There's a thread in the Off Topic section asking for resolutions for a state convention. This would be great to include. (Also, might improve retention of RCAs.)
A pay raise would certainly help for retention. If you were an rca hired in early 2011 you would be making @ $23/hr An rca hired today, @ $18.25. 9 years later. Cost of living certainly hasn't gone down! Low starting pay, one of the many reasons nobody applies or few stick with it. Multi-tier pay tables suck!
I hereby resolve that the NRLCA should get off their lazy a$$es, and get rural carriers the same pay and benefits that the NALC carriers ALREADY HAVE.... this would be an excellent start, and a GREAT improvement for rurals everywhere... just sayin'... ?
add years as RCA can be bought back as Career for MOU
that would mean alot to rca's that spend 15-20 years with nothing to show for it. when i started, a regular in the office had 18 years as an rca, on an h route, in a tiny town, transferred in and got the largest k, at the time a 48, worked 3 years to get his high 3, and promptly retired. his retirement, proportionately, is higher than what i'll get after 13 years as an rca,( on a k with a regular that was in the air guard, and missed 2+ days a week, plus saturday ), and 25 years as a regular carrier.,
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!
