Lion's den episode 10: Final reading of the 6-day count
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Jul 03, 2025•33 min
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Episode 244: integrity and Touching on HIPP
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Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Episode 243: A discussion with the Rural carriers from United We Scan Podcast. United we stand divided we crawl
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Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 58 min
The Lion's den Episode 9: More 6-day count
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Jun 25, 2025•37 min
Episode 242: Dealing with the Heat part 1
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Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 46 min
The Lion's Den Episode 8: More 6-day Count
Corey continues his deep dive into route inspections and the six-day count process, emphasizing the critical role of understanding and utilizing the M-39 and M-41 handbooks. He highlights how management may attempt to manipulate data and time, particularly concerning street waiting time and office time calculations. Corey stresses the importance of carriers being aware of their rights, meticulously documenting their work, and challenging any discrepancies or violations of the contract. He revisi...
Jun 17, 2025•34 min
Episode 241: Special guest Paul Perry president of Branch 1100. I also discuss a few other tidbits. Showing pity for an old friend.
Corey begins by expressing his frustrations with the current NALC leadership, particularly President Renfroe, whom he criticizes for incompetence, corruption, and a lack of integrity. He also touches upon the impact of his malfunctioning laptop on his recording schedule, but reaffirms his commitment to the city letter carrier craft. Corey then introduces and interviews Paul Perry, the branch president of NALC Branch 1100, the largest branch in the country. Perry shares his experiences at the Com...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 14 min
The Lion's Den Episode 7: More 6-day Count
In this episode of "The Lions' Den," Corey continues his detailed breakdown of six-day route inspections and related union procedures, focusing on the critical aspects that can impact a carrier's time and potentially lead to grievances. He emphasizes the importance of understanding and utilizing specific forms like the 1838-C, 3999, and 1840, as well as contractual language and past arbitration decisions to protect carrier rights. Corey highlights how management may attempt to manipulate these p...
Jun 12, 2025•37 min
The CCA Corner Volume 12: The Mental Health Episode
Mallory and Badmouth dedicate a significant portion of the podcast to the crucial topic of mental health, acknowledging its prevalence and impact within the postal service. They begin by honoring two fallen brothers, Mathew Rorie from Branch 41 and Dan Workman from Branch 113, and offer condolences and information for sending cards. The hosts emphasize the importance of destigmatizing mental health conversations, comparing mental health struggles to physical health issues and highlighting the pr...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Episode 240: Salted Peanuts with an Emphasis on Mental Health and Heat Safety
Corey expresses his deep affection for the city letter carrier craft and his commitment to advocating for them. He addresses personal attacks he's received due to his outspoken nature, emphasizing that he speaks his mind and does not apologize for it, as his focus is solely on the city letter carrier. Corey revisits his past experiences as an advocate, highlighting his dedication and integrity, and shares stories of both wins and losses in arbitration, stressing the importance of honesty and pre...
Jun 08, 2025•1 hr 38 min
The Lion's Den Episode 6: 6-day Count
In this episode of The Lions' Den, Corey continues his discussion of six-day route counts, providing in-depth instruction on the practical aspects of challenging management actions. This week's session is devoted to reviewing the PS form 1840-B, a critical tool for evaluating street time in route counts. He presents a detailed overview of the form, highlighting the crucial line items and providing a guide on how to recognize and challenge time deductions that could be improperly recorded by mana...
May 28, 2025•43 min
Episode 239: The Buzzards, the Lions, and Receipts
In this extended episode, Corey reacts to his previous week's podcast, with the intent to answer those who have said that he had been unfair in what was said. The episode is a critical analysis of the current state of the NALC and the individuals involved, particularly President Brian Renfroe and Executive Vice President Paul Barner, and the implications of decisions being made and that they have enacted. Corey addresses those, particularly former president, Lew Drass, and expresses that Lew had...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 19 min
The Lion's Den Episode 5: 6-day Count
Corey discusses the upcoming meeting and the key areas management is targeting to take control over the city letter carriers, detailing strategies to combat management's tactics during a six-day route count. Corey then transitions into addressing the importance of documentation for both the city letter carriers and management, with a particular emphasis on form 1838-C and 1840. This episode is a breakdown of the essential elements of a successful route inspection and the importance of the post-i...
