From A to Arbitration

By Corey L Walton

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A Union Representative's in-depth Guide to the Dispute Resolution Process


Episode Date
Episode 300: Grieving management's unsafe stand up talks
Jun 18, 2026
Episode 299: Rob Kosier talking Director of Safety and Health.
Jun 17, 2026
Episode 298: Safety..its paramount
Jun 15, 2026
A roundtable discussion with those running for National Business Agents on the concerned letter carrier's slate
Jun 13, 2026
The Lion's den. Article 17
Jun 11, 2026
Episode 297: Salted peanuts
Jun 09, 2026
Episode 296: Me and the four horsemen talk about the four 10 hour day workweek
Jun 09, 2026
Episode 295: salted peanuts and The Wolf James Henry telling it like it is
May 29, 2026
Episode 294: Salted peanuts with an emphasis on unauthorized overtime
May 28, 2026
Episode 293: Sit down and lets chit chat
May 26, 2026
Penny stocks and an evening with Tyler Vasseur
May 21, 2026
Late night with The Wolf
May 20, 2026
Episode 292: Salted Peanuts
May 19, 2026
The Lion's den: midweek surprise talking about a survey
May 13, 2026
Episode 291: Salted Peanuts with a tainch of The Wolf James Henry
May 12, 2026
The Lion's den with Paul Boulanger
May 11, 2026
Episode 290: Salted Peanuts talkin about 271g and catching up with The Wolf James Henry
May 05, 2026
Episode 289: salted peanuts with an emphasis on management requiring us to sign locally generated forms, taking pictures of carriers and videoing carriers. A tainch of delayed mail by Joshua Shrum
Apr 28, 2026
Episode 288: salted Peanuts from Puerto Rico
Apr 19, 2026
Tuesday surprise: Management's auto pivot tool. Fighting back against these thieves
Apr 14, 2026
Episode 287: Salted peanuts with an emphasis on one click lunch also 'The Wolf' James Henry is in the house choppin it up
Apr 14, 2026
Episode 286: Salted Peanuts with an emphasis on p.s for 1017a/time disallowance and management performing bargaining unit work
Apr 06, 2026
Episode 285: Salted Peanuts with an emphasis on PET and the 45 minute office time
Mar 30, 2026
Episode 284: Fight like hell. My conversation with the Wolf James Henry
Mar 25, 2026
Episode 283: The Women of the CLC
Mar 24, 2026
CLC JSOV training. Paul Boulanger and Corey Walton
Mar 17, 2026
Episode 282: Salted Peanuts with a bit of clock ring falsification
Mar 17, 2026
Episode 281: 'The Wolf' James Henry in house. Paul Boulanger on zoom. My speech at CLC day in Louisville
Mar 09, 2026
The CCA Corner Volume 19: Burn Out
Mar 07, 2026
Episode 280: Salted peanuts
Mar 02, 2026
The Lion's den: Paul Boulanger breaks down 'welcome back' grievances as well as management's new local forms attempting to substituting the CA-16
Feb 24, 2026
Episode 279: Salted Peanuts with an emphasis on Stools
Feb 23, 2026
Episode 278: Charlie Miller and I just choppin it up.
Feb 15, 2026
Episode 277: salted peanuts with an emphasis on the CLC
Feb 09, 2026
Episode 276: Salted Peanuts
Feb 01, 2026
The CCA Corner Volume 18: The JSOVB
Jan 31, 2026
Snow Daze episode four: Act of God arbitration cites
Jan 28, 2026
Snow Daze miniseries episode three: Act of God M-00970
Jan 27, 2026
Snow Daze miniseries episode two: Act of God continued
Jan 26, 2026
Snow Daze miniseries episode one: Emphasis on Act of God
Jan 26, 2026
Episode 275: salted peanuts with an emphasis on Weingarten
Jan 20, 2026
The Lion's den: Paul Boulanger goes in depth about Scheduled Awards.
Jan 14, 2026
Episode 274: What would you have us do?
Jan 12, 2026
Episode 273: Back to the basics. Going over EL -921 supervisor's guide to handling grievances
Jan 05, 2026
Lion's den: Paul discusses the distinct difference between Cease and Desist and must/shall comply.
