Welcome Illinois Rural Carriers
2024-2025 UPCOMING EVENTS
2025 Booster & Officer Training February 1 & 2, 2025
The Abraham Lincoln Double Tree
Springfield, IL
Room Rate $119 + Tax Includes Breakfast
30th Annual Mid-States Conference May 2-4, 2025
The Abraham Lincoln Double Tree
Springfield, IL
State Convention June 25-27, 2025
The Abraham Lincoln Doubletree
Springfield, IL
Room Rate $119 + Tax
UPDATE: H.R. 82, The Social Security Fairness Act Passes House
UPDATE: On Tuesday, November 12, the House passed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), legislation that would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), by a vote of 327-75. Thank you to our members who contacted their representatives in support of this legislation. The next step for this legislation is passage by the Senate.
***Now is the time to reach out to your senators and encourage them to call on senate leadership to bring the Social Security Fairness Act to the floor for a vote.
Click here for co-sponsors of the Senate companion bill, S. 597. Click here to view the WEP/GPO form letter to send to your Senators. Links and letter provide by NRLCA.org.
Both GPO and WEP unfairly reduce, or in some cases eliminates, Social Security benefits earned by rural letter carriers, as well as other federal and postal employees who are impacted by these two provisions. Congress has the power to correct this injustice by passing the bipartisan H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act. Currently, WEP impacts about 2.1 million people, while GPO impacts approximately 745,000 social security beneficiaries.
(from nrlca.org)
Contact Your Senators Now
On November 12,2024, the House passed the Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the wind fall elimination provision (WEP) and the government pension offset (GPO), with overwhelming bipartisan support, 327-75. This was a historic milestone! WEP and GPO have caused substantial financial hardship for millions of public servants-federal workers, teachers, police officers and firefighters-by reducing or eliminating the Social Security benefits they earned through years of dedicated service.
Next step is passing S-597, contact your Senators today and urge them to bring the Social Security Fairness Act to the floor for a vote before the end of this year.
Il. Senator Dick Durbin (217) 492-4062, Il. Senator Tammy Duckworth (217) 528-6124.
We need to contact our Representatives to let them know how appreciative we are of their support for H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act!
| DISTRICT | REPRESENTATIVE | LOCAL OFFICE PHONE | VOTE |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL-12-R | BOST | (618) 622-0766 | YEA |
| IL-13-D | BUDZINSKI | (217) 814-2880 | YEA |
| IL- 6-D | CASTEN | (630) 520-9450 | YEA |
| IL- 7-D | DAVIS | (773) 533-7520 | YEA |
| IL- 11-D | FOSTER | (630) 585-7672 | YEA |
| IL-4-D | GARCIA | (773) 475-0833 | YEA |
| IL-1-D | JACKSON | (773) 779-2400 | YEA |
| IL-2-D | KELLY | (773) 321-2001 | YEA |
| IL-8-D | KRISHNAMOORTHI | (847) 413-1959 | YEA |
| IL-16-R | LaHOOD | (309) 671-7027 | YEA |
| IL-15-R | MILLER | (217) 703-6100 | NAY |
| IL-5-D | QUIGLEY | (773) 267-5926 | YEA |
| IL-3-D | RAMIREZ | (773) 779-8219 | YEA |
| IL-9-D | SCHAKOWSKY | (773) 506-7100 | YEA |
| IL-10-D | SCHNEIDER | (847) 383-4870 | YEA |
| IL-17-D | SORENSEN | (309) 786-3506 | YEA |
| IL-14-D | UNDERWOOD | (630) 543-2190 | YEA |
What's New!
*The Northern League is looking for a member to take over the Northern League picnic. If you're interested and are in one of the following countries, Boone-Winnebago, Bureau- Putnam-Stark, Big Four (Carroll-Jo-Daviess-Ogle-Stephenson), DeKalb, Tri-County (Mercer Henderson-Warren-McDonough), Iroquois, Kane-DuPage-North Cook, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle-Grundy, Livingston-Ford, McHenry, Rock Island-Henry, Whiteside-Lee, Will-South Cook. Please send an email to [email protected].
*Open enrollment for PSHB is now open.
*2025 Auxiliary Scholarship Applications.
*2024 Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural Carriers.
*The Armed Forces Veterans Club 2024 National $150.00 Scholarship Winners.
*The USPS-NRLCA Joint Contract Administration Manual (RCAM) has been updated and is now available under the resources tab. Visit the Contract-related documents section to view the changes.
*Updated DACA codes beginning PP19.
*The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) allowing Regular Rural Carriers to volunteer for Sundays or to assist on other routes has been extended through February 21, 2025.
*ANNUAL LEAVE CARRY OVER -CHECK YOUR OWN LEAVE BALANCE! The 2025 leave year begins January 11, 2025. Don't FORFEIT your leave.
* Formulated Office incentive when choosing relief days.
*NRLCA Files National Level Grievance on Interim Adjustments
*How to reset your password for liteblue.
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Please add ILRLCA texts at 630 345 8437 to your contacts to assure you receive them.
*To reach The Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program Resource Page visit https://www.nrlca.org
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2025 Postal Service Health Benefit Pricing
After a price decrease in 2024 the Rural Carrier Benefit Plan, previously 381, 382, and 383 held a smaller increase for 2025 than the comparable BC/BS Standard Plan. See OPM.gov for more information.
*The Self Plus Family continues to be a lower price and value than Self Plus One for the RCBP
Postal Service enrollees have the right to choose their PSHB plan during the Federal Benefits Open Season running from November 11, 2024, through December 9, 2024.
OPM is working to make the transition to PSHB as simple as possible.
The FEHB enrollment codes listed in this table may be found on a member's insurance card and/or the cover page of the plan's FEHB brochure.
Crosswalk codesTHE 2024-2025 NRLCA NATIONAL BOARD
President:
Donald L. Maston
Vice President:
Patrick A. Pitts
Secretary-Treasurer:
Thomas K. Turner
Director of Labor Relations:
John Adams
Director of Steward Operations:
Nicky Phillip
National Chaplain
Gary W. Wilder (Tennessee)
Remains Chaplain for 2024-2025
Executive Committee
Jeanette P. Dwyer,
Chairman
Michael Merola:
Elected on August 30, 2024,
to serve a two-year term as Executive Committeeman.
Bethany Small:
Elected on August 30, 2024,
to serve a four-year term as Executive Committeeman.
Kirby D. Ricketts
Looking for information on the upcoming conversion to the PSHB from the FEHB? View the presentation from the 2024 National Convention on the RCBP for plan updates and information on the upcoming conversion. Click here
For more information consider signing up for USPS webinars by texting “seminar", "PSHBP", "retiree" or "benefits" to 39369 to enroll in one or all of the seminars.
Postal Service Health Benefits Program Facts
- The enactment of the Postal Service Reform Act in Congress will require a separate Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.
- The new PSHB will provide health insurance to eligible postal employees, annuitants, and eligible family members.
- The new PSHB will continue to be administered by OPM, and coverage for rural letter carriers and annuitants will become effective January 1, 2025.
- EVERYONE will be required to actively select their plan of choice in 2025 under PSHBP.
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