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Adjustments

43k Adjustment Policy

Boxes needed for one hour change

Interim Adjustment Calculator

Interim Adjustment Worksheet

Interim Adjustment Worksheet #2

Route Adjustment

Route Adjustments

Christmas Overtime Period

Christmas Overtime Procedures- NRLCA Clarifications

Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers

X days during Christmas OT period

1995-2010 Contract Analysis

2006-2010 Contract Analysis

2006-2010 National Agreement

2011-2012 NRLCA Constitution

2012 Contract Arbitration Award

2012 Contract Arbitration Clarifications

A few contract clarifications: From State Steward Teleconference

CLARIFICATION OF HIGHLIGHTS OF 2010-2015 NATIONAL AGREEMENT

Quick Reference Guide

SUMMARY OF HIGHLIGHTS OF 2010-2015 NATIONAL AGREEMENT

DPS

Automation

Bloch Award concerning reduction in DPS

Casing Automated Mail due to machine or other problems

Casing DPS - from GA State Steward

Casing DPS first

DPS Buffers

DPS letter and Flat compensation when using a POV on LLV route

DPS Quality Review

DPS Quantity Review

DPS Rebuild Agreement

DPS Rebuild Form

DPS Review Procedures

DPS Review Tracking Form

DPS/Automation reference #1

DPS/Automation reference #2

Formulas to Determine Additional DPS Compensation

Inverted DPS

Right to case DPS

Right to case DPS - NJSC

Sector Segment

Starting Time, Leaving Time, DPS to the street

Step 4 - Concerning carriers casing DPS mail

Step 4 - Whether carriers can be required to take DPS to the street in order to meet Express Mail delivery requirements

Step 4 Grievance Settlement on Requirement to Case Delivery Point Sequence (DPS) Letter Mail during DPS review

Step 4 Grievance Settlement on Retrieving DPS Letter Mail When Not Staged by Route

Step 4: Appropriate credit when a route does not meet DPS weekly average

Waiting on DPS

DPS Flats

DPS Flat Award - 43ppm

DPS Flats

DPS Flats buffer

DPS Flats Implementation and Review

DPS letter and Flat compensation when using a POV on LLV route

Forms - Other

All OWCP (Workman's Compensation) froms from DOL website

Beneficiary Forms

Find a Form from USPS website

Glossary of postal terms

Forms - PS Forms

PS Form 1067: Waiver of rights USPS OIG

PS Form 1164e - E Travel Expense Report

PS Form 1199A-Direct Deposit

PS Form 1221 - Advanced Sick Leave

PS Form 1224 - Court Leave

PS Form 1314 - Regular Carrier Time Certificate

PS Form 1314A - Aux carrier time certificate

PS Form 1314F - Rural Carrier FMLA Certificate

PS Form 1564b - Special Delivery Orders

PS Form 1700 - Accident Investigation Worksheet

PS Form 1711 - Supervisor's Accident Worksheet

PS Form 1750 - Employee Evaluation and Probation Report

PS Form 1766 - Hazard Warning Card

PS Form 1767 - Instructions - Hazardous Conditions

PS Form 1767 - Report of Hazardous Condition

PS Form 1769 - Accident Worksheet

PS Form 1769 - Instructions - Accident Worksheet

PS Form 1778 - Dog Warning Card

PS Form 2146 - Employees Claim for Personal Property

PS Form 2240r- Rural Pay or Leave Adjustment

PS Form 2480 - Driving Record

PS Form 2565 - Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Complaint

PS Form 2573 - Request for OWCP Claim Status

PS Form 2574 - Resignation from the Postal Service

PS Form 3821 - Clearance Receipt

PS Form 3867 - Accountable Mail Log

PS Form 3970 D - Request to Donate Leave

PS Form 3970R - Request to receive donated leave

PS Form 4003 - Official Rural Route Description

PS Form 4012 - Brief of Rural Route Changes

PS Form 4015a - Rural Carrier agreement to use leave if eligible for higher evaluation

