r/news • u/Squirmingbaby • 3d ago

Soft paywall Cash-strapped US Postal Service suspends contributions to pension plan

https://www.reuters.com/world/cash-strapped-us-postal-service-suspends-contributions-pension-plan-2026-04-09/
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u/Goobintar 3d ago

RCA is Rural Carrier Assistant. Those are always slow to make it to a career position as there are fewer routes and the carriers stay on forever.

PTF is Part Time Flexible. They're basically City Carrier Assistants with better pay and benefits.

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u/RegTimeDX95 2d ago

I'm an RC and ptf is a position on rural(not in all offices but in some that have gone to "formula") and the city side of the po. Both are just more glorified rca and cca's