Reactions: Stupid Rural carrier, FlSurfer, Sandygirl and 12 others. L. lovethemail Well-known member. Jun 10, 2023 #6 I do each separately at the door. Doesn't take that much longer and I believe it is a bit of a benefit doing it that way instead of all at once. Now at the box I do 'em all at once.Sep 17, 2022. #6. All -- "Lou Paloma's" "A formula office is the price the rural carrier pays for managements failure to hire and retain." -- IMHO -- it is also the price everyone pays because regular carriers would not voluntarily give up a Saturday relief day for one in the TUE-WED-THUR time frame BEFORE the "Formula" was implemented. M.performed daily by rural carriers. These counts are largely automated and require minimal carrier intervention. The resulting database is used to calculate standard times for the work activities and routes. parties. • Count data is also captured from mapping software developed by the project. MappingRepresenting rural postal workers in the U.S.the rrecs talks about like 1st cart 2nd cart. The first standard applied to parcels is S018A (Gather parcels first cart). This standard is. applied each day based on the total number of parcels as indicated above. For the first. 62 parcels per day, the route is credited with 0.1774 minutes or 10.6 seconds. If the.Let's say there are 4 routes in an office and it's the Saturday before Columbus day. 2 carriers have Saturday as their normal day off and 2 carriers have Mondays off; therefore, all 4 carriers are scheduled to be off the Saturday before Columbus day. However, there are only 3 RCAs so 1 of the carriers will have to work.Ruralinfo.net. 29,407 likes · 333 talking about this. Postal and Rural News and more!! www.ruralinfo.netSep 13, 2021. #3. Light duty may be offered to employees injured on the job if they are capable. I have seen multiple carriers working UBBM after an OTJ injury. Also heard of carriers being able to work third shift at the plant. My mother (a rural carrier at that time) actually fell at work and broke her arm and was offered to just go to the ...However, rural letter carriers are not included. So cross-craft assignments to and from the rural carrier craft may not be made under Article 7.2. They may be made only in "emergency situations".-- If your office has city carriers, have your office steward or Assistant District Representative get together to see if the above still applies.Well-known member. Mar 24, 2022. #9. Nostradomus predicts that certain district managers will be indirectly firing of discipline left and right because of missed scans, and the once praised (now gutted) National Steward System will be overwhelmed with disciplinary grievances. Many of our well-meaning stewards will drop the stewardship because ...09/12/2023. 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 Mini Mail Survey for accuracy. If there are any missing/incorrect entries, the carrier should work ...- V-1, in part: However, a regular rural carrier or a substitute rural carrier ( Designation 72 ) may be entitled to Christmas overtime in accordance with Article 9.2.K of the National Agreement. ( which is not longer in the 2021-2024 contract but probably addressed in 9.2.H. -- Christmas Allowances and Procedures )Rural Carrier Duties and ResponsibilitiesTransmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 September 2013 Transmittal Letter A. Explanation. This is a revision of Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities. Revisions are made to part 535, Mail Count Forms. B. Online Availability. This handbook is available on the Postal Service™ intranet asHere's the rule on Aux routes: "Auxiliary Rural Carriers, Rural Carrier Reliefs, Rural Carrier Associates, Rural Carrier Part Time Flexibles, and Auxiliary Assistance. Employees providing auxiliary assistance or serving auxiliary routes under the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.5, will receive EMA of 74.0¢ cents per mile or $8.00 …T-Mobile captures the silver medal, with rural customers spending 77.4% to 92.3% of their time connected to 4G. AT&T comes in third with an average connectivity time ranging from 75.5% to 88.8% ...to increase to 53:00 to 55:00 standard. hours through normal growth and maintain. such evaluation for the duration the rural car-. rier is assigned that route and that relief day. The Employer will adjust these routes down. to 53:00 to 55:00 standard hours when. adjustments are necessary. However, adjust-. ments may be made below 53:00 to 55:00.USPS has established an anti-harassment info line. The toll-free number is a resource for employees on steps to take: The Postal Service has established a toll-free