APW You with Eric Chornoby

Episode 34 is a surface level dive into how the APWU is structured. Your Local vs the National. Who handles what. What Grievances go to which person. And most importantly, why. Feel free to reach out with ideas for the show! Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find my training website, including St...

Episode 33 is a rant about Management lying. They have more resouces and structure than the Postal Unions will ever have, but for some reason we are the experts. Or are they lying? We shed light on what resources Management has so you can be prepared next time someone acts (or is) dumb! Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠...

Episode 32 was a long time coming! We cover being a Board Member. From differing constitutions, the role of the President, and the Legal Obligations or duties of care. This episode should shine a light on how a Board Member should, or should not, make decisions! Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find my...

Episode 31 is a special episode. We do a round table with Medford President Jeremy Schilling, and 480-481 Area Local Vice President (and former President) Roscoe Woods. We cover two of the most important issues to small offices: Using your personal vehicle and reversions. We wrap up the episode with Union Culture, Stewardship and Union Politics. This is a rare opportunity to hear from two experts...

Episode 30 starts by discussing several historic Pre-Arbitration Settlements in my facility. We transition to powerful Interviews to combat bad Management and we wrap up with putting the pieces together to improve a bad work environment! Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find my training website, including Strat...

Episode 29 is an exploration on what APWU Conventions and Conferences are. We also discuss what happens, what the Union gains, and what you can gain from attending. Many Stewards view these events as a lot of work. Many members view these events as a free vacation. The truth is somewhere in the middle! Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Red...

Episode 28 is an exploration into how to prepare for retirement, geared towards newer employees. We do the math to set realistic expectations. Understand the trifecta (Pension, Social Security, and TSP), plan out a 30-year investment strategy, and the most important part - learn how to do so without personal sacrifice. And no, you don't need to be a millionaire to be comfortable! Find me on Fa...

Episode 27 is an exploration of Procedural Errors in the Grievance Procedure. Ranging from when Management makes a mistake when issuing Discipline to mistakes when the Union files a Grievance. We also analyze the impact these errors have on the Grievance Procedure! All Members, Stewards and Officers can learn something with this episode. Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find th...

Episode 26 is a hot off the press episode made because I am fed up. Management LOVES to give unsafe orders and the membership simply does not know how to respond. Contractually we can disobey some orders, but to prevent discipline we must know which orders you can and cannot disobey. Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find m...

Episode 25 is our second episode of TMG - Proving a Violation. This episode is designed to explain the evidence standards for winning a Grievance. From Preponderance of Evidence to Credibility, you will have a better understanding of what the Union needs to win your Grievance! All Members, Stewards and Officers can learn something with this episode. Find the fantastic Joshua (Roseville Wreckingbal...

Episode 24 is the another fantastic episode with the Roseville Wreckingball, my friend, Joshua. We discuss the differences between our Unions and our experience at the USPS. This is a fantastic opportunity to see how two Stewards in the same District have different views on Unions and the USPS! All Members, Stewards and Officers can learn something with this episode. Find the fantastic Joshua (Ros...

Episode 23 is the first episode in a sub-series called TMG - The Members Guide. This new series is designed to break down topics that all members can easily follow! The first episode goes over the Grievance Procedure. Pre - Step 1 all the Way to Arbitration. All Members, Stewards and Officers can learn something with this episode. Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You...

Episode 22 goes over what I cover in Orientation. From the material you need to cover, all the way to connecting to the Orientation group. If you are struggling to convert new employees to members, or you had a bad orientation yourself, this episode is for you. All Members, Stewards and Officers can learn something with this episode. Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW Yo...

Episode 21 sets out to answer some of the more common questions I receive about Overtime. We go over the history of Overtime Rules dating back to 1938, the Federal Law (FLSA), and the evolution of Overtime Rules at the USPS. All Members, Stewards and Officers can learn something with this episode. Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Find my trai...

It is a peak season miracle! Episode 20 is a quick episode addressing the heigharchy of Handbooks, Manuals, Arbitrations, and the Contract. A common question Stewards and Members have is what language is prevailing. This episode will be useful if you are struggling to know what to cite in your Grievances. This episode will also be useful if you are confused by all the various Arbitrations, Step 4...

This is a doozy! Episode 19 is all about Steward Release Time. We take an extreme amount of time to discuss the language in the CBA, the JCIM and how to properly request Steward Release Time. We formulate a strategy, we discuss a sample Step 2 Appeal, and wrap up by discussing the overall goal - a working relationship with Management. This is the most in depth analysis of the Steward Release / Uni...

Today we take a deep dive into Just Cause. This is not a basic understanding of Just Cause, this is a deep dive! We dig into the ancient origin of Just Cause in Rome, the issues with Modern Just Cause dating back to Arbitrator Daugherty, and we provide advice on how to use Just Cause in a Modern setting. More for Stewards, less for members. This episode will be hard to follow but invaluable if you...

You are a PSE and the first thing you hear is you cannot file a Grievance until you get out of Probation. Not only is it wrong, this bad advice harms the APWU and all Postal Employees. Today we discuss Grieving a Probationary Separation, dive into what Grievances PSE's can file and wrap up with a tidbit on how to research and reference the Contract. This one has something for everyone! Find me...

Today's episode is a journey through the Maximization (Article 7) and Desirable Duty Assignments (Article 37). We focus on the interplay between Contractual Provisions, Step 4s, and Q and A's. Even if you are not dealing with Maximization, this episode can help you interpret and understand Contractual Language. Find me on Facebook ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠ . Find my traini...

All Discipline must be Corrective in Nature. A problematic trend is Management uses Discipline as an alternative to properly Managing. We explore Corrective vs Progressive Discipline, Define Corrective Discipline, and give real examples Stewards can use to defend against Discipline that is Punitive. Find me on Facebook ⁠here⁠ . Find the new APW You ⁠Reddit⁠ . Find my training website, including St...

The US Constitution provides ALL United States Postal Workers Procedural Fairness through the 5th and 14th Amendments. In today's episode we explore Constitutional Law, Supreme Court Cases, and Legal Standards to identify the elements of Procedural Due Process that can be used to defend us against Management and Disciplinary Action during Investigative Interviews. This is new, cutting edge inf...

Have you ever transfered or bid from one local to another and discovered that your new facility runs completely different than your old facility? The reason isn't a bad Union. The reason often boils down to three things. In this episode we explore those differences and why you should give your Steward the benefit of the doubt!

We dive into Article 16.2 Discussions. What they are, how Management uses them, and how the Union fights against improper Discussions. Beneficial to Stewards and Members, this episode will help arm anyone to use Discussions to the members benefit. As always, we are a stronger Union if every member knows their rights. This podcast is one of many ways I try to help Stewards and Members. Consider che...

What do you do when Management tells you to leave the building and not to come back? We dig into Emergency Placements. What they are, how they are misused, and tips for fighting against the misuse of Emergency Placements.

Today is a special episode as I talk shop with the Roseville Wreckingball, Joshua Shrum. Joshua is a NALC Steward and Host of the fantastic Podcast Parcels of Knowledge. We compare our Unions and discuss a time not that long ago we negotiated together!