Basically the only thing not counted are carrier routes flats, 3m/throwbacks and parcels. Still counting letters and raw flats locally processed, and if you choose, other letters and flats for verification. 3M/throwbacks WILL be counted when they are pulled from DPS. "Column Two Letter-sized Manual Record the total number of letter-sized pieces ...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).2080 hours in a year would be for 40 hours of work done for 52 weeks (1 year). If your route is 5 hours a week bigger than that, you would be (+260) at 2340 hours (9 hours/day) for the year with out any holidays or leave taken. We get 10 holidays/year and (at least) 13 days of AL. 9 x 23 days = 207 hours. 2340-207=2133 hours/year worked if you ...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 .Driving the Rural Delivery Route. The U.S. Postal Service has almost 80,000 rural delivery routes serviced by some 133,000 rural letter carriers. For some of those routes, USPS provides the vehicle; for others, the carrier uses a private vehicle and receives a maintenance allowance from the Postal Service for wear and tear.Well-known member. Nov 20, 2023. #24. ECAB rules that Rural Carriers are covered driving to work: “The Employee’s Compensation Appeals Board has ruled that a rural carrier who was in a car accident on her way to work was in the performance of duty as she was driving the vehicle which she intended to use to deliver mail on the date of …Feb 19, 2017. #2. BoSox -- Depends on the office manning and what manglement considers an "emergency" situation. -- Without knowing "the rest of the story", carriers ( both city and rural ) have to obey the direct orders of manglement, then in the case of rural carriers, grieve it later.Flip Windows. Postal Things Inc. provides right hand drive conversion kits to convert selected vehicles to right hand drive for the rural letter carrier. Custom Mail Trays, flashers and strobes, and complete sign and magnetic door protector packages for rural mail route vehicles. www.postalthings.com.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 ...Standard Training for Rural Letter Carriers OJT Guide Introduction to On-the-Job Training The Standard Training for Rural Letter Carriers program, course #10024378, is a combination of training including; DDC-USPS RHD & Delivery Vehicle eLearning and CD, #43601-06, 4 hours; USPS DefensiveLearn about the policies and practices for rural delivery, such as centralized delivery, vehicle requirements, and carrier associates.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 ...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.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 takes to ...Page 2 of the Clarification of Rural Delivery Standardization Procedures: Rural carrier schedules should be determined by each route's evaluation. By using the time of day that approximately 80 percent of the mail is available for casing as the starting time, along with the route's evaluation ( Office and Route ), a reasonable schedule can be ...Oct 3, 2023. #1. There are certain rural carrier provisions that happen around the new Guarantee year and the end of the year. Pay close attention to anything highlighted, or you may end up being surprised. Guarantee Year The new Guarantee year starts on October 7th, 2023 Carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked in excess of ...New EMA Charts Released. 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 April 8, 2023 (pay period 9–23), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will decrease to 91.5 cents per mile. The EMA ...Aug 1, 2019. #4. Bid all routes available when bidding. You may prioritize if you wish to, or select the option to bid all. If the route was officially vacant for 30+ days you may be interested in filing a grievance, as you may be owed some back pay and an earlier official start date, which may place you higher in the steps.The opposite side of the coin seems to be if the RCA doesn't finish the route and the regular rural carrier finishes the route, the RCA gets paid for their hours and mileage (EMA) and the regular rural carrier gets paid for the day. It was originally submitted this way. The PM got a call from district about this incident.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 ...The NRLCA-PAC helps make the lives of Rural Letter Carriers better.In the past, PAC contributions successfully aided in the defeat of efforts to restrict collective bargaining, made sure single piece parcels remained in the market dominant category, and scuttled anti-labor amendments.Basically: - All affected rural carriers WILL be provided joint DPS training prior to the implementation of DPS letter mail. ( wink, wink ) - A rural route receiving DPS letter mail may be counted and evaluated under the DPS letter mail standard provided: a. the route has been receiving DPS letter mail for at least 30 calendar days prior to the ...The basic requirements as applied to rural carriers, are as follows: Employee shall be employed on an annual basis at a guaranteed annual wage. The guarantee must be a minimum of 1840 and a maximum of 2080 hours. The employee shall receive overtime compensation for all hours actually worked in excess of:Charlie Riedel/AP Photo. A letter carrier delivers the mail, April 19, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. On September 30, rural letter carriers were notified of the latest …- The parties agree that rural carriers may case DPS letter mail provided they can meet the overall evaluation of the route on a consistent basis and leave and return to the office as per Handbook PO-603, Section 15, Schedules. ( overall route evaluation = WEEKLY not daily ) The decision to require a carrier to take DPS to the DPS letter mail ...