Rural Carriers
Membership
There are approx. 107,380 active and retired members of the NRLCA. The total number of rural routes is 74,178 of which 67856 are regular routes and 6322 are auxiliary routes.
Organization
The NRLCA is broken down into state associations. The state associations determine affiliation with local, district or county units
Officers
Members of the NRLCA Resident leadership consists of the President,Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Director of Labor Relations, Director of Steward Operations, and 4 non-resident Executive Committeemen. National Officers are elected by Delegates at the yearly National Convention.
Collective Bargaining
The 2006-2010 National Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service expired on Saturday November 20th, 2010. Bargaining began on September 13th, 2010, but the parties could not come to an agreement and an impasse was declared on November 20th, 2010. The next step will be arbitration.
Affiliations
The NRLCA is not affiliated with any other labor organization.
History
Free mail delivery began in American cities in 1863 with a limited scope. Shortly afterwards, rural citizens began petitioning for equal consideration. Rural free deliver (RFD) of mail began in the United States in 1896 with five routes. Seven years later, it had expanded to 15,119 routes covering 322,618 miles. The NRLCA was formed in 1903 at a cost of fifty cents per year in dues to its members.
Operations
The NRLCA operates from its National Headquarters in Alexandria, VA
Conventions
NRLCA conventions are held once a year in the month of August. 2012 NRLCA National Convention~August 14-17, 2012~Buffalo, NY
Rural Carrier Forums and sites
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