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
The CCA Corner Volume 3: Proper Street Procedures And Management’s “Street Blitzes”
Jan 01, 2025
Episode 210: talking tentative agreement with Mr. David Noble
Dec 31, 2024
Episode 209: My tribute to a Titan, Mr. AJ Breaux. Enjoy your retirement, my brother.
Dec 30, 2024
Episode 208: The CCA Corner Volume 2 - How to Survive Your First 90 Days
Dec 18, 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 part 1
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 NLRCA
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 work hour work load 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
*EXPLICIT CONTENT (language)* Episode 26: Just cause principle: Was a thorough investigation completed? a very detailed journey through this principle. *explicit content*
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