Oct 15, 2021 · Nov 10, 2021. #16. gotstamps said: In that case, Thursday would be the Christmas Holiday since it is the preceding workday and would pay at 150%. Christmas Eve would remain their Relief Day or if they work it would also pay 150%. So Sat 12/18, 12/20, 12/21, & 12/22 would be 100% pay & 12/23 & 12/24 would both be 150%. NALC has obtained electronic versions of important USPS manuals and handbooks directly from Postal Service headquarters. In addition, USPS has made certain publications available online. However: Check for the latest issue. The Postal Service updates its various manuals and handbooks according to different schedules.Pursuant to the release of the July 2023 Consumer Price Index - Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), and in accordance with Article 9.1.E , the fifth COLA adjustment of the 2021-2024 National Agreement will result in a $999.00 increase for eligible rural carriers. Carrier National Rural Letter Vol. 119, No. 3a Special Contract Edition 2020 NATIONAL AGREEMENT between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural LetterLetter Carrier Pay Schedule City Carrier Wage Schedule: Effective June 19, 2021 The following salary and rate schedule is for all NALC-represented employees. Table 1: City Carrier Schedule RSC Q (NALC) This schedule applies to all carriers with a career appointment date prior to Jan. 12, 2013. Basic Annual Salarieso 3-Year Contract o May 2021-May 2024 • Article 9.1.A. General Wage Increases o 1.3% November 2021-retroactively applied o 1.3% November 2022 o 1.3% November 2023 • Article 9.1.E. COLA o Retain same formula and frequency o July 2021-retroactive ($1935) o Jan 2022-retroactive ($811 calculated through 11-30-21) o July 2022 o Jan 2023Postal Service managers must make a concerted effort to minimize the number of hours carriers work over 2,080, and strictly monitor these carriers to ensure that no carrier works in excess of 2,240 actual work hours. The 2021–2022 guarantee period will begin on Saturday, October 9, 2021, and continue through Friday, October 7, 2022. — Rural ...The basic requirements as applied to rural carriers, are as follows: 1. Employee shall be employed on an annual basis at a guaranteed annual wage. 2. The guarantee must be a minimum of 1840 and a maximum of 2080 hours. 3.c. Upon request, a rural carrier is granted annual leave or LWOP on Saturday, at the carrier's option-provided a substitute rural carrier is available for replacement. Congress first granted "Free Saturday" to rural carriers because they were scheduled to work 6 days a week when other Postal Service employees were scheduled to work only 5 days ...o 3-Year Contract o May 2021-May 2024 • Article 9.1.A. General Wage Increases o 1.3% November 2021-retroactively applied o 1.3% November 2022 o 1.3% November 2023 • Article 9.1.E. COLA o Retain same formula and frequency o July 2021-retroactive ($1935) o Jan 2022-retroactive ($811 calculated through 11-30-21) o July 2022 o Jan 2023Updated Rural Carrier Salary Charts Released. The salary schedules below reflect a retroactive $1,935 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective August 28, 2021, a retroactive 1.3% General Wage Increase (GWI) effective November 20, 2021, and a $1,311 COLA effective February 26, 2022. The PTF hourly rates reflect the recalculation due to the ...Mar 18, 2022 · March 17, 2022 The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers more than 132,000 rural carriers represented by the union. Highlights of the agreement include annual general wage increases, semiannual cost-of-living adjustments, measures designed to stabilize work schedules, increased ... 08/25/2023. NRLCA National President Don Maston said in an interview Friday that the union had “gone to extreme measures” by repeatedly delaying the implementation of the Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS). “I understand that they’re angry, those that have lost hours, and they’re angry at the system,” Maston said.o 3-Year Contract o May 2021-May 2024 • Article 9.1.A. General Wage Increases o 1.3% November 2021-retroactively applied o 1.3% November 2022 o 1.3% November 2023 • Article 9.1.E. COLA o Retain same formula and frequency o July 2021-retroactive ($1935) o Jan 2022-retroactive ($811 calculated through 11-30-21) o July 2022 o Jan 2023UPDATE: NRLCA and USPS Sign MOU Allowing Regular Rural Carriers to Volunteer to Work on Sundays and Provide Assistance on other Rural Routes Due to continued staffing challenges in rural delivery operations, the Postal Service and the NRLCA have signed the attached MOU ...Are you a member contributing to this? If not, click here click here Compensation for Additional Trips On June 2, 2023, the USPS and NRLCA agreed to modify two pre-arbitration settlements,specifically case #C95R-4C-C98023318, which involves compensation for rural carriers when required to perform anadditional trip to