Jan 01, 2026
The CCA Corner Volume 17: The Last Episode (This Year)
Dec 31, 2025
Episode 272: Year end review. Here's to 2025 and what's to come in 2026
Dec 29, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 16: NEERMP
Dec 28, 2025
cowardice and courage
Dec 17, 2025
Episode 271: Region 8 has a champion. Vindication and Justification; an Arbitration award. Jason 'JB' Leath back in the house with some high level education.
Dec 14, 2025
Episode 270: Salted Peanuts
Dec 10, 2025
The Lion's den with Director of Education Paul Boulanger
Dec 08, 2025
Episode 269: defeating employer claims under article 28. were our actions willful and deliberate?
Dec 01, 2025
Episode 268: Salted peanuts. The rap session the tap dancer and some smelling salts. Using article 5 to defeat mgt telling us to remove personal items from our cases
Nov 25, 2025
Episode 267: Salted Peanuts. beating discipline for failure to meet standard, Mgt failing to let union interview mgt
Nov 18, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 15: It's Cold Outside
Nov 14, 2025
Episode 266: Salted peanuts. Mgt requiring us to update medical every 30 day. Grieving counterfeit mailing labels
Nov 10, 2025
Episode 265: Do something
Nov 05, 2025
Episode 264: At what price freedom?
Nov 04, 2025
Episode 263: Salted peanuts
Oct 27, 2025
Episode 262: My receipt
Oct 19, 2025
Episode 261: My Mom, My Dad, a children's song and the Wolf.
Oct 14, 2025
The Lion's den. Director of Education Paul Boulanger and special guest Rich Galvin
Oct 07, 2025
Episode 260: My MVP The "hammer" David Grosskopf Jr. We talk a bit of politics
Oct 07, 2025
Episode 259: Extreme salted peanuts with an emphasis on defending carriers against discipline for extended awol and my take on multi-track vs. single track discipline
Sep 29, 2025
Episode 258: My discussion with the upcoming Director of Education Mr. Paul Boulanger
Sep 24, 2025
Episode 257: FINALLY!! an evening with Tyler Vasseur and Margo O'Neill with Build A Fighting NALC
Sep 23, 2025
Episode 256: Salted peanuts with an emphasis on mgt claiming a 5 minute pm office time
Sep 15, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 14: Conversion
Sep 14, 2025
Episode 255: above everything else, love us
Sep 11, 2025
The Lion's den episode 19: protecting our routes from management falsifying our clock rings
Sep 03, 2025
Episode 254: Salted peanuts. Fantastic decision Branch 3 Buffalo NY, talking SPM scans, discussing Deems Desirable
Sep 02, 2025
The Lion's den episode 18: Huge win for city letter carriers out of Branch 3 Buffalo New York. Also tips on beating spm scan discipline
Aug 27, 2025
Episode 253: California stand up. Discussing the findings of Darrin Nalls Sr's charges
Aug 26, 2025
The Lion's den episode 17: Letter carrier perfect part II.
Aug 19, 2025
Episode 252: Salted Peanuts
Aug 18, 2025
The Lion's den episode 16: Letter Carrier Perfect (street) thanks to steve hedgcock
Aug 16, 2025
Episode 251: Salted peanuts, a disgrace and spending time with the Wolf Mr. James Henry
Aug 12, 2025
Episode 250: Special Guest Mr. James Brennan running for Rural Carrier president
Aug 11, 2025
The Lion's den episode 15: Protecting our people. More PET/DOIS
Aug 07, 2025
Episode 249: back into some salted peanuts
Aug 05, 2025
Lion's Den Episode 14: More DOIS/PET. Want to be Good or Great? It's on you
Jul 31, 2025
Episode 248: We will fight
Jul 29, 2025
Lion's Den Episode 13: More PET/DOIS, Talking Arbitration Cites
Jul 24, 2025
Episode 247: The Screenshot
Jul 21, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 12: The Battle over our Office. PET and DOIS
Jul 18, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 14: BFN's CCA Summer Campaign
Jul 18, 2025
Episode 246: A Tainch of Heat Training. My interview with Ms. Pam Donato the next Director of Retirees and OWCP. My interview with Mr. James Brennan who is running for President of the NRLCA
Jul 16, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 11: Dealing with PET Part One of our Mini-Series
Jul 11, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 13: Heat Safety
Jul 09, 2025
Episode 245: A Feather in the Wind and More Safety Talk
Jul 08, 2025
Lion's Den Episode 10: Final reading of the 6-day count
Jul 03, 2025
Episode 244: Integrity and touching on HIPP
Jul 01, 2025
Episode 243: A discussion with the Rural Carriers from United We Scan Podcast. United We Stand, Divided We Crawl
Jun 30, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 9: More 6-day count
Jun 25, 2025
Episode 242: Dealing with the Heat Part 1
Jun 24, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 8: More 6-day Count
Jun 17, 2025
Episode 241: Special guest Paul Perry president of Branch 1100. I also discuss a few other tidbits. Showing pity for an old friend.
