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NRLCA
Information about the rural mail carrier union: the National Rural Letter Carrier Association (NRLCA)
RRECS (Engineering Study)
The basis of the new rural carrier pay system: Rural Route Evaluated Compensation System (RRECS)
Retirement
Details and documents about getting out of Dodge!
Rural Carrier Associates
Part time rural carriers, called RCAs, subs, and leave replacements.
Regular Carrier
Called Regs, or RCs, regular carriers are the face and backbone of rural mail delivery.
Other Resources
Find where to find things!
Documentation
Important documents about the job.
Rural Mail Wiki
Information about this site, ruralmail.wiki How to contribute. Templates.
Survival Manual
" 'Don't Panic.' It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day." --Arthur Dent
Bidding a Route
How to bid for a full time job.
Choosing a POV
Factors to consider when considering what/if you should buy a vehicle. POV stands for "privately owned vehicle."
RuralInfo
Ruralinfo.net, the website the union warned you about :)
RuralMailTalk.com
a public forum for rural mail carriers
PO603
Rural Carrier Duties
Edit Book
Form # ???? Contains box by box listing for carrier's route
NRLCA History
From whence it came, hence it is.
Structure
Structure and titles of the NRLCA
Contributing Guide
How to contribute to this wiki.
Templates
Place to store page templates
NRLCA Constitution
The document that describes it all!
Regular Carrier Responsibilities
What you are required to do for your job
M-38
Management of rural routes.
ELM
What is this thing?
RRECS by the Numbers
What does RRECS mean for your route's evaluation?
Rubber Bands
For more than just slinging at coworkers?
Grievances
Steps for filing a grievance
Contracts
Details about the contracts for rural mail carriers
USPS Training
What to expect from the USPS training regiment.
New Regular Carriers
Brand new regular? Don't expect much from the PO in the way of training
The 40 Hour Conundrum
Evaluation time vs actual with overtime
National Level
State Level
Office Level
2018-2021 Contract
2021-2024 Contract
Privacy
We are Rural Mail Wiki ("we", "our", "us"). We’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. If you have questions about your personal information please contact us. What information we hold about you The type of data that we collect and process in...
Terms
The providers ("we", "us", "our") of the service provided by this web site ("Service") are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts. Content submitted express the views of their author only. This Service is only available to users who are a...
FAQ
Frequently asked questions by RCAs: Do I have to supply a delivery vehicle? Yes, even if you are in an all LLV office, it is possible you will have to use your own personal vehicle for delivery. Will the Post Office give me one of those snappy blue uni...
Roles
Admin: Change everything on and about the site. Editor: Edit books, chapters, and pages. Filler: Add to already created material. Make comments. After registering, a user has the "filler" role Viewer: See information on the site. No editing ...
Shadow Day
What is a shadow day? What are the expectations? When do they happen? Typically your Shadow Day is chance for a first-hand observation of a regular carrier. This should happen before you go to Academy, but it doesn't always pan out that way.
Academy
How long is academy. What material is covered. What "isn't" covered?
Route Training
What to expect from your Reg. Kick them in the pants if they try to sabotage you!
Edit Book Updates
How to do edit book updates. how to submit them. What if they aren't returned timely?
Case Equipment and Labels
Rules on what size spacing. Rules on Labels and label guards. Rules about names on labels, etc.
Evaluated Pay
Typically, rural carriers are paid under an "Evaluated" pay system. Regardless of the actual time spent delivering the route, the carrier is paid the evaluated time. This can be a great boon: a carrier working UNDER evaluation is paid more hours than they a...
Overtime Pay
Application Paperwork
All the documents required to obtain an RCA position Background Check You will have to pass a background check to work for the Post Office I *think* a felony disqualifies you???
RCA Health Insurance
RCAs can now get health insurance
The Matrix
What is the matrix? Why is it important? How/when can it be updated? Where are the references in the contract/m-38?
Probation: The First 90 Days of Employment
Acronyms
Decoder ring for some of the alphabet soup ladled up at the Post Office DPS --> Delivery Point Sequencing. Letter mail sorted into delivery order LLV --> Long Life Vehicle. The iconic postal mail vehicle
The BIG Picture
How does an RCA fit into the Big Picture? What a rural carrier does (job responsibilities) What a rural carrier associate (RCA) does Similar jobs in the other crafts (PSE and CCA)
Forming Form Formations
A quick recap of important forms RCAs will encounter 2240 --> Daily Trip Log [[link here to more detailed exp/examples]]
Analysis on the RuralMailTalk.com Forum
A whole sub-forum dedicated to the new evaluation system. Forum users are quite active, and will do their best to answer any questions posted. RRECS Detailed Calculations
Office Steward
A Local carrier who has been elected by peers to the the steward for the office. TODO: Flush out here1) How is election ran, link to constitution2) Involvement with grievance, cross link to grievances3) Chief steward (if applicable)4) Z time5) Diff b/n regul...