NALC Branch 231 has a DRT decision that is binding to all of Fresno Installation. It is DRT #F16N-4F- C 20190602 this decision allows a carrier to notify management in writing that they do not wish to be contacted on their personal cell phone. If after notifying management in writing…
December 2023 no Penalty Pay
Well the penalty overtime exclusion period(December) is upon us. It started 12-2-2023, and from the reports I have received multiple zone supervisors in Fresno have already seemingly started violating Article 8 even more than they have previously, and I must say that is quite a task…. Anyway sisters and brothers,…
M-00458 and Your Steward Time Request
We are having things moving in a positive direction, in regards to management granting steward time at Hughes Station, anyway. At Formal A(thank you), which is binding for Hughes management has agreed to follow step 4 settlement under M-00458 on the NALC website. The important part of M-00458 is “‘Reasonable’,…
Happy Thanksgiving 2023
I had a management type tell me that I was the only one that cared. Well thank you, and yes I do!!!! I think this management type was trying to insult me or something, but caring for my fellow sisters and brother is why I became a steward in the…
Meeting in November 2023
The meeting will be 11-14-2023 at 4466 W Spaatz Ave, Fresno, CA. 93722 at 7:00pm. We are down to the wire to vote on the delegates to go to the National Convention. It’s to late for absentee ballots to mailed, I need everyone to that hasn’t already mailed theirs in…
Route Count Horrors
At Hughes the results of the route counts are out for zone 5, and it isn’t good. This section of the National Agreement is being violated daily in zones 5 and 22, “41.3.K Supervisors shall not require, nor permit, employees to work off the clock.” We can see via the…
Ethics
What one does when no one is watching, is as important as what they do when everyone is there to see. It doesn’t matter what you are doing, if you aren’t treating others how you would like to be treated, then the question becomes why are you treating others so…
PM Office Time
1. National Agreement Article 8 section 9 states: “Wash-Up Time. Article 8.9 establishes a general obligation, enforceable through the grievance procedure, for installation heads to grant reasonable wash-up time to those employees who perform dirty work or work with toxic materials.” 2. Materials Reference System (MRS) can be found at…
Your vote is important!!!
Hello brothers and sisters. If you want to vote for me to go to the NALC convention there appears to be 2 ways to do this. You must either come to the meeting on 11-14-2023 or contact NALC Branch 231 at (559) 449-8058, and ask that an absentee ballot be…
How to Recoup Unpaid Wages
WOW!!!!! Management is violating Article 8 daily, so do you know what that means? Free MONEY!!!!! The only way for you to recoup your unpaid wages is for you to ask for steward time, and file under Article 8. Maybe this is the year we will surpass NALC Branch 132’s…