PS Form 4015b - Agreement to terminate guarantee (Substitute Rural Carrier-old designation)

PS Form 4015c - Agreement to terminate guarantee (Exercising retreat or bidding rights)

PS Form 4015d - Agreement to terminate guarantee

PS Form 4015e - Agreement to use annual leave earned to reduce actual work hours

PS Form 4015f - Agreement to use annual leave to obtain protected salary

PS Form 4024 - Request to repair roads

PS Form 4056 - Your Mailbox needs attention

PS Form 4239 - Rural Route Count of Mail

PS Form 4240- Rural Carrier Trip Report

PS Form 4241 - Rural Carrier Statistics Report

PS form 4241A - Rural Route Evaluation

PS Form 4241m - Rural Route Evaluation Worksheet

PS Form 4248 - Rural Route Inspection Report

PS Form 6387 - Rural Route Money Order Transaction

PS Form 8038 - Employee request to recover back pay

PS Form 8039 - Back Pay Worksheet

PS Form 8043 - Request to amend electronic personnel folder

PS Form 8076 - Hold mail request

PS Form 8127 - Rural Carrier Supplemental Payment

PS Form 8170 - Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA)

PS Form 8191- Step 1 Grievance form- fillable

Forms - Rural

Column 17 Tracking Sheet

Dismount Worksheet

DPS Rebuild Agreement

Mail Count - Discrepancy form

Mail Count Disagreement Form

Mark Up Tracking Sheet

Mutual Exchange Request Form

NRLCA - Steward Election Form

O Time Tracking Sheet

PS Form 1314 - Regular Carrier Time Certificate

PS Form 1314A - Aux carrier time certificate

PS Form 1314F - Rural Carrier FMLA Certificate

PS Form 2240r- Rural Pay or Leave Adjustment

PS Form 4003 - Official Rural Route Description

PS Form 4012 - Brief of Rural Route Changes

PS Form 4015a - Rural Carrier agreement to use leave if eligible for higher evaluation

PS Form 4015b - Agreement to terminate guarantee (Substitute Rural Carrier-old designation)

PS Form 4015c - Agreement to terminate guarantee (Exercising retreat or bidding rights)

PS Form 4015d - Agreement to terminate guarantee

PS Form 4015e - Agreement to use annual leave earned to reduce actual work hours

PS Form 4015f - Agreement to use annual leave to obtain protected salary

PS Form 4239 - Rural Route Count of Mail

PS Form 4239 - Sample

PS Form 4240- Rural Carrier Trip Report

PS Form 4241 - Rural Carrier Statistics Report

PS form 4241A - Rural Route Evaluation

PS Form 4241m - Rural Route Evaluation Worksheet

PS Form 4248 - Rural Route Inspection Report

PS Form 6387 - Rural Route Money Order Transaction

PS Form 8127 - Rural Carrier Supplemental payment

PS Form 8191- Step 1 Grievance form

PS Form 8191- Step 1 Grievance form (with instructions)

PS Form 8191- Step 1 Grievance form- fillable

RCA Transfer Request Form

RCA/TRC Termination and Resignation Form

Relief Day Work List (RDWL)

Request for leave replacement

Request for leave replacement- 120 day letter

Right hand drive forms

Rural Carrier Personnel Action Request Form

Rural Carrier Request for action form

Seniority List for leave replacements

Understanding your PS Form 4241-A

USPS Forms from NRLCA website

Forms- General

CSRS (Civil Service Retirement System) death benefit application)

Employee Change of Address

FERS Death Benefit Application

PS Form 3971- Leave Slip

PS Form 3971- Leave Slip (fillable)