Jun 17, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 7: More 6-day Count
Jun 12, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 12: The Mental Health Episode
Jun 10, 2025
Episode 240: Salted Peanuts with an Emphasis on Mental Health and Heat Safety
Jun 08, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 6: 6-day Count
May 28, 2025
Episode 239: The Buzzards, the Lions, and Receipts
May 28, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 5: 6-day Count
May 21, 2025
Episode 238: Talking LMOU
May 19, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 4: 6-day Count
May 14, 2025
Episode 237: Sisters Jenna and Stephanie talk about the call for a special convention. I read two really good decisions.
May 12, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 3: 6-day Count
May 08, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 11: Checking In With James Henry
May 06, 2025
Episode 236: Spineless
May 06, 2025
Episode 235: It will be "The Hammer" Rob Kosier as the next Director of City Delivery.
May 06, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 2: 6-Day Count Training
May 01, 2025
Episode 234: The pig, Tojo Yamamoto and defeating managements 'auto pivot' tool
Apr 28, 2025
The Lion's Den Episode 1: Saving Minutes for our 6-day counts
Apr 23, 2025
Episode 233: Regulators mount up: We have a constitutional crisis
Apr 22, 2025
Episode 232: Getting ready for Monday. The constitutional crisis
Apr 21, 2025
Episode 231: My goodbye. Reading some more 6-day count
Apr 14, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 10: Mailbag Episode 4
Apr 10, 2025
Episode 230: Mr. Tyler Vasseur talks BFN. A charge? Me as the EVP, what can we expect?
Apr 09, 2025
Episode 229: The Nolan Award Summarized
Mar 30, 2025
Episode 228: Next Generation Carriers
Mar 30, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 9: Mailbag Episode 3
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 227: Hey Ho, Renfroe has got to go. Talking the award with the Wolf Mr. James Henry
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 226: Beating managements telematics toy
Mar 24, 2025
Episode 225: The next Vice-President of the NALC will be Ms. Kimetra Simpson-Lewis a homerun for the city letter carriers. I read an hour about 6-day count stuff
Mar 18, 2025
Episode 224: Salted Peanuts with some knick knack paddy wacks
Mar 17, 2025
Episode 223: My chat with Mr. David Noble
Mar 09, 2025
Episode 222: Light fucking Blue
Mar 03, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 8: All About Hold Downs
Feb 27, 2025
Episode 221: The Wolf James Henry, The Brooklyn Badass Ritchie Ray and my 2 cents
Feb 24, 2025
Episode 220: "The Godfather" Charlie Miller sharing some knowledge
Feb 22, 2025
Episode 219: Arbitration it is.
Feb 19, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 7: Mailbag Episode 2
Feb 19, 2025
Episode 218: Salted peanuts with an emphasis on the one-hour office time
Feb 18, 2025
Episode 217: Let's do some more 6-day count
Feb 10, 2025
Episode 216: 'The Giant slayer' Mr. Tyler Vasseur talking TA and the BFN
Feb 06, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 6: Special Guest James Henry
Feb 05, 2025
Episode 215: We are the consequence
Feb 04, 2025
Episode 214: 'The Wolf' James Henry speaks on the vote and what's next
Feb 03, 2025
Episode 213: It was indeed HISTORIC
Feb 01, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 5: Mailbag Episode 1
Jan 24, 2025
Episode 212: A touch of salted peanuts and some house cleaning
Jan 20, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 4: An Impromptu Conversation with Alan Gegax
Jan 15, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 3: How to Survive Your 90 Days - A Comprehensive Guide
Jan 15, 2025
Episode 211: The Wolf, the post turtle, and another closing argument
Jan 13, 2025
Episode 210: A Hodgepodge of Insightful Goodies.