the street due tomail that could not beaccommodated on January 7, 2022. The Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association have reached a tentative negotiated agreement on a 36-month contract. Upon ratification by the union’s membership, a process that will take several weeks, the agreement will run through May 20, 2024. “This agreement is economically responsible, fair to ...Carrier National Rural Letter Vol. 121, No. 6a Special Contract Edition 2022 NATIONAL AGREEMENT between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Nov 10, 2021. #16. gotstamps said: In that case, Thursday would be the Christmas Holiday since it is the preceding workday and would pay at 150%. Christmas Eve would remain their Relief Day or if they work it would also pay 150%. So Sat 12/18, 12/20, 12/21, & 12/22 would be 100% pay & 12/23 & 12/24 would both be 150%.Jan 2024 No rebase Article 9.1.F and 9.1.I. ALL RCAs receive 1% increase each year in lieu of COLA Goes into effect with GWI increases-retroactive MOU Non-Career Health Plan for RCAs General Annual Wage Increases and Cost of Living Allowances (COLA) 1.3% November 20, 2021 (Will be Retroactive) 1.3% November 19, 2022. 1.3% November 18, 2023. Six (6) Cost of Living Allowances (COLA) for career employees (March and September of each year) with no change to the current formula based on the July 2021 CPI-W.Aug 12, 2018. #9. According to our district sup no more than 6 days in a week; hence, off the first Saturday, work 6 straight; Work Sunday through Friday of second week, off Saturday. 12 days straight. So your answer is 12.Feb 7, 2022 · The 2021-2024 Tentative Agreement that was included in the ratification packet can now be viewed and downloaded here: 2021-2024 Tentative Agreement–Ratification Packet Version | American Postal Workers Union (apwu.org). Upon ratification, a final print version will be jointly agreed to, reviewed, and proofread with the Postal Service. May 4, 2018 · 2016-2019 NALC-USPS National Agreement. The 2016-2019 NALC-USPS National Agreement is now available online by clicking here. The PDF includes bookmarks and hyperlinks to make navigating the document easier. Printed copies will be available in the coming weeks. The new contract says rural carriers will be getting 1.3% general wage increase for each year of the agreement. How is this true if all 3 years you want to give us $792 each year? 79. Did the Union propose Thri Savings Plan participation for RCAs with matching funds from USPS? 81.The backbone of its delivery fleet – more than 200,000 vehicles – is the right-hand-drive Long Life Vehicle (LLV), which has an expected service life of 24 years. But almost 70 percent of the LLVs on urban and rural routes are now between 25 and 32 years old, and maintenance costs are high. The combined effect of aging vehicles, a growing ...We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.Feb 10, 2019 · gotstamps said: There is no grievance unless Leave is granted in conjunction with the Holiday. Contract states that Mgmt may work a Carrier on their Holiday prior to using a Relief Day Carrier. When a holiday falls on the relief day of an evaluated car- rier, the carrier shall be granted the preceding work day as the designated holiday. The contract provides for the addition of a new top step to Tables One and Two on Nov. 19, 2022. The new career Step P will be $444 annually greater than Step O. Carriers with at least 46 weeks in Step O on Nov. 19, 2022, will advance to Step P. Those with fewer than 46 weeks will advance to Step P upon reaching 46 weeks in Step O.May 21, 2021 · May 21, 2021 at 10 a.m. The NRLCA represents about 133,000 rural carriers nationwide. The Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have agreed to extend contract negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. Although the contract with the NRLCA expired at midnight on May 20, USPS and the union have ... Oct 15, 2021 · Nov 10, 2021. #16. gotstamps said: In that case, Thursday would be the Christmas Holiday since it is the preceding workday and would pay at 150%. Christmas Eve would remain their Relief Day or if they work it would also pay 150%. So Sat 12/18, 12/20, 12/21, & 12/22 would be 100% pay & 12/23 & 12/24 would both be 150%. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.March 8, 2021 at 4 p.m. The USPS contract with the National Association of Letter Carriers covers more than 206,000 employees. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) membership has ratified a new 44-month labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers approximately 206,000 employees represented by the union.Jan 31, 2020 · Well-known member. Jan 31, 2020. #4. The NRLCA has been notified by USPS that all of the retroactive salary increases included in the 2018-2021 National Agreement will be delayed and are now to be included in the paychecks for PP06-2020 (March 20, 2020). This adjustment will include all eligible rural carriers and all retroactive salary changes ... Route type (C=city, R=rural, H=highway, B=post office box, P=collections) Route number (example above is for route 1, leading with zeros if necessary) 4. Select On Street Motorized or On Street Walking 5. The next steps are determined by if you are driving a personal or an LLV; follow the prompts on the screen.Julio on USPS rural carriers seek to decertify union after most members see pay cuts; Rusty Ford on Ultimately, the solution is five-days-a-week delivery. John on Employee Can Go Forward with Claim of Racial Bias by U.S. Postal Service; Davor vrljic on USPS rural carriers union says members have more to lose than gain in decertification push ...USPS US Federal Government Politics. 22 comments. Top. shitshatshatted • 1 yr. ago. I highly recommend reading the proposed contract. They are barely giving a proper COLA increase for regulars, and only a 1.3% raise yearly starting retroactively for last year. RCA’s are getting royally screwed because they are only offering a 1% raise in ...The Executive Council unanimously recommends ratification of this contract.” The major components of the new contract are listed below: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT 2018-2021 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION . Article 38 ; 3-Year Contract ; May 2018-May 2021 ; Article 9.1.A. General Wage Increases Jun 24, 2022 · The official and final version of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement has been completed. The linked PDF is being made available for immediate use. The file is fully searchable and bookmarked. Files have been sent over to the printer and the printing has begun on the hard-copy version of the contract. NRLCA-USPS 2021-2024 Tentative Agreement Highlights. WEBSITE STATEMENT. COPYRIGHT© 2012 – 2019 NORTH CAROLINA RURAL LETTER CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NOTICE: The information on this site may not be copied or reproduced without the express written consent of the NC RLCA State Board. Disclaimer.Well-known member. Apr 11, 2022. #8. gotstamps said: Actually, with the new pay schedule released as “effective February 2022, February is the cut off for the August 2021 & November 2021 Backpay calculation. The Backpay cutoff will be when they make current pay up to date. That could still be a paycheck or two away.Route type (C=city, R=rural, H=highway, B=post office box, P=collections) Route number (example above is for route 1, leading with zeros if necessary) 4. Select On Street Motorized or On Street Walking 5. The next steps are determined by if you are driving a personal or an LLV; follow the prompts on the screen. Aug 18, 2021 · Most eligible city letter carriers will receive retroactive pay pursuant to the 2019-2023 National Agreement on their August 20 paychecks. Backpay for some former city carrier assistants that were converted to career status between November 23, 2019 and April 9, 2021 must be calculated manually, resulting in a delay in payment. The purpose of this Carrier Letter is to transmit the attachments to all carriers in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. Attachment 1: 2019 Plan Performance Assessment Procedure Manual (PDF file) Attachment 2: 2019 CAHPS Carrier Subcode List (PDF file) 2018-13. 8/22/2018. Carrier National Rural Letter Vol. 121, No. 6a Special Contract Edition 2022 NATIONAL AGREEMENT between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter o Scheduled Implementation: June 4, 2022 (Pay Period 13-2022) o Pay Check Date June 24, 2022. PSEs’ Additional 50 cents per hour. o Effective: April 9, 2022. o Scheduled Implementation: June 4, 2022 (Pay Period 13-2022) o Pay Check Date June 24, 2022. New pay rates for Grade 11 Employees. o Effective: September 21, 2021.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 asRural 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 as Apr 11, 2022 · Updated Rural Carrier Salary Charts Released. The salary schedules below reflect a retroactive $1,935 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective August 28, 2021, a retroactive 1.3% General Wage Increase (GWI) effective November 20, 2021, and a $1,311 COLA effective February 26, 2022. The PTF hourly rates reflect the recalculation due to the ... We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.March 8, 2021 at 4 p.m. The USPS contract with the National Association of Letter Carriers covers more than 206,000 employees. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) membership has ratified a new 44-month labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers approximately 206,000 employees represented by the union.DISTRICT #38 TO MEET. September 21 @ 6:00 pm - September 21 @ 9:00 pm Sep 21. Mecklenburg District #38 will hold its fall booster meeting on September 21, 2023, at River Buffet & Grill. Guest speakers are Elaine Althoff, NCRLCA Vice-President, and Cliff Workman, NRLCA ADR. […]2016-2019 NALC-USPS National Agreement. The 2016-2019 NALC-USPS National Agreement is now available online by clicking here. The PDF includes bookmarks and hyperlinks to make navigating the document easier. Printed copies will be available in the coming weeks.The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) expresses its deepest sympathies and condolences to the victims and communities affected by the devastating wildfires that have swept through Maui. Our thoughts are with those who have lost their homes, belongings, and loved ones in this tragic event.Effective July 9, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising section 541.4 of Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities, to include additional compensation for DPS flats and a formal process for conducting quality reviews. * * * * * Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities * * * * * 5 Inspection, Count, and ...gotstamps said: There is no grievance unless Leave is granted in conjunction with the Holiday. Contract states that Mgmt may work a Carrier on their Holiday prior to using a Relief Day Carrier. When a holiday falls on the relief day of an evaluated car- rier, the carrier shall be granted the preceding work day as the designated holiday.Dec 16, 2022 · Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities Transmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 ... 0.00 star(s) Updated: Dec 16, 2022; 2021 - 2024 National Contract. The contract ... Pursuant to the release of the July 2023 Consumer Price Index - Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), and in accordance with Article 9.1.E , the fifth COLA adjustment of the 2021-2024 National Agreement will result in a $999.00 increase for eligible rural carriers. ost eligible city letter carriers will receive retroactive pay pursuant to the 2019-2023 National Agreement in their Aug. 20 paychecks. Back pay for some former city carrier assistants (CCAs) who were converted to career status between Nov. 23, 2019, and April 9, 2021, must be calculated manually, resulting in a delay in payment. This issue was ...We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.Carrier National Rural Letter Vol. 121, No. 6a Special Contract Edition 2022 NATIONAL AGREEMENT between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural LetterMay 30, 2019 · The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and the United States Postal Service have negotiated a Tentative Agreement to cover the 3-year period from May 21, 2018 to May 20, 2021. This Tentative Agreement must be ratified by a majority of the voting membership of the NRLCA to become effective. The highlights of the Tentative Agreement ... The purpose of this Carrier Letter is to transmit the attachments to all carriers in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. Attachment 1: 2019 Plan Performance Assessment Procedure Manual (PDF file) Attachment 2: 2019 CAHPS Carrier Subcode List (PDF file) 2018-13. 8/22/2018. 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 asThe National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association and the United States Postal Service have negotiated a Tentative Agreement to cover the 3-year period from May 21, 2018 to May 20, 2021. This Tentative Agreement must be ratified by a majority of the voting membership of the NRLCA to become effective. The highlights of the Tentative Agreement ...As a result of the rise in index level, the following COLA adjustment will be applied to each step of the basic annual salary for all full-time employees covered under the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement effective August 26, 2023 (pay period 19-2023, pay date September 15, 2023).Mar 8, 2021 · March 8, 2021 at 4 p.m. The USPS contract with the National Association of Letter Carriers covers more than 206,000 employees. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) membership has ratified a new 44-month labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers approximately 206,000 employees represented by the union. The morale is so low”: Texas rural letter carrier speaks out on terrible working conditions, massive pay cuts; Lou Gotts on “It is beyond toxic. The morale is so low”: Texas rural letter carrier speaks out on terrible working conditions, massive pay cuts; Liz on New Scanner functions – 08/18/2023Apr 11, 2022 · Well-known member. Apr 11, 2022. #8. gotstamps said: Actually, with the new pay schedule released as “effective February 2022, February is the cut off for the August 2021 & November 2021 Backpay calculation. The Backpay cutoff will be when they make current pay up to date. That could still be a paycheck or two away. Mar 8, 2021 · March 8, 2021 at 4 p.m. The USPS contract with the National Association of Letter Carriers covers more than 206,000 employees. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) membership has ratified a new 44-month labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers approximately 206,000 employees represented by the union. rural office, I find that th e top of the Form 4240 is either completely blank or will only have the name and route of the rural carrier. Some uninformed managers think that they have the right to require rural carriers to schedule their annual leave early in the year or at any time the Christmas-weighted projections indicate a potential problem.o 3-Year Contract o May 2021-May 2024 • Article 9.1.A. General Wage Increases o 1.3% November 2021-retroactively applied o 1.3% November 2022 o 1.3% November 2023 • Article 9.1.E. COLA o Retain same formula and frequency o July 2021-retroactive ($1935) o Jan 2022-retroactive ($811 calculated through 11-30-21) o July 2022 o Jan 2023Sep 23, 2021 · Postal Service managers must make a concerted effort to minimize the number of hours carriers work over 2,080, and strictly monitor these carriers to ensure that no carrier works in excess of 2,240 actual work hours. The 2021–2022 guarantee period will begin on Saturday, October 9, 2021, and continue through Friday, October 7, 2022. — Rural ... We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.Mar 17, 2022 · o Scheduled Implementation: June 4, 2022 (Pay Period 13-2022) o Pay Check Date June 24, 2022. PSEs’ Additional 50 cents per hour. o Effective: April 9, 2022. o Scheduled Implementation: June 4, 2022 (Pay Period 13-2022) o Pay Check Date June 24, 2022. New pay rates for Grade 11 Employees. o Effective: September 21, 2021. Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities Transmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 ... 0.00 star(s) Updated: Dec 16, 2022; 2021 - 2024 National Contract. The contract ...We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. NRLCA—National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: rural letter carriers. NALC and unions representing these other postal crafts all negotiated together and executed joint National Agreements with the U.S. Postal Service covering the periods 1971-73 and 1973-75. The NRLCA bar-gained separately for its 1975-78 Agreement. In 1978, 1981, 1984,Mar 17, 2022 · o Scheduled Implementation: June 4, 2022 (Pay Period 13-2022) o Pay Check Date June 24, 2022. PSEs’ Additional 50 cents per hour. o Effective: April 9, 2022. o Scheduled Implementation: June 4, 2022 (Pay Period 13-2022) o Pay Check Date June 24, 2022. New pay rates for Grade 11 Employees. o Effective: September 21, 2021. May 21, 2021 · May 21, 2021 at 10 a.m. The NRLCA represents about 133,000 rural carriers nationwide. The Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have agreed to extend contract negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. Although the contract with the NRLCA expired at midnight on May 20, USPS and the union have ... May 21, 2021 The Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have agreed to extend contract negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. Although the contract with the NRLCA expired at midnight on May 20, USPS and the union have mutually decided to extend the negotiations. The NRLCA represents approximately 133,000 ruralAs a result of the rise in index level, the following COLA adjustment will be applied to each step of the basic annual salary for all full-time employees covered under the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement effective August 26, 2023 (pay period 19-2023, pay date September 15, 2023).A person not connected with the letter carrier branch [ city carriers ] of the Postal Service who wears the uniform or badge by a city carrier is fined not more than $100, or imprisoned not more than 6 month, or both. -- The wear of a postal uniform IS against federal law: U.S. Code - Title 18 - Part 1 - Chapter 93 - paragraph 1730: Whoever ...Jan 31, 2020 · Well-known member. Jan 31, 2020. #4. The NRLCA has been notified by USPS that all of the retroactive salary increases included in the 2018-2021 National Agreement will be delayed and are now to be included in the paychecks for PP06-2020 (March 20, 2020). This adjustment will include all eligible rural carriers and all retroactive salary changes ... Letter Carrier Pay Schedule City Carrier Wage Schedule: Effective June 19, 2021 The following salary and rate schedule is for all NALC-represented employees. Table 1: City Carrier Schedule RSC Q (NALC) This schedule applies to all carriers with a career appointment date prior to Jan. 12, 2013. Basic Annual Salaries We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.Dec 12, 2021 · Dec 12, 2021. #1. Not Rural Carriers but Clerks. The APWU settled on terms with the USPS (still to be ratified) The basics are. It's 3 years and retains 6 COLA's. It also offers a general wage increase of 1.3% for each of the 3 years. .