May 21, 2025•56 min
Episode 238: Talking LMOU
In this episode, Corey touches on a variety of topics, beginning with his appreciation for the new name for the Wednesday episodes: The Lions' Den. He then discusses the importance of educating oneself on the rules. He also references the upcoming election and the need for involvement, emphasizing the critical need to vote for leaders who prioritize the interests of city letter carriers. Corey then discusses what happened in the previous episode about the charges from members of branch 70. Corey...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 19 min
The Lion's Den Episode 4: 6-day Count
Corey reviews the importance of 1838C and the critical role that line items 22 and 23 play in determining street waiting time. He continues with handbook EL-801, where he reads through the vehicle safety standards. He discusses the importance of vehicle inspections and the carrier's requirements and responsibilities regarding their vehicle. Next, Corey delves into the core principles of the six-day count, emphasizing the importance of carriers verifying data and, when warranted, requesting form ...
May 14, 2025•50 min
Episode 237: Sisters Jenna and Stephanie talk about the call for a special convention. I read two really good decisions.
This episode begins with Corey's expression of gratitude to listeners and acknowledges the shift in his podcast format, now under the banner "The Lions' Den," a new name. Before moving on to his discussion of cases, Corey introduces two special guests: Jenna and Stephanie, who are actively involved in efforts to instigate a special convention within the NALC. He then gives a brief rundown on what it means to prepare and when, with a good overview of Robert's Rules of Order. During their intervie...
May 12, 2025•2 hr 49 min
The Lion's Den Episode 3: 6-day Count
This episode of The Lions' Den focuses on six-day route counts. Corey starts by discussing the importance of documenting any street-waiting time on the form 1838-C and emphasizes that management is likely to try and manipulate street time. He provides a detailed explanation of various aspects of the M-41 and M-39 handbooks related to package delivery, focusing on the correct procedures to ensure accurate time recording. He stresses the significance of using the 3996 when requesting additional ti...
May 08, 2025•38 min
The CCA Corner Volume 11: Checking In With James Henry
In this episode of "The CCA Corner," Mallory and Badmouth are joined by James Henry to discuss current issues and provide education for CCAs. The discussion begins with an update on recent events within the NALC, including the contentious tentative agreement (TA), and James Henry's perspective on leadership's handling of the membership's wishes. The focus then shifts to the rights of CCAs during disciplinary investigations (PDIs or IIs), emphasizing the crucial role of union representation. Jame...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Episode 236: Spineless
This episode features a passionate and critical discussion of the state of the NALC, with a primary focus on a recent executive council meeting. Corey begins by emphasizing that he is now speaking as the CLC's Director of Education, a deliberate shift to focus exclusively on educational topics, and then dives into the core subject of the episode which is a candid discussion about what he perceives as a constitutional crisis within the union. He criticizes Renfroe for his arrogance, which is dama...
May 06, 2025•59 min
Episode 235: It will be "The Hammer" Rob Kosier as the next Director of City Delivery.
Corey focuses on the future of the NALC, particularly with the upcoming change in leadership. He welcomes Rob Kosier, the next director of city delivery for the Concerned Letter Carriers slate, to discuss his priorities and vision for the role. Corey shares his admiration for Kosier's passion, his ability to connect with other letter carriers, and his strong work ethic. Corey highlights what he believes is essential for a director of city delivery: a love for the city letter carrier, a strong ba...
May 06, 2025•45 min
The Lion's Den Episode 2: 6-Day Count Training
In this "Lion's Den" episode, Corey delves into the specifics of six-day mail count inspections, focusing on how to combat potential management manipulation of route adjustments. He details how management might strategically remove routes before a six-day count to reduce their labor costs, and encourages carriers to document every step of this process. Corey emphasizes the importance of meticulous record-keeping, citing specific sections of the USPS handbooks (M39 and M41) as well as past arbitr...
