

ZOOM BRIEFINGS SCHEDULE 7:00P.M.
TO ATTEND THESE BRIEFINGS YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BY REQUESTING ZOOM INVITES WITH AN EMAIL TO:
illinoisrlca@gmail.com
provide your name, cell phone, and assigned office.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25,2023
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8,2023
Wage Increase:
PP19
RCA
1.3% gENERAL WAGE INCREASE AND 1% WAGE aDJUSTMENT
REGULARS & ptf
1.3% gENERAL wAGE iNCREASE
When Signing up for complete access to website please include your name so your membership in the Union can be determined. Thank you
Mini Mail Survery Zoom
Training will be held at 6:30pm on 1/26/23, 2/2/23, and 2/15/23. Email your name, office and cell phone number to illinoisrlca@gmail.com to receive your invitation. Watch nrlca.org for other training materials and training options.
FSS changes to your route?
If you are in an office that discontinued FSS and you do not see an increase to your evaluation, please notify your Steward IMMEDIATELY.
2023 Booster
Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center
101 18th St, Moline, IL 61265
(309) 743 0101
http://www.stoneycreekhotels.com/hotel/
travel/quadcities/
Group Code 2302ILRURA Rate $99plus tax
Meet & Greet 6PM 2/24/2023
Booster 8am-5pm 2/25/2023
Officer Training 8am-1pm 2/26/2023
2023 State Convention
June 21-23, 2023
Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center Moline, Il.
room Rate $109
ARE YOU A LOCAL STEWARD?
The NRLCA is now offering 1 hour enhancement training for local stewards on the first Thursday of the month. Go to NRLCA.org for more information and registration. Virtual seminar #2 December 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm central time.
NATIONAL STEWARD SYSTEM:
EMAILS/PHONE CALLS ARE PREFERRED METHOD FOR CONTACTING YOUR LOCAL STEWARD OR ADR.
Do you understand Weingarten rights?
It is a carrier’s responsibility to REQUEST a steward when being questioned by
management, in a situation that may lead to discipline. Management is not required
to inform a carrier of this right, so it is important that you are aware.
Weingarten Rights
If you fear your job and/or rights are in
jeopardy make this statement to your
manager: “If this discussion could in anyway lead to my being disciplined or
terminated, I respectfully request that
my union steward be present at the
meeting. Without representation,
I choose not to answer any questions.”
For a full directory of steward
assignments see:
www.ILRLCA.org
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The State of Illinois Celebrated it's 100th Birthday in 2003!
Happy Birthday ILRLCA!
On February 21, 1903, the rural carriers of Illinois met at Belvidere. The following are accounts of these very first organizational meetings that appeared in the R.F.D. News. The R.F.D. Carriers' Association (as it was first named) met on February 21, 1903, at Belvidere, at the local post office. The R. F. D. News was made the official organ of the Association. Mr. E. E. Dyer of Aurora was made delegate to a national convention, if one should be called, and county organization was discussed.
The following officers were elected: President, M. G. Harnish, Freeport, Vice President, J.S. Dresser, DeKalb, Secretary, L. D. Sheldon, Marengo and Treasurer, C. A. Pratt, Huntley. The next convention was scheduled for May 9, 1903, at Aurora. At this meeting, E. E. Dyer was selected to be the state organizer for the county associations and the postmasters of all R. F. D. offices were made honorary members of the Association. In a letter written to the R. F.D. News, Mr. Dyer reported that Macon County would organize on June 4, 1903 with Mr. S. L. Croy of Decatur as the county organizer. One other important item was taken care of at the Aurora meeting. The Association incorporated into its By-Laws a Horse Benefit Insurance. The members were assessed twenty-seven cents each to pay for any horse that a carrier might lose. Of the twenty-seven cents assessed, two cents was reserved for expenses and twenty-five cents was passed into the fund. Benefits were received in this manner: A sworn statement was made by the carrier losing the horse that had to be approved and certified by the postmaster. Three patrons on the route (appointed by the postmaster) appraised the value of the horse and stated that they had seen the horse one-month previous to its death. These statements had to be approved by the state officials, after which an order was drawn on the state treasury for the amount due.
A special meeting was called on July 11, 1903, at Decatur. President Harnish of Freeport presided. County organization was the main topic of the meeting. E. E. Dyer of Aurora, state organizer, reported that the work of organizing the counties had started some time ago. Delegates at this meeting represented several counties and three new counties were organized. Every organized county in the state, except one, was represented at the Decatur meeting. There was discussion regarding the benefit clause in the constitution. S. L. Croy was elected by ballot as sergeant-at-arms.
A short article printed in the R. F. D. News, to all Illinois carriers, states, "The state organizer, E. E. Dyer, of Aurora, Il., requests that every county not already organized send to him for the necessary blanks and instructions. The Illinois state meeting will be at Ottawa, November 14, 1903, and every carrier county in the state can be organized and represented if the boys will get one-half as busy as Mr. Dyer."
CONGRATULATIONS TO MACON COUNTY WHERE THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION BEGAN 100 YEARS AGO! (check out the Chicago Page on the Site for details for more details on the 100 Year Celebration)
WHERE RURAL DELIVERY BEGAN - AUBURN, ILLINOIS - SANGAMON COUNTY
Source: Michael B. Lewis, Auburn, Great-Grandson of Samuel L. Lewis
On December 10, 1896, the town of Auburn, in Sangamon County, Illinois, had the distinction of being the place where rural free delivery began in Illinois. At this time, it was looked upon as experimental. The "scheme", as some called it, had been brought to the attention of Congress by a few enthusiasts an appropriation of 40,000 was made to establish the trial routes. Forty-four routes were mapped out in territory widely different in physical features, in occupation and density of population. The routes were located in twenty-nine different states.
The Illinois Rural Letter Carriers' Association has published a new history book entitled "A Century of Progress 1903 - 2003" for you history buffs. It contains historical information of the Illinois Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Auxiliary and Junior Organizations.