Jan 07, 2025
The CCA Corner Volume 2: Proper Street Procedures And Management’s “Street Blitzes”
Jan 01, 2025
Episode 209: Talking Tentative Agreement with Mr. David Noble
Dec 31, 2024
Episode 208: My tribute to a Titan, Mr. AJ Breaux. Enjoy your retirement, my brother.
Dec 30, 2024
Episode 207: The CLC part II
Dec 16, 2024
Episode 206: Merry Christmas and some more 16.7
Dec 16, 2024
Episode 205: Emergency TA episode with the Gunslinger Charlie Miller
Dec 14, 2024
Episode 204: The CCA Corner with Bad Mouth Morris: Volume 1
Dec 09, 2024
Episode 203: Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war. The Boogeyman and the Director of City Delivery
Dec 09, 2024
Episode 202: Let's get back into discipline. Beating the charge
Dec 04, 2024
Episode 201: An evening with Mr. James Henry and the CLC
Dec 02, 2024
Episode 200: Happy Thanksgiving!!
Nov 26, 2024
Episode 199: One Hour of 6-day Count Stuff. Well, close to one hour
Nov 20, 2024
Episode 198: Soup Line, or Steak? You decide
Nov 19, 2024
Episode 197: Tough Love. Getting Back Into 6-Day Counts
Nov 12, 2024
Episode 196: How to deal with Liars and those with Narcissistic Tendencies.
Nov 05, 2024
Episode 195: More 6-day count stuff
Nov 04, 2024
Episode 194: My interview with Mr. Charlie Miller and he's not happy and I like it
Oct 29, 2024
Episode 193: Back into 6-day counts
Oct 28, 2024
Episode 192: My discussion with Mr. Tyler Vasseur with Build A Fighting NALC concerning the tentative agreement and the Vote NO campaign.
Oct 22, 2024
Episode 191: My discussion with Mr. Mike Caref and the gang talking about the tentative agreement
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 190: My discussion with 'The Wolf' James Henry talking about the tentative agreement
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 189: My thoughts on the tentative agreement
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 188: A bit of chit chat and getting back into 6-day count.
Oct 15, 2024
Episode 187: Charges against President Renfroe brought forward by Brother Mike Caref
Oct 13, 2024
Episode 186: Mr. Caref, we got your back. Teaching our NBAs how to fight. Getting back into 6-day counts
Sep 30, 2024
Episode 185: Continuing our 6-day counts. A few awards
Sep 24, 2024
Episode 184: Question and answer period with The Mr. Mike Caref.
Sep 22, 2024
Episode 183: The junkyard dogs. 6-day count continued
Sep 16, 2024
Episode 182: My conversation with Rob and Calvin from Build a Fighting NALC (BFN)
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 181: Let's get into 6-day counts
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 180: Mike Caref talking National Rap Session on Sunday 09/08/2024
Sep 03, 2024
Episode 179: Getting ready for the 6-day count, volume one
Aug 27, 2024
Episode 178: Question and answer period with 'The Wolf' James Henry
Aug 25, 2024
Episode 177: Let's clear up some things
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 176: A thank you
Aug 19, 2024
Episode 175: With Boston behind us, what does the future hold? My promise to you!
Aug 12, 2024
Episode 174: Boston Day 4.. The Establishment
Aug 08, 2024
Episode 173: Boston day 3. History Made and the Appeal
Aug 08, 2024
Episode 172: Boston day 2. Some shout outs and the Lions are running loose.