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 ...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 …-- 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.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….Variable Work Hours. 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.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 ...The basic requirements as applied to rural carriers, are as follows: Employee shall be employed on an annual basis at a guaranteed annual wage. The guarantee must be a minimum of 1840 and a maximum of 2080 hours. The employee shall receive overtime compensation for all hours actually worked in excess of:May 9, 2022. #1. some of you think Rrecs was voted in on a contract or ordered. In 2002 both parties were ordered to find a new way of paying rural carriers our union nor usps want hourly pay. Union because it would make us more like city and a big chance those NRLCA jobs would go away and back on the route you go if the unions merged.You know Standard hours Like : Standard Hours 47:24 to 48:35 you would be a 40 K. Standard Hours 48:36 to 49:47 you would be a 41 K. " Once the average is determined, the route's evaluation will be adjusted through a base hour change, provided the rural carriers' compensation evaluation compensation will increase."-- Travel Mileage: Step 4 ( G10R-4G-C14188328 ) in part: The parties agree when rural carriers are required to travel to a temporary duty station that is within a 50-mile radius of their permanent duty station, there is an entitlement to mileage reimbursement. In accordance with Handbook F-15, Section 7-1, the mileage WILL BE reimbursed for any ...May 24, 2024 0 Comments. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ecommerce grew from 9.7 percent of total retail sales in 2018 to about 14.5 percent from 2020 to 2022. Returns grew during and after the pandemic... Read More. Postal News.-- The USPS has offered recent retirees ( but not rural carriers ) work during the Christmas season, promising it would not affect their retired pay, but for possible long-term employment as an RCA, complications will no doubt set in with retirement pay. L. larrob37 New member.A maximum of 20 minutes' delay in leaving time is permitted if approved by your postmaster or supervisor. An exception is made only when preferential mail cannot be cased and tied out within the 20 minutes' leeway or as provided in153.2. 152.3 Lunch Breaks.Ruralinfo.net. 29,407 likes · 333 talking about this. Postal and Rural News and more!! www.ruralinfo.net-- PS Form 1750 is used during a carrier's probationary period with manglement reports due on day 30, 60, and 80 and one at day 355 - the "Complete Year End Report." -- According to Section 584.52 of the EL-312 ( Employment and Placement handbook ), manglement MUST discuss the employee's performance with the employee at the end of 30 and 60 days.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 ...Jul 28, 2023. #1. I’m have been reading acrosss the country that management is taking metris’ from rurals and giving them to city carriers and making the rurals drive LLVs. Does it really surprise anyone that the USPS has a work around for the agreed upon deployment of the metris’. They agreed with the union to put the new vans on rural ...Due to personal reasons I left the Postal Service in 2013. I had 10 years in, about 8 1/2 ad a career/regular carrier. I have rejoined the USPS as of February 2021 as an RCA. My question(s) is/are: ... The rural carrier position was THE job to have -- back before 2000.-- To add to your confusion, check out Article 7 of the contract ( also ...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).Feb 27, 2021. #1. Good Morning fellow retirees. I retired the end of 2018 and kept our Rural Carrier Benefit Plan which of course requires you to maintain membership in the Association. Today got my pension via direct deposit and there was a $9.17 difference which is the retiree monthly "dues".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….When it comes to towbar installation, one factor that can greatly impact the price is the location where the installation takes place. Urban and rural areas have different characte...The form we need to review & sign is the 4241. 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 …May 16, 2019. #2. The PTF position is a bid-for position akin to the Regular bid position. It would go through the same bidding process. PTFs are usually created due to a lack of new-hires, too many 120-Day letters to fulfill, & too many Peeps working OT.New EMA Charts Released. 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 April 8, 2023 (pay period 9-23), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will decrease to 91.5 cents per mile. The EMA ...3. In Rural carrier menu, press hotkey 7 for ENDLOADVEH to end loading vehicle. 4. Keep track of your mileage for the 2nd trip. 5. After completing the 2nd trip and returning to the delivery unit, document your 2nd trip mileage on 4240, sign out on 4240, and press hotkey L to CLOCKOUT. Quote from magazine:Jul 21, 2022. #8. About 15 years they to cut my route by 200 boxes and had to create a new auxiliary route. The district guy that overlooked all the rural routes in my area came out to my office. We drove around in my car and showed him the best way to cut 200 boxes and he said great, no problem. Not anymore! M.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.Well-known member. 