The 2023 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Saturday, December 2, 2023, and ends Friday, December 22, 2023.  During this period, certain timekeeping and pay rules apply. certain timekeeping and pay rules apply. 

Another benefit of being a NRLCA member! In accordance with Article 9.1.A.3, effective November 18, 2023 (PP 25-2023), the basic annual salary schedule (Tables One and Two) shall be increased by an amount equal to 1.3% of the appropriate February 27, 2021, salary schedule. Further, in accordance with Article 9.1.H.3,Read More

The Nov-Dec issue is now online!

Reminder: The USPS has sent out several mailings to all employees that they needed to set up Multifactor Authentication (MFA) on LiteBlue. You must have MFA set up to be able to bid on routes and access other functions on LiteBlue.  We have had multiple issues with carriers waiting untilRead More

In spite of the three-week delay in choosing a new speaker, some House representatives were able to re-introduce legislation last Friday. Read more about the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (FRFA) here.

Here’s a link to the USPS’s LiteBlue page with information. This information will be on the home page of this website. https://liteblue.usps.gov/cyber/multifactor-authentication.htm

Rural Route Evaluated Dispute Process (RREDP) Deadline is October 20, 2023 IMPORTANT: Disputes regarding the accuracy of the data on PS Form 4241A must be submitted no later than October 20, 2023.  Carriers wishing to initiate a dispute must work with their local manager in jointly completing Evaluation Dispute Form-1.  DocumentationRead More

IMPORTANT: USPS notifies NRLCA of payroll errors affecting over 45,000 rural carriers; ALL affected carriers will be entitled to salary advances on Friday The NRLCA has learned about an egregious payroll error this pay period affecting more than 45,000 rural carriers. We have had multiple discussions with the USPS yesterdayRead More

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MOU Regulars Sun Other Rt The Postal Service and the NRLCA have signed the attached MOU regarding two temporary modifications to the USPS-NRLCA National Agreement.  Beginning Saturday, September 2, 2023, and continuing through March 8, 2024, regular rural carriers may volunteer to work on Sunday to deliver packages and mayRead More