Aug 07, 2024
Episode 171: Boston day 1. Don't ever underestimate the power of you
Aug 06, 2024
Episode 170: Get in. We're going motherfuckerin
Aug 02, 2024
Episode 169: Getting militant with Mr. Tyler Vasseur and Mr. Ernest Gonzales. Talking about 'Build A Fighting NALC' BFN
Jul 30, 2024
Episode 168: On to Boston
Jul 29, 2024
Episode 167: Getting back into education. JB goes beast mode on management changing our request for LWOP into AWOL
Jul 23, 2024
Episode 166: My conversation with THE Mr. Charlie Miller
Jul 22, 2024
Episode 165: A one on one with the one and only Ron Speakman host of FedUp
Jul 16, 2024
Episode 164: Some novelties and special guest John Poskin
Jul 15, 2024
Episode 163: My interview of Mr. Tyler Vasseur with Build A Fighting NALC
Jul 07, 2024
Episode 162: My rant, my union and the cold hard truth of who we work for. Not for the faint of heart
Jul 02, 2024
Episode 161: Talking Union with Colin Smalley and Chris Dols from the IFPTE
Jun 30, 2024
Episode 160: Question and answer period with presidential candidate Mike Caref Part I
Jun 23, 2024
Episode 159: Mid-week surprise. Interview with Mr. James Brennan candidate for Director of Steward Operations for the NRLCA
Jun 20, 2024
Episode 158: Salted peanuts, including the Panel report and Mr. Chris Jackson's rebuttal
Jun 17, 2024
Episode 157: It will be the Wolf, James Henry. I set the record straight. My conversation with Region 2 National Business Agent Nicholas Vafiades
Jun 10, 2024
Episode 156: Interview with David Noble part I
Jun 01, 2024
Episode 155: The ultimate salted peanuts
May 28, 2024
Episode 154: Salted Peanuts
May 13, 2024
Episode 153: We've got a challenger. Going on the offensive dealing with management and stationary events
May 06, 2024
Episode 152: Everything
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 151: Publication 552 and the IMIP process
Apr 23, 2024
Episode 150: Salted peanuts
Apr 22, 2024
Episode 149: JB and an experts guide to defeating the "one hour office time"
Apr 16, 2024
Episode 148: Building A Fighting NALC
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 147: Salted peanuts and a special guest. One man's redemption against Otis and stay puft.
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 146: The Weir Report part 2
Mar 30, 2024
Episode 145: The Weir Report part 1
Mar 29, 2024
Episode 144: Dereliction of duty and the neutering of our DRT.
Mar 24, 2024
Episode 143: Lions doing Lion type shit.
Mar 18, 2024
Episode 142: Memphis mini-series part 4 'The closing'
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 141: Memphis mini-series part 3: The Formal Step A
Mar 02, 2024
Episode 140: Memphis mini-series part 2
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 139: Memphis mini-series. The Postal Inspector
Feb 18, 2024
Episode 138: Hey prez, step up for our B-Teams and other ramblings.
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 137: everything you'll need for 'Act of God' grievances.
Feb 05, 2024
Episode 136: For my friend
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 135: ACTIVISM!! My interview with Tyler Vasseur from Branch 9 in Minneapolis, a star in the making for the NALC
Jan 21, 2024
Episode 134: Some salty salted peanuts. The grievance of the month-the 39-hour report
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 133: Back inside the arbitration room. Closing arguments for management editing clock rings. Thanks to Cole Billups for his expertise.
Jan 07, 2024
Episode 132: Our year-end review and what to expect for the new year.
Dec 31, 2023
Episode 131: Assorted goodies and getting back inside the arbitration room via an emergency placement.
Dec 18, 2023
Episode 130: Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured? Making sure we all have a seat at the NALC table!
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 129: Let's Talk
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 128: Salted Peanuts
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 127: Salted peanuts...kinda
Nov 13, 2023
Episode 126: Conditioning the frog
Nov 06, 2023
Episode 125: Salted Peanuts
Oct 30, 2023
Episode 124: Salted peanuts with an emphasis on Management instructing us to curtail mail forcing us into an undertime status.
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 123: My opinion, The Observer, Management weaponizing the 1838c
Oct 16, 2023
Episode 122: Additional charges against our President and Executive Vice President. My pound of flesh
Oct 10, 2023
Episode 121: Salted Peanuts
Oct 02, 2023
Episode 120: Undertime and Management's new City Delivery Pivoting Opportunity Model (CDPOM) tool. Meeting management head on with their new "tool" and how to defeat it.
Sep 25, 2023
Episode 119: Grieving the Decision letter instead of the Notice of Proposed Removal. Beating management's timeliness argument
Sep 19, 2023
Episode 118: Effectively grieving tv screens on the workroom floor displaying our route data. Brought to you by members of Discord.
Sep 11, 2023
Episode 117: Let's get back into an Arbitration.
Sep 04, 2023
Episode 116: Mr. John Poskin gets in depth about Article 29
Aug 28, 2023
Episode 115: The anatomy of a Removal
Aug 21, 2023
Episode 114: Attacking Letter of Demands.
