Bad Mouth

Right. So that's kind of why our hands are tied in that sense. And now if we have an impasse with our with our negotiation and like we get a tentative agreement and we during the ratification process vote that down, now we can either try and go back to the bargaining table. Or it gets brought in front of an arbiter, basically an impartial judge, and they'll have a panel.

The post office will pick two and the NALC will pick two. And then I think there's one impartial that's supposed to be impartial between that. I believe that's how the arbitration process works. We got to prove our case in front of impartial arbiters instead of going on strike.

The post office will pick two and the NALC will pick two. And then I think there's one impartial that's supposed to be impartial between that. I believe that's how the arbitration process works. We got to prove our case in front of impartial arbiters instead of going on strike.

The post office will pick two and the NALC will pick two. And then I think there's one impartial that's supposed to be impartial between that. I believe that's how the arbitration process works. We got to prove our case in front of impartial arbiters instead of going on strike.

Yeah, a lot of a lot of them are still dealing with like most of us are the hangover from the Reagan years. Yeah. Right. So they're all terrified of union stuff, even though they love the union and they're in the union. They're very distrustful of it. And they don't think that we can ask for what we deserve.

Yeah, a lot of a lot of them are still dealing with like most of us are the hangover from the Reagan years. Yeah. Right. So they're all terrified of union stuff, even though they love the union and they're in the union. They're very distrustful of it. And they don't think that we can ask for what we deserve.

Yeah, a lot of a lot of them are still dealing with like most of us are the hangover from the Reagan years. Yeah. Right. So they're all terrified of union stuff, even though they love the union and they're in the union. They're very distrustful of it. And they don't think that we can ask for what we deserve.

They think we need to ask for what they think we can get based on the shit that management is saying, because they're, again, still shell shocked from the Reagan years and all the anti-labor stuff.

They think we need to ask for what they think we can get based on the shit that management is saying, because they're, again, still shell shocked from the Reagan years and all the anti-labor stuff.

They think we need to ask for what they think we can get based on the shit that management is saying, because they're, again, still shell shocked from the Reagan years and all the anti-labor stuff.

Yeah, yeah. So it's been, I think we're coming up on 600 days since our last contract expired. Jeez. Yeah, yeah. There's people that just want their back pay. So even if the back pay is dog shit... They're desperate because inflation is 8 percent across the country in some places. Right. And like people are just desperate for that chunk of money. That delaying process feels very, very intentional.

Yeah, yeah. So it's been, I think we're coming up on 600 days since our last contract expired. Jeez. Yeah, yeah. There's people that just want their back pay. So even if the back pay is dog shit... They're desperate because inflation is 8 percent across the country in some places. Right. And like people are just desperate for that chunk of money. That delaying process feels very, very intentional.

Yeah, yeah. So it's been, I think we're coming up on 600 days since our last contract expired. Jeez. Yeah, yeah. There's people that just want their back pay. So even if the back pay is dog shit... They're desperate because inflation is 8 percent across the country in some places. Right. And like people are just desperate for that chunk of money. That delaying process feels very, very intentional.

Yeah. So the tentative agreement comes out around 500 days after negotiations were supposed to have started. And there was all sorts of nonsense going on during then. But we're getting promises like it's going to be a historic agreement. We're going to get significant raises. We're going to go to an all-career workforce, which, by the way, we don't have right now.

Yeah. So the tentative agreement comes out around 500 days after negotiations were supposed to have started. And there was all sorts of nonsense going on during then. But we're getting promises like it's going to be a historic agreement. We're going to get significant raises. We're going to go to an all-career workforce, which, by the way, we don't have right now.

Yeah. So the tentative agreement comes out around 500 days after negotiations were supposed to have started. And there was all sorts of nonsense going on during then. But we're getting promises like it's going to be a historic agreement. We're going to get significant raises. We're going to go to an all-career workforce, which, by the way, we don't have right now.

Can you explain what that is, by the way? Yeah. Okay. So in every other trade, you have an apprenticeship program, right? So when you get on the job, you're wet behind the ears, you're brand new, you are automatically career. You are automatically paying into your retirement. You're automatically... getting the regular benefits everyone else is.

Can you explain what that is, by the way? Yeah. Okay. So in every other trade, you have an apprenticeship program, right? So when you get on the job, you're wet behind the ears, you're brand new, you are automatically career. You are automatically paying into your retirement. You're automatically... getting the regular benefits everyone else is.

Can you explain what that is, by the way? Yeah. Okay. So in every other trade, you have an apprenticeship program, right? So when you get on the job, you're wet behind the ears, you're brand new, you are automatically career. You are automatically paying into your retirement. You're automatically... getting the regular benefits everyone else is.

In most trades, you're paying half the dues that the journeymen are paying and you are considered a full employee. You're the new Jack, you're getting all the shit jobs, but you are a full employee.