87rue et al -- " What qualifies an rca to be able to use a day of reflection." - Article 16, except for the day of reflection, shall apply to part-time flexible rural carriers, substitute rural carriers, rural carrier associates and rural carrier relief employees. -- Otherwise the offense is something really, really bad.Well-known member. May 16, 2017. #9. There is a difference, light duty is duty given to an employee that has had some "injury" outside of work, (of which the USPS usually offers none to rural carriers), limited duty is work offered to USPS employees that have had an injury while at work. If the RCA is "scheduled " to work his "hold down route ...-- 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.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.After log-in completion, carriers must enter their User Role as Rural Carrier. 2. Select Rural Carrier to access Rural Activity Scan Menu 3. Select Enter to find Rural Activity Scan Menu NOTE 1: Option R (Rural Activity Scans)is only available when 6 -Rural Carrier is selected. 1. User Role Menu 2. On Street Menu 3. Rural Activity Scan Menu 6 ...Exceptions may be made for carriers 55 years of age or older, and carriers who have served continuously for 25 year or more, provided that their conduct and efficiency are satisfactory. When it is demonstrated that a carrier 55 or over cannot confine total working time to 48 hours per week or less, the route will be adjusted. ...Assigned Carrier copy for the route; Route Book copy filed at the carrier case; Route Folder copy (maintained by management in the local office) The PS Form 4241-A must be provided to the carrier in order to communicate the new RRECS evaluation for the route. Ensure the carrier is immediately made aware of schedule changes Classifications: K, J ...The more secrecy we have within our union, the less accountability. My name is Dana. I am owner/creator of Ruralinfo.net. I became a rural carrier in 1997 and I just retired at the end of 2022. I live and work in Texas not too far from Dallas. I’ve been married for 28 years.USPS, union continue contract talks. May 21 at 8 a.m. ET. The Postal Service and the NRLCA will continue contract negotiations. USPS and the National Rural Letter …Rural Mail Talk. Ruralinfo.net Knowledgebase. State Union Links. Arizona Rural Letter Carriers Association. California rural letter carriers’ association. Colorado Rural Letter Carriers Association. Florida Rural Letter Carriers’ Association. Georgia Rural Letter Carriers. Idaho Rural Letter Carriers’ Association.Nov 6, 2020. #5. This is from the National Agreement : 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. There is not any way to really pay you.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.Well-known member. Dec 1, 2018. #11. Look at the L-122. It clearly states that Bathroom breaks are built into the personal time already in the route evaluation & is not to be deducted from actual work hours. File a grievance if mgmt won't correct their "mistake" & contact your Steward. B.Staff member. Dec 28, 2023. #1. 2024 Pay Dates and Leave Year The following chart lists the 2024 pay periods. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the ...Rural depopulation is the process in which population density in rural areas decreases overtime. This is caused by the migration of people to urban areas in search of a higher qual...Where we differ is that a City 204b will lose their route when working as a 204b for 4 months (consistently, I believe). For Rural craft, after continuous 30 days, a form 50 is cut showing the carrier working at a higher level (& usually lower pay). A Rural carrier can play 204b for as long as they want & is allowed to without losing their route.PapahSmurf said: At least in our office, second trips are just additional straight time over evaluation plus any mileage if using a POV. 2nd trips are paid 2 min/mile + loading at the straight time rate. The OP is asking about assisting another route as a Regular Carrier, not a 2nd trip, which is paid at a special OT rate.Learn about the policies and practices for rural delivery, such as centralized delivery, vehicle requirements, and carrier associates.I'm a rural carrier 41k route. They moved my K day from Monday to Tuesday due to formulated office. I been working 6 days a week for over a year due to lack of help. I now have 80 annual leave days saved up. Since I can only carrier over 65 days {hope its not 55} I need to use 15 days this year or I loose them.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 ...rcarrier232323. •. While there's plenty to be said about carriers not doing their scans or routes that have no volume should be going down, the system is flawed because how much weight it gives to front door deliveries and how it completely wrecks routes that rely on actual mail for their volume.. Jul 21, 2022. #8. About 15 years they to cThe regular carrier serving such route SHALL BE scheduled for ON-TH Standard Training for Rural Letter Carriers OJT Guide Introduction to On-the-Job Training The Standard Training for Rural Letter Carriers program, course #10024378, is a combination of training including; DDC-USPS RHD & Delivery Vehicle eLearning and CD, #43601-06, 4 hours; USPS DefensiveOct 1, 2019. #4. P-P-F -- "Regulars required to train subs?" -- There is nothing in writing. There is not extra pay, but maybe a lot of aggravation -- from both the sub and manglement. There is always the satisfaction of training a new sub and having the new sub become an asset to the office. Feb 3, 2018. #6. special1303 -- Everyone involved shou A rural community comprises a group of inhabitants who live a rustic or country lifestyle. Rural communities typically have smaller populations and an agricultural setting, but som... Jdr4jc -- "Couple questions I have. I was a regular r...
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