Aug 14, 2023
Episode 113: Rally us. It's time for our leaders to lead.
Aug 07, 2023
Episode 112: Some tidbits. Article 18 No Strike. Shut that talk up.
Jul 31, 2023
Episode 111: Some more muddled Bullsh*t and a refresher course on the past practice of doing union work, on the clock, at our union hall.
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 110: Come at me bro
Jul 18, 2023
Episode 109: It has officially hit the fan
Jul 10, 2023
Episode 108: The Charges. The warriors coming out to play.
Jul 03, 2023
Episode 107: Everything you'll need to defeat roll-away run-away discipline.
Jun 26, 2023
Episode 106: For our brother Eugene Gates Jr. Your passing will not be in vain.
Jun 23, 2023
Episode 105: I'm not the one, pony boy. Everything we need to beat stationary events discipline. Business agents quit selling us out.
Jun 19, 2023
Episode 104: Special guest Mr. Cole Billups goes in depth about the anatomy of a grievance file.
Jun 11, 2023
Episode 103: My ideology, Discussing the Arbitrators view on management requiring medical documentation for calling in sick 3 days or less.
Jun 05, 2023
Episode 102: Fight for our safety and understand our rights.
May 29, 2023
Episode 101: making sure we are playing chess and not checkers with our heat training grievance. salted peanuts and grieving certified mail in the dps.
May 22, 2023
Episode 100: salted peanuts. Basics on the informal A meeting and the importance of 613 time not 513 time.
May 15, 2023
Episode 99: JB's salted peanuts. 3999 & demonstrated performance. Grieving return to work letters requiring signatures.
May 09, 2023
Episode 98: Spicy salted peanuts with an emphasis on HERO training falsification.
May 01, 2023
Episode 97: Me & from A to Arbitration
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 96: The possum or the Lion, which is it? Salted peanuts
Apr 18, 2023
Episode 95: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Salted peanuts
Apr 10, 2023
Episode 94: John Poskin doin some salted peanuts as he's rubber banded to my microphone.
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 93: Salted Peanuts
Mar 27, 2023
Episode 92: Forgiveness and salted peanuts
Mar 21, 2023
Episode 91: I Love You
Mar 06, 2023
Episode 90: Bob Ross aka JB doing a bit of salted peanuts
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 89: Memphis, Jason Atchley & hope for a new beginning
Feb 26, 2023
Episode 88: THE Mike Caref, National Business Agent Region 3, getting us ready for collective bargaining. Special thank you to Cole Billups for saving my sanity.
Feb 20, 2023
Episode 87: Shatter the damn podium, Article 8 & muscle memory.
Feb 15, 2023
Episode 86: Salted Peanuts
Feb 14, 2023
Episode 85: Salted peanuts with an emphasis on management's denial of advanced sick leave request
Feb 06, 2023
Episode 84: Vincent Sombrotto - Captain my Captain!
Jan 31, 2023
Episode 83: The quitter, the coward, and the Boogeyman
Jan 23, 2023
Episode 82: Eight is enough: Basics of Article 8. Authored by Chris Strickland & Jason Atchley. Narrated by Corey Walton
Jan 16, 2023
Episode 81: I forgot. Salted Peanuts
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 80: JB and an ode to a good friend. JB goes in depth about quarterly overtime grievances. From the From A to Arbitration team, Merry Christmas happy holidays and we will talk to yall next year.
Dec 12, 2022
Episode 79: The distinguished Mr. John Poskin educating us on grieving transfer denials.
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 78: Defeating the hour office time; a short literary composition expository in nature authored by Richard Ray and Sean Killeen
Nov 29, 2022
Episode 77: My state of our Union address
Nov 21, 2022
Episode 76: The Shepherd Mike Caref going behind the scenes on upcoming contract negotiations
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 75: Trapping a lion. Julio Cesar Chavez. Grieving Management removing our hard plastic trays from our cases
Nov 06, 2022
Episode 74: My Dad, a removal, is your business agent a shepherd or a sheepherder? Dealing with relevancy letters.
Oct 31, 2022
Episode 73: Reviews. Grieving residual mail in the DPS
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 72: JB, the expert, dealing with Management performing craft work. An expert doing expert things as only an expert can.
Oct 10, 2022
Episode 71: Question and answer time with Executive Vice President Brian Renfroe.
