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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Boy what a week brothers and sisters, at Hughes I did actually find 2 routes that are just slightly over 8 hours in zone 5, probably by around 15-30 minutes, or so. It was like being on vacation compared to a bunch of the others that are 1-2+ hours over…

Hello brothers and sisters, zone 27 is being counted again…… management is being even more abusive this time. All I can say is document it, and ask for a steward for any and every question management asks you. At this point, it is undeniably clear that every question management ask…

Well……. I guess a nerve has been struck. Oh well, the bootlickers will get over it.Defend The Contract

Hello sisters and brothers, how is everyone doing today? The elections are next year(2024), and every position is up to be voted on in November 2024 if there are 2 nominees. The following are the Branch 231 positions that can be voted on:Full-time President. (Chair Officer)Vice-President. (Chair Officer)Secretary-Treasurer. (Chair Officer)Director…

Boy, all of you bothers and sisters missed a fantastic NALC Branch 231 meeting on Tuesday 9-12-2023, if you weren’t there. The next meeting also will be held at the union office too. I can’t remember if we decided to have it Tuesday 10-10-2023 or not. That is a day…