phone number for employees and managers seeking guidance on what actions to take in the event of an incident of alleged harassment. The number is 877-521-4272.May 11, 2021. #3. hunchback said: Before you reflexively answer "YES DUMMY" let me set the stage. I thought, as a condition of having sole representation of the Rural Craft, the union is required to represent all Rural Carriers. As bad as we may think the recent representation is, consider this... When the union decided to attempt to shut down ...USPS has established an anti-harassment info line. The toll-free number is a resource for employees on steps to take: The Postal Service has established a toll-free phone number for employees and managers seeking guidance on what actions to take in the event of an incident of alleged harassment. The number is 877-521-4272.So for example, if RRECS has caused a Regular Rural Carrier's route to fall below 40 hours, they would still be guaranteed 40 hours of pay until October 7 this year. Reactions: Oi veh., Gotrope, Voglio-il mio and 1 other person. gotstamps Well-known member. May 5, 2023 #4If all Rural Routes Get a Govt Vehicle, Metris or LLV, And there are at least 100,000 Rural Routes ( we know there are more) and each lose just 1 hour evaluation ( many will lose more) costing them a minimum of $1000 each. 70,000 routes x $1000 = 70 million dollars lost by the Rural Craft each year.Jun 3, 2020. #2. Unless the Carrier signed the guarantee form agreeing to take enough leave to stay under 2080, mgmt cannot force leave. The rules are in the Contract that mgmt must follow. If forced to take leave, a Carrier can only be forced to take a …Are you tired of the hustle and bustle of city life? Do you long for a peaceful and serene environment to recharge your batteries? Look no further than renting a rural farm house f...Order of consideration for Sunday Amazon is ARCs (if any), PTFs (mgmts choice), Volunteer RCAs, non-volunteer RCAs. Pg 50 from the contract: "P. Sunday Work. An office-wide list will be established for substitutes, rural carrier associates, and rural carrier relief employees who desire to work on Sunday.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 …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 ...TIA." -- Article 30.2.F.1. - A substitute, rural carrier associate, or rural carrier relief employee, who has completed the probationary period [ 90 work-days ] and then submits a written request for reassignment, may be reassigned from one office to another, provided a vacancy exists in the leave replacement ranks in the office to which ...This is the legal basis for the rural compensation system. The basic requirements as applied to rural carriers, are as follows: 1. Employee shall be employed on an annual basis at a guaranteed annual wage. 2. The guarantee must be a minimum of 1840 and a maximum of 2080 hours. 3.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 ...Well-known member. Jun 12, 2022. #1. RMSS in our offices shows that only about 60% of the required scans are being done. We've had stand-ups, training, reinforcement, everything possible to get the carriers to perform these six basic requirements. Carriers INSIST they're performing the scans.City Carrier Assistant - United States Postal Service - Estherville, IA 05/21/2024; Mail Carrier - United States Postal Service - Redmond, WA 05/21/2024; RCA Rural Carrier Associate - United States Postal Service - Minong, WI 05/21/2024; Automotive Technician - United States Postal Service - Milwaukee, WI 05/21/2024Well-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 …Vacant Routes | Rural Mail Talk. Please keep questions in the Questions forum to contract, procedures, and requests for documentation. Vehicle, TSP, retirement, etc questions please post in the regular forums. Thank you. Everyone, please help make our jobs easier and choose the correct category. Thank you.Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities Transmittal Letter Handbook PO-603 Ruralinfo; 0.00 star(s) Updated: Dec 16, 2022 2021 - 2024 National ContractJun 26, 2017. #6. Worst part of being an RCA is not having any kind of a schedule. You work when they need you too. If your office has a shortage of RCA's (subs) you will get lots of hours on several different routes. If there are plenty of subs then you only work when your primary route needs coverage.Oct 20, 2020. #8. Rt2mailman said: You can file a grievance stating that your vehicle is safer than the van due to 4x4 in mud and or snow. You can make the claim that rear wheel drive will cause a lack of traction and therefore cause a loss of control (the vans ate rear wheel drive). Showing the # of years a 4x4 was used on your route with out ...The Postal Service is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and motivated workforce. Selection, evaluation, and Recognition uS PoStal SeRvice 475 l'enfant Plz SW WaShington dc 20260-4250. Publication 181, January 2021. PSN 7610-08-000-3856.