Oct 03, 2022
Episode 70: Special guest the honorable Mike Caref, Business agent region 3, rubber banded to my microphone. Topics cover non-compliance and failure to follow instructions
Sep 26, 2022
Episode 69: Buster Douglas, the mirror and the note from the principal's office. Effectively grieving Management not allowing us to case SPRs and Management attempting to hold us to 5 minutes pm office time.
Sep 19, 2022
Episode 68: The love affair. Effectively grieving management changing our start times.
Sep 12, 2022
Episode 67: Beating the Red Line Policy (its coming to a station near you). Talking TIAREAP. A follow up to the knock and drop policy.
Sep 05, 2022
Episode 66: William Wallace, picking a fight the 3996 and 1571
Aug 30, 2022
Episode 65: JB goes in depth about the grievance procedure/process, CCAs doing rural carrier work, the workhour workload report
Aug 22, 2022
Episode 64: Humbled, Branch 11 'The Beautiful Ones', why I do what I do aka the mechanic, my eviction notice, tidbits and City/Rural disputes
Aug 15, 2022
Episode 63: Midweek surprise. Making sure we are grieving unsafe scanner messages and other tidbits
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 62: The good, the bad, the ugly. M-01983
Aug 01, 2022
Episode 61: I know what you did. Discussing the new memos. M-1982 M-1984
Jul 24, 2022
Episode 60: A tainch of encouragement and dealing with management's constant violations of the 12- and 60-hour rule. Let's think outside the box here
Jul 18, 2022
Episode 59: 1 year anniversary baby!! Dealing with PET. Making sure we are prepared to battle Management when they use PET
Jul 10, 2022
Episode 58: A conglomeration of route protection wonderfulness. Making sure we are getting every second we are due.
Jul 06, 2022
Episode 57: The power of the 8190, the fangs of the jackal. Protecting our routes and other assorted goodies.
Jun 26, 2022
Episode 56: The rooster and the hens. Defeating the charge of AWOL on a non-scheduled day.
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 55: How to deal with a toxic co-worker. Protecting your flock
Jun 06, 2022
Episode 54: Ergonomics, my foot and protecting our brothers and sisters from long term injury
May 31, 2022
Episode 53: Paying homage to my mentor Lew Drass & the wolf James Henry. Dealing with heat related grievances: everything you'll need to file a successful grievance against management.
May 23, 2022
Episode 52: Rated MA, my heart, JB the dog trainer dealing with Dois, Pet, 3996 and red line policy. See description below for subject matter start times
May 15, 2022
Episode 51: Special guest NBA Mike Caref, the challenge, The expert dissecting Article 16.7
May 08, 2022
Episode 50: Defining mitigating factors. Grieving unsafe scanner messages.
May 02, 2022
Episode 49: The saga of the Formal Step A. Being the King and Queen of your installation
Apr 25, 2022
Episode 48: The inmate and The Informal Step A meeting. Be about that action
Apr 18, 2022
Episode 47: The autobiography & the greatest Holiday Scheduling breakdown ever recorded. Narrated by Jason 'JB' Leath
Apr 11, 2022
Episode 46: Bad ass Bresee, the test, and discussing Article 5 & Past Practice grievances.
Apr 04, 2022
Episode 45: Jeremy McCall, The Patriot, the white pages and defeating the WOO and DOV
Mar 27, 2022
Episode 44: The Dispatch Of Value (dov) the Window Of Operation (woo) and my Grandson. Beating the WOO & DOV
Mar 21, 2022
Episode 43: General Hospital, AJ Breaux, Lake Charles and the escalated monetary award. Wrapping up the request for an escalated remedy
Mar 13, 2022
Episode 42: The cease and desist, the four ways stop and the night stick. Dealing with an escalated monetary award.
Mar 07, 2022
Episode 41: The fruit basket, the sell, and Deems Desirable. Jason Leath goes in depth on Deems.
Feb 28, 2022
Episode 40: Last Chance Agreements (LCA) & The Arbitration
Feb 21, 2022
Episode 39: Final episode of the JSOV. Management's position. The Rant, The 300, The Snitch and The Coward
Feb 06, 2022
Episode 38: The JSOV issue and remedy.
