POLL: New Contract....
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Dominator
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If the current National Board stays intact through this next convention, my money is it gets put up for ratification in October 2022 OR March 2023. I believe they'll tread lightly until after the next round of officer elections.
In the meantime, we'll hear a lot of potential good news for leave replacements. It will be served breadcrumb-style.
The key word is potential.
We shall see.
In the meantime, we'll hear a lot of potential good news for leave replacements. It will be served breadcrumb-style.
The key word is potential.
We shall see.
Or was that hopeful ? Not that I believe your timeline is not at all possible because it most certainly is, but I am inclined to go with a summer timeline...........latter part of June through August.
Personally, I believe the earliest we would see anything in writing to vote on would be last week of February. They usually release the new terms for 4 weeks before a mail in vote. Then the voting period of 1 month with counting included. Early June is my vote if things are released soon. They must publish and print copies to every member before a vote.
DB.Cooper
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In the Covid era... Will they cancel the traveling road shows / snake oil sales pitches????
Dominator
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I write "October" because if an unsavory contract is described as the "best offer" before the convention, there is a risk of losing votes amongst a large group of members who are certainly bitter for all the discount Amazon labor they've been pumping out while witnessing their national officers and higher level reps at home, working on their couch through Zoom.
If the board waits to spring the bad news until after the time the delegates would be able to respond, I feel that, most likely, the delegates collective temper would wane by the following convention.
I don't think the postal service is in any hurry to sign a deal. They're making out on what we currently have. On top of that, these à la carte MOU's may as well be piecemeal bargaining.
For example, "Regulars can't work on Sunday" turned to "they can work on their own route on Sunday" which turned to "they can work any route on Sunday". Sure, it's "voluntary" now, but for how long?
RCAs get straight time on table 2 for working the holiest day of organized labor - Labor Day.
Sunday premium doesn't exist in the rural craft.
The typical politicking at each conference hasn't gone on in the same way pre-fauxvid.
These be uncharted waters, matey! Giving the delegates a chance to strike while the iron is hot would be politically disadvantageous. It may be better to wait until the membership feels too exhausted and hopeless to object.
Cynical? Perhaps, but with good reason.
Correct? We shall see.
Dominator
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In the Covid era... Will they cancel the traveling road shows / snake oil sales pitches????
Pre-funded for $60 a month.
It's ok to be cynical. Department of labor is getting cynical with them,too.
Not cynical in the least !!! I am ALWAYS preaching incrementalism to my coworkers. Starts out as one thing I.E. temporary or limited time frame and eventually morphs into standard operating procedure. The classic and all too cliche' "give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile." I have witnessed many examples of this during my tenure. I am in total agreement with you on the a la carte MOUs. Piecemeal ,preview, and precursor to......................... Kinda' like, " break it to them gently " or " slowly seed them with the idea(s)."
Dominator
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It worked with the implementation of the NSS, and the same method will continue into the "biennial convention" idea.
The sales pitch is that it "saves so much money".
The reality though is that it further widens the gap between the delegates and the board, effectively reducing or eliminating the ability to promptly address weak or bad leadership.
As long as we keep getting last year's discounted post-Halloween candy on caucus night though, feel free to bind us to the railroad tracks.
And THAT is by design.
The best thing I've ever gotten on caucus night was a paycheck chart and daca code explanation given out by Jeannette Dwyer. I still make copies of it for new hires. That was useful information.
Dominator
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I think it was plagiarized from USPS management without proper credit offered. I came across the same card online years back. Big ol' "USPS" right on it where the phrase, "compliments of Jeanette Dwyer" was later written.
What was the title of that card? I'll see if I can find the USPS version again.
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Voglio-il mio
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APWU had steps added at the top so I guess its a possibility!Has anybody heard of stuff that might be in the new contract???? There was a rumor about new top pay steps being added... anybody heard of anything we might see in the new contract.... signing bonus, Covid hazard pay, or any other wishful thinking???
APWU proposed contract summary is out. First glance it looks pretty underwhelming. No signing bonus or covid hazardous pay. For regulars: 1.3% annual GWI and continuation of COLA. Adding 1 new step, but not sure if that is applies to all regulars or if APWU has more than one schedule.
Looks like everyone moves up at least one step. Some early steps are eliminated.
Looks like everyone moves up at least one step. Some early steps are eliminated.
