is that rural carriers ...We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.The desired outcome to any change in casing equipment is an EFFICIENT CASE LAYOUT. =====. From the M-38, Section 342.21 One Bundle System. 342.211 Cases will be set up generally with two inch separations and two deliveries per separation ( or one inch slot with one delivery per slot ). Managers may vary the size of the separations and the ...The rural carrier will receive reasonable advance notice when the schedule is to be changed. When the Employer changes the relief day of the regular carrier in accordance with Article 9.2.C.5.d.(2) and 9.2.C.5.e., the carrier will receive notice of the change no later than the Saturday of the service week preceding the effective week of the change.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 ...There were a couple of rural carriers in my office talking about quitting this morning. They already know their routes are going down from a K. A nearby city opened up an Amazon distribution center and now we get next to nothing for Amazon packages and everyone is done by 1 on most days.Rural Carriers @ Delphi. Rural carrier news of solidarity and union support sharing information about our rural craft to educate rural carriers across America. Please participate in any of the discussions listed on the left or your own new discussion. This message board will allow you to help keep in touch with contacts, exchange ideas, post ...Sep 29, 2022. #9. Lyra -- "We have a rca in our office who is being converted to PTF. They're training him to be a 204B. The conversation came up with the union Stewart and he's saying that a PTF can't be a 204B?! really?" -- That is correct. If the union steward can't convince manglement, bring in the Assistant District Representative.Dec 28, 2018. #1. I've been driving my POV for about two years seatbelt-less. I worry each day will be THE day I'm slammed from behind and go airborne through the windshield. The past 2 days managers have been including seatbelt usage in the safety talk for city carriers. A carrier in a nearby city was just killed when somebody hit his LLV as ...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 ...Oct 8, 2023. #1. Hi everyone. The new Ruralinfo.net website is live. A fresh face and some new options. You can register/login to save articles to read later and you can save documents to your account for easy access later. The Knowledgebase has been merged into this website too. If you try to go to the old page it […]Oct 8, 2023. #1. Hi everyone. The new Ruralinfo.net website is live. A fresh face and some new options. You can register/login to save articles to read later and you can save documents to your account for easy access later. The Knowledgebase has been merged into this website too. If you try to go to the old page it […]Staff member. Oct 25, 2023. #1. **NOTE: RCBP members in Self Plus One are highly recommended to change to Family enrollment for lower premiums.**. Click here to view the 2024 Rural Carrier Benefit Plan Brochure and here for the 2024 Summary of Benefits and Coverage. Source.T-Mobile captures the silver medal, with rural customers spending 77.4% to 92.3% of their time connected to 4G. AT&T comes in third with an average connectivity time ranging from 75.5% to 88.8% ...Special Contract Edition 2022 17. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGBETWEEN THE. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICEAND THE. NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION. The parties have agreed to an interim process for implementation of the revised rural route standardallowances under the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS).- Step 4 ( T-18 ) offers some protection whenever a carrier's actual work hours exceed 2,240 in the guarantee period as a result of management's failure to take corrective action in accordance with Section 214.3 of the M-38 Methods Handbook, the rural carrier WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for an indebtedness resulting form the FLSA Section 7(a ...On April 8, 2023, the Postal Service will implement RECS, a new compensation system that will establish the compensation for all approximately 126,627 rural letter carriers in the bargaining unit. Under the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS), every rural route will receive an "evaluation" that reflects the time it …Learn about the policies and practices for rural delivery, such as centralized delivery, vehicle requirements, and carrier associates.The probationary period for a rural carrier associate shall be 90 days actually worked or one calendar year, whichever comes first. All other applicable provisions of Article 12.1 shall apply. If anybody can confirm is this is valid or not for RCAs being able to get promoted without waiting a year, please let me know.Dec 11, 2021. #1. So this came up at my office today. I always leave my carrier a $20 and a card during the holidays, plus water or snacks when it's hot during the summer. One carrier in my office said they don't tip their mail person. They said something about professional courtesy and that his carrier knows he's also a carrier so they don't ...Rural Carrier News. 2023 Rural Carrier Year in Review. Thread starter Ruralinfo; Start date Dec 29, 2023; Ruralinfo Administrator. Staff member. Dec 29, 2023 #1 We just finished our Rural carrier year in review page. Give it a look and a share please Source . Reactions: Oi veh. ...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 ...Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities Transmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 Ruralinfo; 0.00 star(s) Updated: Dec 16, 2022 2021 - 2024 National Contract- Managers must ensure that, when required, rural carriers furnish a vehicle which is of sufficient capacity to accommodate the NORMAL MAIL LOAD and constructed to protect mail from loss or damage.