Rural Carrier EMA to Decrease to 95.0 Cents Per Mile Effective December 28, 2024
Based on the November 2024 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for rural carriers will decrease 2.0¢ to 95.0¢ per mile
US Postal Service demands rural carriers send back “overpaid” wages right before Christmas season
Notices went out to 130,000 rural carriers this week that they may be invoiced for “overpayment,” supposedly due to mail volume data from the last 52 weeks having been incorrectly…
House of Representatives Expected to Vote on the Social Security Fairness Act Today
The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal the so-called "government pensions offset," or GPO, which reduces Social Security spousal or widow(er) benefits for those who receive noncovered pensions, according to…
Rural Carriers to get a decrease in Equipment Maintenance Allowance
Therefore, based on the August 2024 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for rural carriers will decrease 1.5¢ to 97.0¢ per mile. This EMA rate will be effective October…
USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to speak in Reno at postal convention
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is slated to speak at the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association's convention in…
NRLCA and USPS Sign MOU Concerning Annual Leave Carryover for Leave Year 2025
The NRLCA and USPS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing that for leave year 2025
Stauber Introduces MAIL Act to Force USPS to Better Support Rural Postal Workers
Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Modifying Allocations to Improve Local Service (MAIL) Act, legislation to improve mail operations in Minnesota by requiring the United States Postal Service (USPS)…
Out for delivery in Scappoose: At work with a rural mail carrier
Have you ever wondered what a day at work is like for the people who fill up your mailbox? We delivered on a listener suggestion for the latest installment of…
USPS, rural carrier union continue contract talks
USPS and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have agreed to continue contract negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Stamp out Hunger news roundup
Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the NALC…