This lengthy episode of "From A to Arbitration" announces Corey's acceptance of the position of Director of City Delivery on the CLC ticket, emphasizing his commitment to aggressively addressing management's harmful actions against letter carriers. He details his plans for a transparent administration, including weekly national Zoom meetings, and promises a strong CLC ticket for the 2026 election. The episode analyzes a recent arbitration decision from Region 3 that criticized the union's use of escalated monetary awards for noncompliance, highlighting the subsequent cowardly response from some business agent offices. Corey counters this response by providing examples from prior arbitration awards supporting the use of such remedies and outlines strategies for effectively addressing this issue in future cases. He then dissects a national management directive detailing procedures for emergency placements of letter carriers based on safety violations (unattended vehicles, seatbelts, distracted driving, etc.), outlining how to challenge these actions based on procedural flaws (lack of investigation, lack of formal charges, removal of supervisor authority) with supporting arbitration precedent. The episode concludes with a strong declaration of commitment to fighting for the city letter carrier and a preview of a segment featuring Badmouth Morris on the CCA Corner.
Cites: C-06012, C-29546, C-01944, C-24822, C-35382, C-35537 A-B, M-01967