-- Per Section 12.e. of the PO-603, in part: - providing and maintaining a vehicle ( if a USPS-owned/leased vehicle is not provided ) of adequate size...Rural carriers are held to a higher standard. ( IMHO ) -- Take a deep breath and let the supervisor case, then be sure to have any available RCA or PTF grieve and get paid for the supervisor's work. -- Depends on how much time you care to spend out on the route correcting the supervisor's errors.Apr 10, 2022. #6. Surprise! said: Seems after all that paying full price for membership it may be time to settle score now that you get the retirement discount. Become a representative to the National Convention. No thanks! Would feel guilty taking carriers money!Morris, a native of tiny Bairoil, Wyoming, runs one of the longest mail routes in the nation. The typical mail carrier in the United States covers about 8-10 miles driving, half that if walking. It's a six- to eight-hour day for most. Then there are those like Morris, called rural route carriers.f. Except as provided in item j., regular rural carriers on the relief day work list who work the relief day will select one of the following options: (1) An X day (a day for working a prior relief day) to be immediately scheduled by mutual agreement between the carrier and the Employer. The scheduled X day must be within the next twelve (12 ...Learn about the policies and practices for rural delivery, such as centralized delivery, vehicle requirements, and carrier associates.-- If the someone bids incorrectly on the posted route, that carrier will be passed over and the route could go to a junior carrier.-- If there is a PTF in the office, the posted regular route would go to the PTF - if no excessed regular carrier in the area. As long as there is only one posted route, the PTF does not have to bid to get the route.Staff member. Oct 25, 2023. #1. **NOTE: RCBP members in Self Plus One are highly recommended to change to Family enrollment for lower premiums.**. Click here to view the 2024 Rural Carrier Benefit Plan Brochure and here for the 2024 Summary of Benefits and Coverage. Source.Aug 12, 2019. #2. Jacob6875 -- " [ New AUX created ] In any case Management said that for the first 90 days of the route RCA's are not allowed to bid on it (or whatever the process is. -- Best get the Assistant District Representative up to speed on what is happening. -- Ask manglement for their reference of no bidding on the AUX for the first ...In today’s digital age, access to reliable and fast internet is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Unfortunately, many rural areas still struggle with limited connectivity options...The 2023 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Saturday, December 2, 2023 and ends Friday, December 22, 2023. The 2023 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Saturday, December 2, 2023 (Week 1, Pay Period (PP) 26-2023), and ends Friday, December 22, 2023 (Week 1, Pay Period 01-2024). During this period…. www.ruralinfo.net. View ...Nov 11, 2021. #15. gotstamps said: Any X-days that were still available but earned over 12 weeks prior to October 9, 2021 are eligible to be paid out after 12/25/21. If any of your X-days had not hit that 12-week mark by October 9, they then the "Clock" is paused & time resumes on 12/25. Mgmt is supposed to schedule those X-days with a 3 ...If you are an RCA and have a long wait you are basically SOL and you should move to the city side and move up that way if you are gunning for management. Rural craft has basically four positions these days. ARC, RCA, PTF and regular carrier. There might be some TRCs or a few other odd very old positions floating around but the ones listed are ...Dec 22, 2021. #2. After 2 years of being off a route in accordance with the MOU, an injured reg is put on a phantom route. It mirrors the route currently held by the reg so the pay remains the same. No time limit on how long phantom route is held by the injured regular. When return to work or retirement occurs the phantom route is removed.Jun 23, 2019. #1. I was just wondering if anyone knew the policy on start times. Our start time is officially 7:30am, but at least two of the carriers in my office start earlier. I, myself would like to start later and would like to propose doing so to my manager, but it would be helpful if there was a something official saying to the effect ...Absolutely the best summary of Retirement that I have ever watched, 1 hr 13 minutes long. Voglio-il mio. May 2, 2024. Replies. 4. Views. 767. May 13, 2024. Tired …The approved footwear for uniform program employees must have the SR/USA label. See ELM 939 for exceptions. To eliminate slips, trips, and falls, do not wear the following types of shoes on the workroom floor: – Heels more than 1 1/2 inches and soles more than 1/2 inch in height. – Spiked heels, regardless of height.The Stand-Up Talk must be presented to all rural carriers by September 9, 2022. Mini Mail Survey Period: September 10 through September 23, 2022. A mini mail survey is ... The rural carrier and manager will certify the data on the Mini Mail Survey Summary is correct, no later than September 27, 2022.May 17, 2024 · 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.If they don’t return the form to you with their remedy on it, file a grievance for that, too. Yes, the 603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities, lists lights at the case as part of the equipment management is responsible to provide. Last edited: Dec 9, 2023. 