May 01, 2025•46 min
Episode 234: The pig, Tojo Yamamoto and defeating managements 'auto pivot' tool
In this episode, Corey dives deep into the "autopivot" program, a new management tool impacting six-day counts. He details how this program, based on existing USPS systems (DOIS, 3996), potentially violates several articles of the collective bargaining agreement, specifically Article 1, procedural fairness, by pre-populating forms that should be requested by the carrier and filled out on the spot. He argues that management is using this tool to circumvent existing procedures and potentially mani...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 26 min
The Lion's Den Episode 1: Saving Minutes for our 6-day counts
In this episode, the first of a new Wednesday series focused on CLC training, Corey lays out crucial information for letter carriers regarding six-day counts and the proper procedures for handling mail and packages, based on existing union contracts and past arbitration decisions. He emphasizes the importance of understanding and utilizing the specific sections of the USPS handbooks (M39 and M41) and other related documents (EL801, EL804, and M00994) as crucial tools in defending against managem...
Apr 23, 2025•58 min
Episode 233: Regulators mount up: We have a constitutional crisis
Corey is joined by Melissa Rakestraw, David J Grosskopf Jr, Paul Boulanger, Christopher Reed, James Henry, Elliot Simmons, Charlie Miller, Richie Ray, and Mallory Sutton to discuss the recent controversial actions of the NALC leadership, specifically the dismissal of charges against President Renfroe and Executive Vice President Barner without proper investigation. Corey criticizes this decision as a blatant violation of the union's constitution and a dangerous precedent for future grievances. T...
Apr 22, 2025•3 hr 20 min
Episode 232: Getting ready for Monday. The constitutional crisis
Corey discusses the charges filed against President Renfroe and Executive Vice President Barner. He criticizes the actions of the executive council in dismissing these charges without proper investigation, highlighting this as a blatant violation of the union's constitution. Corey argues this represents a dangerous and unprecedented circumvention of the constitution's checks and balances. He foreshadows a detailed analysis of the constitutional crisis facing the NALC in the following day's episo...
Apr 21, 2025•34 min
Episode 231: My goodbye. Reading some more 6-day count
Corey delivers a farewell message to arbitration, reflecting on his decade-long career as an advocate. He begins by thanking Mallory and Cole for their guest hosting duties and reiterates his commitment to educational content, promising a six-day count training session in the following week's episode. Corey announces a Concerned Letter Carriers (CLC) fundraiser winner's drawing, scheduled for the following day, encouraging listeners to support the CLC. He offers several shout-outs, including spe...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 39 min
The CCA Corner Volume 10: Mailbag Episode 4
In this episode, Mallory and Badmouth welcome Thomas McDonald, Vice President of Branch 1642 in Yuma, Arizona. Thomas discusses the challenges and improvements he's seen in his office, particularly the significant CCA turnover during the COVID-19 pandemic. He highlights efforts to improve communication and address concerns within the CCA workforce, leading to a more positive and productive atmosphere. The discussion transitions to CCA benefits, focusing on health insurance, with a detailed break...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Episode 230: Mr. Tyler Vasseur talks BFN. A charge? Me as the EVP, what can we expect?
In this episode, Corey discusses the recent Nolan arbitration decision and the ongoing challenges within the NALC, focusing on the actions of the current president, Brian Renfroe. He criticizes Renfroe's handling of contract negotiations, particularly the stipulated arbitration agreement, arguing Renfroe knowingly circumvented the membership's will by agreeing to a predetermined outcome. Corey accuses Renfroe of dishonesty and a lack of concern for members' interests, contrasting this with recen...
Apr 09, 2025•2 hr 29 min
Episode 229: The Nolan Award Summarized
In this episode of From A to Arbitration, Cole and Mallory, stepping in for Corey, provide a detailed summary of the Nolan arbitration decision. They begin by clarifying that the effective dates for LMOU implementation is from May 27th to June 26th. They then proceed to summarize key changes across various articles, including non-discrimination (adding pregnancy), no layoff provisions (retained), salaries and wages (with increases of 1.3%, 1.4%, and 1.5% and a $1,000 one-time increase for Step P...
Mar 30, 2025•54 min
Episode 228: Next Generation Carriers
This episode is a repost of the Next Generation Carriers podcast featuring Corey, along with other letter carriers, in a lengthy discussion about various issues within the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), specifically the recent arbitration and the perceived failings of the current leadership. The carriers discuss the low turnout at recent "fight like hell" rallies, attributing this to a perceived lack of effective mobilization strategies from NALC leadership. They criticize the u...
Mar 30, 2025•3 hr 21 min
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