Jan 31, 2022
Episode 37: Yellow Jackets, the Lion, and Documentation for the JSOV
Jan 24, 2022
Episode 36: A prelude to the JSOV. A pep rally for the Joint Statement on Violence and Behavior in the Workplace.
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 35: Opting: the most advanced and thorough hold down training available; presented by Jason Leath.
Jan 10, 2022
Episode 34: Wrapping up discipline and putting it all together. The devastator, the journey, and the squirrel
Dec 13, 2021
Episode 33: Article 31 information. Short but oh so sweet
Nov 29, 2021
Episode 32: Article 17 and our rights to requested information or as I like to call it the Mosquito, the deadliest killer of all.
Nov 22, 2021
Episode 31: Corrective rather than punitive. Let's think outside the box
Nov 11, 2021
Episode 30: Defeating CCA discipline. putting the pieces of the puzzle together
Nov 01, 2021
Episode 29: M-01967, Kingsport TN and Arbitration C-34197. A HUGE WIN FOR THE NALC AND ESCALATED MONETARY AWARDS
Oct 21, 2021
Episode 28: Just cause principle: Was the disciplinary action taken in a timely manner? Another head scratcher
Oct 11, 2021
Episode 27: Just cause principle: Was the severity of the discipline reasonably related to the infraction itself and in line with that usually administered, as well as to the seriousness of the employees past record? A thinking Man/Woman's provision.
Oct 08, 2021
Episode 26: Just cause principle: Was a thorough investigation completed? a very detailed journey through this principle.
Sep 27, 2021
Episode 25: Just cause principle; Is the rule consistently and equitably enforced? The obliterator of discipline
Sep 21, 2021
Episode 24: Just cause principle: Is The Rule A Reasonable Rule? The ugly duckling of just cause provisions
Sep 10, 2021
Episode 23: Just Cause Principle- Is There A Rule? breaking down this sub-question
Sep 03, 2021
Episode 22: Article 16.1 getting ready for the just cause principles. Making sure it's the "supervisor" that is doing the work
Aug 29, 2021
Episode 21: Examples of Behavior. public defender or Clarence Darrow. Who are you?
Aug 23, 2021
Episode 20: Article 16.10 the Discipline Killer
Aug 18, 2021
Episode 19: Article 16.8 Review of Discipline and the Swiss Army Knife. An in depth study on the concurrence of suspensions or discharge
Aug 15, 2021
Episode 18: Discipline and Management's Obligation Under Section 115 of the M-39 Handbook
Aug 09, 2021
Episode 17: Combating Criminal Statutes Cited in the Letter of Charges.
Aug 07, 2021
Episode 16: Article 16.6 Indefinite Suspension-Crime Situation. Unconfusing The Confusing. The Power of Nexus
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 15: Article 16.7 Emergency Procedure Much More Than Just "Immediate "
Jul 29, 2021
Episode 14: Defenses Against Unauthorized Overtime
Jul 28, 2021
Episode 13: Discussing Single Track vs Multi Track Discipline
Jul 25, 2021
Episode 12: Article 35 and Defending Against Charges Due to Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Jul 24, 2021
Episode 11: Defeating Stationary Events as well as Backing Based off of GPS tracking. Also deals with management spying and using covert techniques
Jul 22, 2021
Episode 10: Tenure and The Bank of Good Will
Jul 20, 2021
Episode 9 Part 3: Accidents and Examples of Behavior as well as Article 29
Jul 18, 2021
Episode 9 Part 2: PS Form 1769/301 Accident Report
Jul 18, 2021
Episode 9 Part 1: Defenses Against Vehicle Accidents. Article 41.3.p
Jul 16, 2021
episode 8 Part 3: Vera d. Bugg and Attendance Related Discipline
Jul 14, 2021
Episode 8 Part 2: Deems Desirable and Restricted Sick Leave
Jul 12, 2021
Episode 8 Part 1: Attendance Related Discipline
Jul 12, 2021
Episode 7: The Charge
Jul 09, 2021
Episode 6: Article 16.2 Discussion and Using It To Our Benefit
Jul 07, 2021
Episode 5: Discipline and the Request for Information
Jul 07, 2021
Episode 4: Office of Inspector General and Postal inspectors Investigation
Jul 07, 2021
Episode 3: The Investigative Interview
Jul 07, 2021
Episode 2: The Steward
Jul 07, 2021
Episode 1: Introduction
Jul 07, 2021