0.The lack of recognition and consideration for the unique challenges of rural carriers can lead to a demoralized workforce and can make it difficult for the USPS to retain rural carriers. This, in turn, can lead to a decrease in the quality of mail delivery services in rural areas and a decrease in customer satisfaction.Attached you will find a mandatory stand-up talk that is intended for the 4,205 rural routes that are involved in the RRECS study. As part of the RRECS study, specific software was downloaded to the carrier MDDs giving access to additional required daily scans.Mar 4, 2018. #4. Withdrawal of mail is done as a per office choice, every rural carrier in the office has to vote to have withdrawal of their mail or not, and then this decision is the norm until the next office wide count of mail, therefore it is not for some and not for others in an office. Withdrawal of mail means every piece is brought to ...So, in short, any rural carrier who retires before the 2021 Leave Year begins on January 2, 2021 will be limited to a cash out of 55 days of annual leave. If they work into the next leave year and take advantage of the MOU to carry over up to 65 days, then they would be eligible to cash out up to 65 days-as long as they retire before January 1 ...-- Normally rural carriers are shut of of working in other crafts, but invoking Article 13 may ignore that. Anyone?-- Unknown if there is a time to accept or turn down the offer.-- Could be the difference between a steady pay check or unemployment benefits.-- In any case, good luck in your situation. Please, keep us informed.2 AGREEMENT between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association 2021–2024 Handbook EL-902Rural Carrier News. 2023 Rural Carrier Year in Review. Thread starter Ruralinfo; Start date Dec 29, 2023; Ruralinfo Administrator. Staff member. Dec 29, 2023 #1 We just finished our Rural carrier year in review page. Give it a look and a share please Source . Reactions: Oi veh. ...The lack of recognition and consideration for the unique challenges of rural carriers can lead to a demoralized workforce and can make it difficult for the USPS to retain rural carriers. This, in turn, can lead to a decrease in the quality of mail delivery services in rural areas and a decrease in customer satisfaction.Well-known member. May 15, 2023. #3. Ruralinfo said: Thousands of letter carriers at the U.S. Postal Service are starting to see new schedules that have reduced their hours and cut their pay, causing significant anxiety within the workforce. The….Ruralinfo.net. 29,422 likes · 619 talking about this. Postal and Rural News and more!! www.ruralinfo.netSection 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.In recent years, there has been a growing trend of individuals and families seeking a change of pace and lifestyle by transitioning from urban areas to rural settings. One of the k...Rural Carriers Our PM said that upper management want to change our start time to possibly 8am. Has anyone heard about this? Last edited: Jul 31, 2022. Reactions: Dumbassclerksyndrome and ovomb1. L. lovethemail Well-known member. Jul 31, 2022 #2 In this heat 7:30 is bad enough. They threaten us with 8 every so often.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. This COLA adjustment will be effective March 9, 2024 (PP 2024-07).btdtret said: -- The time needed for repairs or to get another vehicle becomes part of your extended "lunch break." You should write "vehicle breakdown" "flat tire" whatever and the amount of minutes in comment section of 4240. This is not a lunch break.May 1, 2022. #3. junkchucker -- [ PTF getting extra 8127 $ for casing Hot Case Letters ] -- In situations like this, you could get more than egg on your face. -- ( Supposedly ) carriers don't file grievances on other carriers. -- Is manglement too busy -- ensuring the 6 mandatory scans are being done -- to notice what the 8127 entries are for ...It takes a special breed to be a rural mail carrier. Most people think all we do is drive around in the country for a few hours sticking envelopes in mail boxes; taking 2-hour breaks and collecting a big government paycheck. All I say to those people is “ try it for a week or even 2 days ” and you will see for yourself what a demanding and ...Assistant Rural Carriers are employed by Rural Carrier’s as a part-time position that allows them to supplement their income and to provide needed service in rural areas. ... Talk Radio News is a team dedicated to consumers. We aim to help customers find the answers the need when it comes to retail. TalkRadioNews is a participant in the ...Nov 8, 2018. #7. Here is what you should do. Size up the mail situation when you first arrive. Bring supervisor over to discuss what standard you will be curtailing in order to make leave time. Work the automated, 2nd class flats any hand mail. Mark your parcels (if you mark them), case up whatever DPS you can.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 ...No. Per p. 9 of the May/Pre-Convention 2023 edition of The National Rural Carrier magazine, Nation, He had 3 surgeries this year and another coming maybe not til after the 1st of t, If you go over 2080 actual work hours that are NOT paid overtime, mgmt has to pay you o, Rural Carriers @ Delphi. Rural carrier news of solidarity and union support sharing information about o, The desired outcome to any change in casing equipment is an EFFICIENT CASE LAYOUT. =====. From the M-, RURAL CARRIER (Career Job) - United States Postal Servic, Sep 23, 2019. #9. Rt2mailman et al -- "The reason a carrier would use the info in Oi veh, A rural mail carrier has been life flighted to a regional trauma cen, Staff member. Dec 28, 2023. #1. 2024 Pay Dates and Leave Ye, Staff member. Oct 25, 2023. #1. **NOTE: RCBP members in, Nov 11, 2021. #15. gotstamps said: Any X-days that were still ava, General Discussion. Threads. 8.5K. Messages. 153.3K. U. Is anyone , UPDATE: Please be advised that the retro pay due to rural carrie, Rural Mail Talk; Calendar; RCA info; Knowledgebase; Resour, 13 Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities 2 Handbook PO-603 f. Comp, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Alexandria, Virginia., Pursuant to the release of the January 2024 Consumer Price, 2. Views. 382. May 10, 2024. Oi veh. Putnam County postal office to be.