This episode addresses the ongoing fallout from the tentative agreement, focusing on the need for a more militant union response and providing further education on 6-day counts. Corey begins with listener shout-outs and promotes several relevant podcasts, highlighting the growing number of resources available to letter carriers. He then clarifies an issue with his email inbox and announces a new monthly podcast segment dedicated to CCA concerns.
Corey expresses his strong dissatisfaction with the tentative agreement, characterizing it as a major concession to management and emphasizing that many members are considering leaving the union due to their frustration. He then discusses the upcoming CLC "Vote No" Zoom meeting and encourages members to participate. He strongly criticizes those who are attempting to downplay the negative aspects of the agreement and those who are promoting a “vote yes” position based on fear-mongering tactics.
He emphasizes that the union's failure to address key issues like non-compliance and toxic work environments is a result of the current leadership's incompetence and lack of commitment to the city letter carriers. He uses a listener's comment illustrating this indifference, highlighting the callousness of a response that suggests harassment can be avoided simply by showing up for work and doing one's job. Corey shares several examples of management's increasingly aggressive tactics to pressure carriers, including threats of discipline, the imposition of unrealistic time constraints, and the use of scanner data for monitoring and control. He provides specific examples and strategies for countering these tactics through grievances, emphasizing the need to challenge management's attempts to manipulate data and impose arbitrary standards. He also emphasizes the importance of using the route consultation to challenge management's decisions and to obtain all the necessary documentation to build strong grievance cases.
Corey dedicates a section of the episode to explaining how to deal with chronic liars and narcissists, using specific examples from his arbitration experience. He highlights the importance of gathering evidence to expose their dishonesty and using that evidence to challenge their claims and discredit their testimony. He then provides a detailed analysis of the handling of the Article 10 charges against President Renfroe, highlighting Renfroe's dishonesty and lack of remorse.
He emphasizes that the current leadership has failed to adequately represent the interests of letter carriers and that the upcoming election presents a crucial opportunity to effect change within the NALC. He urges members to actively participate in the vote-no campaign and to support the CLC's efforts to elect new leadership that will prioritize the needs of the city letter carriers. The episode concludes with additional shout-outs and a call for greater member education and engagement. Corey reiterates his commitment to fighting for the city letter carriers and expresses his excitement about the upcoming changes within the NALC.