PS Form 50- Nature of Actions Codes

SF Form 1187- Payroll Deduction for union dues

SF Form 1188- Cancel Payroll Deduction for union dues

General

2nd trip compensation

Acts of God Administrative Leave

Adequate Size Vehicle

Article 30.2.D - Covering a route

Automated Online Bidding #2

Box Volume Factor

Casing Method

Changes to the Carrier Release Program

Discipline

DUVRS -Delivery Unit Volume Recording System

Edit book Q and A -

Edit Book Training - 2006

Employees Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Filing Grievances

FLSA CODES - for rural carriers

Golden Hour (for reference only - NALC arbitration)

Grievance Information

Guidelines for filing a grievance

Higher Level Assignments

Higher Level Assignments - NRLCA Policy

How to file a grievance

Lunch Breaks and Working off the clock

Mail Box Height requirements

Meeting the Evaluation

Mileage Routes - No longer established

Missed Dispatch

Not required to wait in lobby for stamps

NRLCA Higher Level Assignment Policy

Online Bidding Presentation

Partial Trips - Regulars and RCAs

Personnel Folder (EOPF) FAQ's

Phantom Routes

Planning for retirement

Q and A on FLSA provisions

Resolving Issues in the Office - Example

Restricted Delivery - Filled out by clerks

Retaliation against academy instructor

Route Inspections

Rural Carrier Designation Codes

Rural Carrier Job Description and Duties

Rural Carrier Lunch

Rural Route Remeasurement

Some common rural delivery terms and definitions

Suitable Attire

Table of Evaluated Hours

Time Conversion Chart

Time Keeping procedures for 2nd trips

Tort Claims Act - What you should know

Tort Claims Act Explained-unknown source

Training Pay

USPS – Know Mailbox Guidelines

Volume only box factor

Where is that in writing?

Working off the clock - NRLCA

Working off the clock - NRLCA #2

Working off the clock - USPS letter

Guarantee Year

2080-2240 Chart

2080-2240 Projections

Dept of Labor - Rural Carriers covered while driving to work

Guarantee Year Provisions

Guarantee Year-Postal Bulletin

LWOP not required for 2080

No repayment for 2240

Historical Contracts

2004-2006 Contract Extension

2007 State by State ratification report

2007 Tentative Contract

Fishgold Award-Arbitrated contract after vote down

Leave Replacements

Assignment of RCAs

Bidding rights for active duty RCAs

Buying back sub time (Pre 1989)

Consulting with regular before assigning sub on different route

Des. 79 - leave charge

Evaluated vs Actual vs Paid - Leave Replacements

Filling an auxiliary route -

Leave Charge Information for RCA 79's

Leave earning RCA's

Leave Replacement (PTF) Working Evaluated Hours

Leave Replacement Hours when working vacant routes

Leave Replacement Matrix Q and A

Leave replacements injured on duty

Partial Trips - Regulars and RCAs

Probationary Period

PTF Assignments

PTF District Posting

Q and A on PTF leave replacements

RCA - Actual time for first 5 Pay periods +

RCA working in neighboring office

RCA- Higher level assignments allowed

Regular resigns then becomes RCA

Splitting routes prior to RDWL

Step 4 - removing RCA from aux route to provide limited duty work

The Ruralinfo.net guide for regular rural carriers

Use of TRC's in the rural craft

Vacant PTF Position

Letters of Mutual Understanding/Clarification

7/10 day suspension letter

Clarification -National Day of Observance

Clarification -RDSOP

Employer Provided Vehicles

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Injured rural carrier

Letter of Mutual understanding on Carrier Pick Up

Mutual Understanding Article 30.2.E.1

Payment for 2nd trips

PTF Assignments

PTF District Posting

RCA working in neighboring office

Regular resigns then becomes RCA

Relief Day Work List (RDWL)

Vacant PTF Position

Mail Count

(PO 603) Rural Carrier duties and responsibilities(2008)

2011 Mail Count Guide

2011 Mail Count Supporting Documents

2012 Mail Count Guide and Supporting Documents

2013 Mail Count Guide

Additional Trip to load

Additional Trip to route

Catalogs and empty separations

CBU Credit only includes unlocking one door

Certifieds Accepted

Clarification on UPS Parcel Return Service (PRS) Mail Count Credit

Collected mail- Only 2 separations included

Column 17 Tracking Sheet

Credit for arrow key with no accountables

Did you know?

