NRLCA announces COLA updates for rural carriers
The sixth and final COLA adjustment of the 2021-2024 National Agreement will result in a $353.00 increase for eligible rural carriers.
USPS rural carrier union demands ‘harsh penalties’ to prevent additional payroll errors
Two separate payroll errors at the Postal Service over the past few months kept thousands of rural letter carriers from getting their full paychecks on time.
‘Worst I’ve ever seen’: Rural mail carrier union prez says USPS needs to up wages
Maston said that with the challenging labor market that the country is in right now, employees are incentivized to pick and choose which job suits them best.
NRLCA files national level grievance over rural carrier pay issues
The NRLCA has filed a national level grievance over the Postal Service's repeated failure to pay rural carriers correctly and on time.
USPS: 2,200 rural carriers won’t get regular paychecks on time because of timekeeping errors
A Postal Service timekeeping error will prevent a couple thousand rural carriers from receiving their regular paycheck on time this week.
Connolly, Kilmer, Bacon, Valadao Reintroduce Federal Retirement Fairness Act
Today, U.S. Representatives reintroduced the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (FRFA), legislation to address a gap for federal employees who began their careers as temporary workers and were thus unable to…
Houston rural letter carriers frustrated after learning paychecks will be delayed
Rural letter carriers in Houston are frustrated after learning many of them will not be receiving their full paychecks this Friday.
A look at postal labor unions
More than 585,000 Postal Service employees — or about 91 percent of the organization’s total workforce — are members of a bargaining unit.
USPS rural carriers union says members have more to lose than gain in decertification push
Several thousand Postal Service rural carriers have expressed an interest in leaving their union, after most of them saw pay cuts under a new pay system.
USPS rural carriers seek to decertify union after most members see pay cuts
Several thousand Postal Service rural carriers say they’re in favor of decertifying their union, after USPS implemented a new pay system that led to significant pay cuts for two-thirds of…