Tag: NRLCA

The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1. While this halts many of the federal government’s activities as some federal employees are furloughed, operations continue as usual for the Postal Service.

One of four USPS unions, the National Rural Letter Carriers Association, is hosting its annual convention in Orlando this week, and organized the rally.

Pursuant to the release of the July 2025 Consumer Price Index - Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), and in accordance with Article 9.1.E , the third COLA adjustment of the 2024-2027 National Agreement will result in a $790.00 increase for eligible rural carriers

In a historic event, all four Postal Unions (NRLCA, APWU, NPMHU and the NALC) joined together in arbitration against the Postal Service to argue that non-probationary employees could challenge an unfavorable NACI report through the grievance-arbitration process

As the reconciliation process progresses, even though the Postal Service operates without taxpayer funding, the Senate is considering increasing Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) contributions from 4.4 percent to 15.6 percent for all postal employees hired after Jan. 1, 2026

The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with the Postal Service.

Early this morning, the reconciliation bill passed the House by a vote of 215-214, after the Rules Committee spent over 21 hours marking up the bill.

Congressman Connolly was a true champion for letter carriers and all federal employees

On Sunday night, May 18, the House Budget Committee passed a revised version of the budget reconciliation bill out of Committee

See the statements and reactions from the postal unions

The letter carrier food drive, which began in 1993, is the country's largest single-day food drive.

On April 30, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a number of significant cuts to the retirement benefits of postal and federal workers