Direct bundle counts as parcel

Discarding of No obvious Value mail by clerks not allowed

Do not bend

Do not bend dispute form

DPS and Accountable retrieval over 50 feet round trip

DPS Credit for closed business

End of Run Report for DPS

End of Run Report for DPS Flats

End of Run Report not used for raw mail

Equipment changes

Express mail during count

Express Mail waivered credit

Final Box Count

Helicopter Flats - USFM 1000

Hold mail not at carrier's case

Influencing Mail Count

inverted (Upside Down) DPS credit

inverted (Upside Down) DPS credit #2

Letter of Mutual understanding on Carrier Pick Up

LLV Parking

Locked Pouch

Mail containing rigid articles

Mail Count - Discrepancy form

Mail Count Disagreement Form

Mail Count Disagreements and Protocol

Mail Count Disruption Contingency

Mail Count integrity

Mark Up Tracking Sheet

MMM- 3M throwback case

Netflix count as letters

No Mail Receptacle for PO Box counted as bundle

Not required to wait in lobby for stamps

Ordinary and insured parcels not included in carrier pickup standard

Parcel hamper retrieval over 50 ft round trip

Parcel Redelivery

Parcels collected flow chart

Pill bottles

Placing bundles in hampers included in loading time

Postal Bulletin change to mark ups - 2007

Pre-Count Conference check list -

Pre-Count Conference not given 15 days prior to count

Premium Forwarding Service

Pre‐Paid Parcel/Carrier Pickup Clarification

PS Form 4239 - Sample

RBNR - Rural Boxholder Non-Delivery Request

Reloading and Unloading Allowance - Automatic credit

Returning mail from full mailbox

Rigid mail piece inside flexible mail piece

Route Inspections

Rural Mail Count Joint dispute form

Sack of collection mail - 1 piece credit

Safety/Service talks - double credit if repeated for leave replacement

Satchel credit if required to use

Scanner clearance - extra time if required to review

Scanner retrieval - extra credit if separate trip

Second Trip after returning from route

Some mail count Q and A's

Spates letter on redlining

Special Mail Counts

Step 4 concerning Express Mail delivery during mail count

Step 4 Concerning loading equipment changes during a mail count

Step 4- Proper credit for certificate of mailing

Stopwatches - use by rural carriers

Throwback case - separation time not included

Time Standard Chart

Tub of mail collected equals one piece

Unresolved Count Issues

Unusual Conditions

Unusual Scanner conditions

Withdrawal

Withdrawal at intermediate office

Manuals

(EL 312) Employment and Placement

(EL 505) Injury Compensation

(EL 510) Leave Sharing

(EL 603) EEO Complaint Processing

(EL 801) Supervisor's Safety Handbook

(EL 804) Safe Driver Program

(EL 814) Employees guide to safety

(EL 902) Current Rural Carrier contract

(F-15) Travel and relocation

(F-21) Time and Attendance

(M-38) Management of Rural Delivery Services

(PO 603) Rural Carrier duties and responsibilities(2008)

(PO 610) Signature Capture - Scanners

(POM) Postal Operations Manual

(RDSOP) Rural Delivery Standard Operating Procedures

(RDSOP) Rural Delivery Standard Operating Procedures (Clarification)

