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What’s New

12/08/2011

· USPS Seeks to Reduce Delivery Standards

· Interest Arbitration Update

12/05/2011

· OPENING SESSION INTEREST ARBITRATION

11/22/2011

· Arrangements for the Father of Secretary-Treasurer Clifford D. Dailing

11/17/2011

· New Survey Shows a Majority of Americans Oppose Reducing Mail Delivery

11/16/2011

· USPS to Resume Payments to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System

11/14/2011

· Step 4 Grievance Settlement on Scanning

11/10/2011

· Request for Historical Editions of NRLCA Magazine for Association Archives

11/03/2011

· Press Conference Announcing New Senate Postal Legislation

11/02/2011

· Senate Announces Postal Bill

10/11/2011

Rush Hospital System Again Part of RCBP PPO Network

09/30/2011

Announcing the 2011 Great American Smoke Out

09/28/2011

Two Hospitals Added to Rural Carrier Benefit Plan PPO Network

09/22/2011

Interest Arbitration Hearings Set To Begin December 5

09/16/2011

Mutual Understanding Regarding the Use of End of Run (EOR) Report for DPS Flats

09/15/2011

09/13/2011

SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM FOR THE RURAL CARRIER BENEFIT PLAN

09/12/2011

Step 4 Settlement Concerning Proper Credit for Proving Certificate of Mailing Service

Step 4 Settlement Concerning Carriers Casing DPS Letter Mail

09/08/2011

HIGHER LEVEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY

08/18/2011

Rural Carrier Pay Problem (Pay Period 17)

08/16/2011

Past National President Dallas N. Fields Passes Away

08/15/2011

NRLCA AND USPS SIGN MOU IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER NATIONAL MAIL COUNT

08/12/2011

NRLCA Prepared to Fight USPS’ Anti-Union Efforts

08/08/2011

September 2011 National Mail Count Information

07/26/2011

Postal Service Intends to Conduct a National Mail Count in September 2011

07/20/2011

2011 National Convention Hotel Update

07/18/2011

This Grievance Concerns Management Utilizing Leave Replacement to Deliver Express Mail During a Mail Count

Proposed Constitution Changes For The National Steward System

This Grievance Concerns Management Utilizing a PS Form 3883 (Firm Sheets) on Non L Routes. The Parties Agree that PS Form 3883 (Firm Sheets) are Designated for High Density “L” Routes Only

This Grievance Concerns Union Access to a Contract Postal Facility

This Grievance Concerns Management Changing the Equipment During the Mail Count Used to Transport the Mail for Loading Into the Delivery Vehicle

06/23/2011

Clifford Dailing, NRLCA Secretary-Treasurer Responds to the Recent Announcement by the USPS to Suspend the Employer’s Contributions to the Defined Benefit Portion of FERS

06/17/2011

06/03/2011

Mutual Understanding on Automated Bidding

05/27/2011

National Level Grievance Filed on May Special Mail Count

05/19/2011

FSS DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE

05/18/2011

Updated NRLCA Mail Count Calculator

05/17/2011

National Steward System Overview for 2011 National Convention

05/06/2011

STEP 4 GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT CONCERNING REMOVING A RURAL CARRIER ASSOCIATE FROM AN ASSIGNED AUXILIARY ROUTE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LIMITED DUTY WORK TO A REGULAR RURAL CARRIER

STEP 4 GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT CONCERNING CARRIERS BEING REQUIRED TO SCAN ARRIVAL AT UNIT (AAU) SCANS

USPS RESPONDS TO NRLCA REQUEST REGARDING NALC FOOD DRIVE

05/05/2011

National Labor Relations Board Compels Postal Service to Comply With NRLCA Information Requests

05/04/2011

Secretary-Treasurer Clifford Dailing Elected New Employee Thrift Advisory Council Chairman

04/19/2011

Past National President Tom W. Griffith Passes Away

02/26/2011

· CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS PENDING A NEW NATIONAL AGREEMENT

02/23/2011

· National Arbitrator Richard Bloch Issues DPS Flats Standard Award but Remands the Case to the Parties for Further Discussions and Calculations

02/14/2011

· STEP 4 GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT CONCERNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF A NON-SATURDAY RELIEF DAY UPON RECALCULATION OF THE FORMULA

02/09/2011

· STEP 4 GRIEVANCE ON WHETHER RURAL CARRIERS CAN BE REQUIRED TO TAKE DELIVERY POINT SEQUENCE (DPS) LETTER MAIL DIRECTLY TO THE STREET IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIRED DELIVERY TIME FOR EXPRESS MAIL

02/08/2011

· POSSIBLE CHANGES TO MONTHLY ANNUITIES FOR FEDERAL RETIREES

02/05/2011

· FSS DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE

02/03/2011

· RCA/RCR Contractual COLA Roll-in

01/26/2011

· UPGRADE TO HUMAN CAPITAL ENTERPRISE SYSTEM (HCES) WILL IMPACT E-BIDDING

· POSTAL SERVICE WITHDRAWS PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTING CHANGES

01/14/2011

· Mail Order Prescription Delivery During Winter Storms

· USPS SAFETY TIPS REGARDING SUSPICIOUS PACKAGES

01/07/2011

· NRLCA Receives Notification that the Postal Service Proposes Changes Which Would Greatly Expand its Ability to Subcontract Rural Routes to Contract Delivery Service

2006 - 2010 USPS/NRLCA NATIONAL AGREEMENT

The 2006-2010 Agreement is now available as Handbook EL-902. It is posted on the website in the "Steward Operations" section under "References", "USPS", and "Handbooks".

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Analysis of Changes to the 2006-2010 National Agreement

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PARTIES SIGN DPS FLATS BUFFER MOU

The parties recognize the potential impact to rural route evaluations from the implementation of DPS flats; therefore, the parties have agreed to temporarily modify three contractual provisions in rural delivery offices which are scheduled for the implementation of DPS flats. Additionally, the parties have agreed to expand the application of the temporary modification represented in item #2 to all rural delivery offices within 50 miles of the offices scheduled for the implementation of DPS flats. Further, with regard to item #2, it is important to note that the modification does not delay the posting of a vacant route; it is the residual vacancy that is withheld in accordance with the temporary modification of Article 12.3.C.2.

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From the “What’s New” At NRLCA.org – October 2011

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