Hello, the title says it all.
Don’t relax though because we still need to you show up to the meeting October 8, 2024, and November 12, 2024 to vote for me as your Vice President . We also need you to show up at every meeting because we always need that 50% +1 vote, to move the branch forward and implement positive change.
Here is what I would like to see passed by the branch. I have received both positive and not so positive feedback. LOL This is the way of things though, as group think leads to stagnation.
- Have monthly meetings available via Zoom. On the last zoom meeting hosted by Build A Fighting NALC one branch president said that when they started allowing meeting via Zoom the branch attendance doubled. The Zoom attendees get to vote, voice their opinions, and their attendance counts toward being able to go to NALC conventions.
- Membership participation in your branch. Some may view you as nothing more than a pay check via your dues. This is not true, without you the rank and file we would be nothing. We tried to move the monthly meeting to Wednesday or Thursday a year or two ago, and it failed miserably. I believe it was something like 65% vs. 35%. The way we change this is the rank and file coming to every meeting and letting their voice and vote be heard. We may need to vote every meeting to keep the meeting on Wednesday or Thursday, if so we need the numbers to win that vote.
- Change the bylaws to ensure every member is automatically mailed a ballot to vote in each and every election. The branch may need updated signatures to verify your ballot, but at this point not having elections by mail is anti-democracy.
- Elevate the elected position of Office of Worker’s Compensation Officer to a chair officer. This position is probably the third most important elected office behind the President and Secretary/Treasure. It’s time consuming, demanding, and the amount of sheer knowledge of the ever evolving worker comp laws is staggering. The person elected to this position needs to be given the blanket authority to initiate informal grievances throughout the branch.
- I recently was talking with a member, and they told me we use to have branch events. It would be nice to get this started again. I think having branch events could help unify all of us, and would greatly help in our fight for better working conditions on the floor.
- Streamline the elected positions of the branch. Do we have too many or not enough?
- Get 2-3 branch members at least into positions at the NALC Region 1 NBA office. We are sorely lacking representation there and national for that matter.
- More stewards and assistant stewards. Each zone needs at least 1 steward and 1 assistant steward.
Here is another must listen to episode.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-a-to-arbitration/id1575482556?i=1000671254356
Know your rights:
https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/weingarten-rights
http://mseries.nalc.org/M01242.pdf
http://mseries.nalc.org/M00341.pdf
http://mseries.nalc.org/M00972.pdf
http://mseries.nalc.org/M00994.pdf
http://mseries.nalc.org/M00458.pdf
http://mseries.nalc.org/M00111.pdf
http://mseries.nalc.org/M00833.pdf
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/158
NLRB link to file
https://www.nalc.org/workplace-issues/resources/body/MI-EL-670-2021-4.pdf
https://www.nalc.org/workplace-issues/contract-administration-unit/fmla
https://www.osha.com/blog/general-duty-clause
https://fromatoarbitration.com/episodes/
Here in Fresno, management types seem to like to complain that some stewards are being “difficult”. To this I say we are the least “difficult” bunch around, if you treat the City Letter Carrier humanely.
Remember that nlrb.gov, osha.gov, dol.gov are some of the many agencies that are there to help you with the abuse you receive from management type and management type witnesses.
Go Go Chiefs the Super Bowl Champions, isn’t Chiefs red so beautiful. Winning the Super Bowl 3 times in a row will be a great achievement.