Administrative Support Manual

Applying for CSRS Death Benefits

Applying for FERS Death Benefits

APWU - USPS Handbooks and Manuals

CA1-CA2 Form Chart

Contract route guidelines

Covered by FECA (Federal Employees Compensation Act) to and from work

CSRS VS FERS

Domestic Mail Manual-DMM

ELM - Employee and Labor Relations Manual

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Basics

Federal Tort Claims Act

Fitness for Duty Exams

FLSA Provisions

FMLA rules and laws

FMLA Top Ten Violations

FMLA- Publication 71 Family Medical Leave Act

Guide to National Reassessment Process (NRP) from NALC

How to present an EEO problem

NALC- USPS Manuals

NRLCA - Manuals

NRLCA- Notices

NRLCA- USPS Publications

PARS -Postal Automation Redirection System

Postal Operations Manual -POM

Reasonable Accomodation

Rehandling of Mail - Best Practicies

Seasonal Routes (unofficial)

Signature Confirmation Q and A

Understanding the EEO Process

USPS - Click-N-Ship SCAN Forms

Various Manuals from lettercarriernetwork

Violence Free Workplace

Weingarten - Employee rights

Weingarten - Reference Card

Past Arbitration Awards

2002 Eischen Award - Mail Count

2002 Wells Contract Arbitration Award

2007 Contract Arbitration Award

Bloch Award concerning reduction in DPS

Eischen Award - 2002 Mail count - Remedy

Eischen Fletters award

Final Eischen Award

Fishgold Award-Arbitrated contract after vote down

NRLCA statement on 2002 Supplemental Mail Count Award

Wells Arbitration testimony

Paychecks

DACA pay codes

Earnings Statements for Rural Carriers -

Historical Rural Carrier Pay Increases

How To Read a Pay Stub

How to read your pay stub

Insurance Income

Payroll Questions

Priority of paycheck deductions

Reading your pay stub

Pre-Arbitration Settlements

2000 Mail Count option form not completed

Additional time credit parcel retrieval over 50ft

Address Card sequencing

Assigning primary leave replacements

Assignment of Substitutes

Certifieds Accepted

Conversion to rural delivery - cost

Directs

DPS and Accountable retrieval over 50 feet round trip

Flats

Grieving proposed removal

HCR - Highway Contract Routes

Helicopter flats

Last dispatch missed

LLV reloading

No Mail Receptacle for PO Box counted as bundle

PRE-ARBITRATION SETTLEMENT CONCERNING WHEN DPS LETTERS MUST BE RECLASSIFIED WHEN MANAGEMENT TAKES A ROUTE OFF OF THE AUTOMATED LETTER MAIL SORT SCHEME

Request for leave

Request for steward time

Route Adjustment

Second Trip #1

Second Trip #2

Second Trip after returning from route

Separate local and out of town mail

Standard of appearance

Regular Carriers

2080-2240 Projections

Buying back sub time (Pre 1989)

Consulting with regular before assigning sub on different route

Contract Provisions for mutual transfers

Formula Office - Steps required by management prior to Formula

FREE SATURDAY PROVISION FOR H and J ROUTES

FREE SATURDAYS F-21

Full day of Relief

Full day of relief - Reference #2

Guarantee Period

Guarantee Year Provisions

HIGH-LOW OPTION ELECTIONS: -

Higher Level -

J Routes Rule - Free Saturdays

Leave Approval - 3-5 days

Leave from the F21

Leave Replacement Request 2- 120 day request

LWOP effect on saved leave

LWOP not required for 2080

No repayment for 2240

Not entitled to work relief day - regular carriers

Partial Trips - Regulars and RCAs

Probationary Period

Q and A on free Saturdays

Q and A on Relief Day Work List (RDWL)

RDWL Decision Tree

RDWL Implementation

Rebuilding Routes impacted by 2012 Standards Changes

Regular resigns then becomes RCA

Relief Day Calculator

Relief Day Work List (RDWL)

Relief Day Work List (RDWL) Q and A

Relief Day Work List Template

Request for leave replacement- 120 day letter

Splitting routes prior to RDWL

Step 4 Grievance Settlement on Being Denied LWOP on Saturday

Supplement pay - 8127

Termination of Guarantee for new regular carriers

The Ruralinfo.net guide for new regular rural carriers

The Ruralinfo.net guide for regular rural carriers

What is bank time?