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.As a Postal Service ™ Rural Carrier Associate (RCA), you will have a continuous, part-time job with a reliable employer. If you are retired, self-employed, an at-home parent, an educator, night student, or are employed on an evening shift schedule, this on-call position could be the ideal job for you. RCAs are responsible for the safe and ...Apr 27, 2019. #28. Rt2mailman -- "There has never been an arbitrator that has lowered the pay of rural carriers because of any rural carrier working on their POV." -- While that may be true, one could also say the NRLCA negotiating team did not help the rural carriers in getting ( much of ) an EMA increase.gotstamps said: Relief Day stays with the route in a Formula office except when a sub wins the bid. If a Leave Replacement wins the bid on a Saturday Relief Day route, mgmt can pull that Saturday & assign a different day. If a recalculation of the Formula shows a need to ADD a Saturday, mgmt then bid it to the non-Saturday carriers by Seniority.A regular rural carrier whose regular scheduled work day falls on a holiday will not be required to work and will be paid at the daily rate for that day. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday. B. When a holiday falls on the relief day of an evaluated carrier, the carrier shall be granted the ...Are regular carriers still allowed to help on other routes in the office? All Saints Day; May 10, 2024; Replies 1 Views 283. May 10, 2024. Jay12345. J. J. Pre paid vacations not allowed outside 69 days. Jshen; May 9, 2024; Replies 15 Views 444. May 10, 2024. Worve. W. R. Hiring straight to career/route. RMC; Apr 12, 2024; Replies 8 Views 781.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 the ...Rural Delivery Carriers. From Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities: Seat belts must be worn at all times when operating a Postal Service–owned or –leased vehicle. If a pri­vately owned right-hand drive (RHD) vehicle is used on the route, seat belts must be worn at all times and the carrier must be …Assistant Rural Carriers are employed by Rural Carrier’s as a part-time position that allows them to supplement their income and to provide needed service in rural areas. ... Talk Radio News is a team dedicated to consumers. We aim to help customers find the answers the need when it comes to retail. TalkRadioNews is a participant in the ...Sep 14, 2021. #3. There is a form PS 7020 that is used by the supervisor after an employee requests Steward time from them. This however, is used on the city side. In general rural carriers ask for Steward time and receive it. The Steward is paid in Z time (an accumulation of eight hours towards a day off) and a rural carrier is paid on a green ...Unless you have a different interpretation of what M-38 526.634.3.c means: "Provide a substitute rural carrier to serve the route on relief day(s)." Or POM 651.1: "Authorized relief days are granted on Saturdays unless another day is desired by the regular carrier and is mutually agreeable to the postmaster and carrier.City Carrier Assistant – United States Postal Service – Estherville, IA 05/21/2024; Mail Carrier – United States Postal Service – Redmond, WA 05/21/2024; RCA Rural Carrier Associate – United States Postal Service – Minong, WI 05/21/2024; Automotive Technician – United States Postal Service – Milwaukee, WI 05/21/2024Jan 28, 2019. #1. Just doing a little current research. The top step for rural carriers for a 40 hour route is Table 1-$58975 and Table 2 is-$54162. The top step for a city carrier is $64413. Wages for a 40 hour evaluated route in table 2 has fallen over $10000 below a city carrier and for table 1 over $5000.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 ...Rural carriers may case DPS mail for the route provided they can meet the overall evaluation of the route on a consistent basis and that a late departure for the street is not so significant as to cause delays in the customer's anticipated delivery window. The carrier may be required to take DPS directly to the street if it is anticipated that ...National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Alexandria, Virginia. 16,024 likes · 6,652 talking about this · 1 was here. The union representing 130,000 rural carriers across America. If you have a...