Welcome Illinois Rural Carriers
UPCOMING EVENTS
2026 National Convention
1501 Gaylord Trail
Grapevine, TX
August 18-21, 2026
Booster 2027
Saturday January 30, 2027-Sunday January 31, 2027
Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort Galena, IL
State Convention 2027
Wednesday June 30, 2027-Friday July 2, 2027
East Peoria Embassy Suites Hotel & Riverfront Conference Center
National Safety Council 2026 Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year Award Recipient
Patty Zettle retires after a 21-year career that began as an RCA at the Marion, Illinois post office. She made Regular Carrier at the Pittsburg, Illinois post office and served that community on the same 67-mile route for 16 years total. She signed up to become a member of the NRLCA while completing Academy training in 2005 at Carbondale. Patty served her local unit, Franklin-Williamson-Jefferson Counties, as Secretary/Treasurer for 10 years. She served as delegate to many Illinois State Conventions and attended three National Conventions. Patty is the recent winner of The National Safety Councils 2026 Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year Award for her 21-year accident-free career. "It has been an honor to serve my union, the Postal Service and the community."
What's New!
*National Convention Delegate List updated 7/10/2026
The newest edition of the USPS–NRLCA Joint Rural Contract Administration Manual (RCAM) is now available
*Illinois AFVC 2026 Scholarship winners
*2026 PAC Raffle Winners!
Congratulations to our lucky winners and thank you to all who participated and supported PAC.
Ruth Stewart
$500
Donna Pindell
$300
Barb Pearce
$200
Becky Payne
$100
Larry Pratt
$100
*EMA increases 12¢ to $1.07 per mile
*2026-2027 Illinois Rural Letter Carriers’ Association State Board
*The Lorene Maher and Carol Bowen Scholarship Winners
*Step 4 Grievance Filed for Coverage Factor
*Room Block is open for National Convention. See the Upcoming Events column for details.
*2024-2027 National Agreement.
*A modification agreement to the PO 603 was signed February 9, 2026 for credits used in the calculation of additional compensation, when casing DPS is required. Please see the attached letter for specifics.
*2026-2027 Holiday & Leave Chart
*MOU signed to allow regular carriers to volunteer to work on Sundays and to volunteer to provide assistance on other routes.
*MOU signed to allow 520 hours of accumulated annual leave to be carried over in 2025-2026 as well as in 2026-2027.
*New instructions and forms for right hand drive incentive
*2024-2027 National Agreement has been ratified.
View Ratification Tally
View Ratification Committee Report
*NRLCA has released information regarding members receiving invoices for non-payment of health benefit premiums.
*H.R. 1522 -Federal Retirement Fairness Act. Legislation that would allow rural letter carriers to buy back their time spent as an RCA. Click here for co-sponsors. Click here for a form letter to send to your Representative. Click here to download our Fact Sheet.
*H. Res. 70-Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization. Click here for co-sponsors. Click here for a form letter to send to your Representative. Click here to download our Fact Sheet.
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