Relief Days

Changing Relief Day

Full day of Relief

Full day of relief - Reference #2

Order of Consideration -Covering a route

RDWL Decision Tree

RDWL Implementation

RDWL Q and A /High Low Option by Robert Horne

Relief Day Calculator

Relief Day Work List (RDWL) Q and A

Relief Day Work List Template

Sample Relief Day Work List

Step 4 Settlements

AAU (Arrival at unit) not a rural carrier duty

Changing Equipment

DPS to the street- Certain situations it is allowed

End of Run Report for DPS Flats

Management using leave replacement to deliver express during mail count

Retaliation against academy instructor

Step 4 - Appropriate credit when a route does not meet the 2400 piece weekly DPS average

Step 4 - Assignment of a non Saturday relief day upon recalculation of the formula

Step 4 - Concerning carriers casing DPS mail

Step 4 - concerning union access to a postal contract facility

Step 4 - concerning USPS using firm sheets on Non L Routes

Step 4 - Designation of management representative at Step 2 of the grievance process

Step 4 - Management using end of run report for raw letters

Step 4 - removing RCA from aux route to provide limited duty work

Step 4 - Whether carriers can be required to take DPS to the street in order to meet Express Mail delivery requirements

Step 4 - Whether management can require a carrier to use an employer provided vehicle on EMA route

Step 4 -Mail Count-Pre-count conference not held at least 15 days prior to the start of a mail count

Step 4 concerning Express Mail delivery during mail count

Step 4 Concerning loading equipment changes during a mail count

Step 4 Grievance Settlement on Being Denied LWOP on Saturday

Step 4 Grievance Settlement on Requirement to Case Delivery Point Sequence (DPS) Letter Mail during DPS review

Step 4 Grievance Settlement on Retrieving DPS Letter Mail When Not Staged by Route

Step 4 Grievance Settlement on Waiting for Mail that Requires Casing Before Strapping Out

Step 4 Grievance Settlement: City Carriers Assigned to Collect Parcels From Rural Route Customer

Step 4 Grievance Settlement: Separating Parcels Collected When Separating Collection Mail

Step 4 on Scanner Retrieval

Step 4 Settlement Concerning Carrier Pick Up

Step 4 Settlement Concerning Route Posting Being Rescinded

Step 4 settlement on Delivery Unit Relocation “DUO/DUR

Step 4 Settlement on NLRB Charge – Threats/Retaliation for requesting a DPS Formal Review

Step 4 Settlement – Mail Count – Additional Column 17 time to return an LLV to off-site parking location

Step 4- City/Rural process as it relates to jurisdictional disputes

Step 4- Proper credit for certificate of mailing

Step 4- Scanning UAA as forwards

Step 4-Union prevails in retaliation case involving academy instructor

Step 4: Appropriate credit when a route does not meet DPS weekly average

Vehicles

Adequate Size Vehicle

Clearing snow from LLV

Deducting route vehicle expenses on your taxes

EMA recalculation dates

Employer Provided Vehicles (Outdated)

LLV Parking

LLV Refueling- Gamble letter

Right hand drive forms

Right hand drive- 3 year waiver

Seatbelts from R. Stutts

Step 4 - Whether management can require a carrier to use an employer provided vehicle on EMA route

Tort Claims wording for insurance policy

Adjustments (12)	Christmas Overtime Period (3)	Contract Related (10)
DPS (27)	DPS Flats (5)	Forms - Other (4)
Forms - PS Forms (52)	Forms - Rural (49)	Forms- General (8)
General (61)	Guarantee Year (7)	Historical Contracts (4)
Leave Replacements (27)	Letters of Mutual Understanding/Clarification (19)	Mail Count (92)
Manuals (51)	Memorandums of Understanding (25)	Past Arbitration Awards (10)
Paychecks (9)	Pre-Arbitration Settlements (28)	Regular Carriers (43)
Relief Days (11)	Step 4 Settlements (36)	Vehicles (12)