Parcels of Knowledge

This Episode of Parcels of Knowledge is about how The Postal Service has paid 1 Billion Dollars in Grievance Payouts! Think about that. While you’re out there grinding in the elements, fighting for every click of overtime, management is treating our National Agreement like a suggestion—and they’re using a billion dollars of funds to pay the 'penalty' for their own arrogance. Is it incompetence, or...

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we talk about the ins and outs of mutual exchanges and voluntary reassignments. FYI NALC members may find and publish ads for mutual exchanges in the postal record each month. For detailed information about how to publish an ad, please see the mutual exchanges page in this month's edition of the postal record.  Click Here to support the Podcast Dont forget t...

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge, we talk about a long forgotten much looked over provision of the M-41 that carriers can use, and revive in order to protect themselves, their routes and their customers.    Click Here To Help Support The Podcast!

In this episode we talk about the new project ive opened up, and how you could support my podcast.  Click Here to support my podcast

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge the Roseville Wreckingball talks about two particular strategies he has honed in order to cancel your debt to the service in letter of demand cases. These procedural defenses for stopping the deduction of your debt, even in cases where you truly owe the service, can be attributed to none other than managements own laziness and failures. They are going to be...

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we talk about how to defeat failure to meet standards/discharge of duties charges.  Dont forget to submit questions for trustee candidate David Grosskopf, please send them to rosevillewreckingball@yahoo.com .   

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we talk about a stewards right to information regardless of whether or not there is a confirmed grievance.

In this interview we ask NBA candidate for Region 2 questions that were submitted by the listeners. She answers every question, as is part of her due process. Does she have what it takes to take region 2 by the reigns? You are the one who ultimately will get to decide!

This episode of Parcels of Knowledge gets you in the right understanding of how to start fighting management giving you instructions not to deliver parts of routes. 

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we go over the Roseville Post Office's end of the year report. Other carriers can listen in if they'd like so they can give me pointers on what they would like me to do differently if I was at their station, or let me know what information I'm missing that could be important to know in an end of the year report. 

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we go over some union rights under the NLRA, some of these might be similar to the ones secured in our contract. Today is the last day we read out of the Legal Rights Of Stewards book. 

In this episode of Parcels Of Knowledge we go over the National Labor Relations Act and How to File a labor charge. 

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we go over a stewards right to be equal to management, engage in heated discussions, and other special status's of stewards afforded by the NLRA.  Region 2! I will be doing a q and a with NBA candidate Debbie Dixon early January, you will have 3 weeks to submit questions to my email rosevillewreckingball@yahoo.com, ask her any question and she will answer it...

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we compare and contrast deems desirable and restricted sick leave, and talk about how you should be filing a greivance if the situation deems it appropriate. Most of the time management is abusing these things.  Region 2! I will be doing a q and a with NBA candidate Debbie Dixon early January, you will have 3 weeks to submit questions to my email rosevillewr...

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we have 3 different topics to cover, one is clock ring integrity and a foot note for December, Crossing crafts and how you should be handling it, and lastly we talk about an 8 step process to stand up to your management and enforce your own safety during these winter months.  Region 2! I will be doing a q and a with NBA candidate Debbie Dixon early January,...

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we once again we will be covering some of the changes your overtime will undergo during the December Exclusionary Period. That's right—we're talking hours, we're talking overtime, and we're talking about the Sexiest Article of the Contract, Article 8. She looks a little different during December, and we will be reminded how, and why. I will be explaining exa...

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge we have an investigative interview with Executive Vice President Candidate Corey Walton to determine if he has what it takes to become our next NALC EVP. What do you think? We asked him the questions you submitted, were his answers to your satisfaction? Next Month we will be having a question and answer for Trustee Candidate David Grosskopf. 

Today we just have a conversation with the one and only macho mailman.  Heres a link to his instagram: www.instagram.com/macho_mailman_delivers

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge, we clarify two issues in prior episodes, including the Pay Anomaly episode, Issuing corrections or clarifications because there was some confusion. 

In This Episode of Parcels of Knowledge we talk about what we could do to overcome PTFs being sent out of the office involuntarily. I also discuss having the Postal Macho Man on Friday to have a conversation.  Dont forget to submit your questions for EVP Corey Walton, We will be doing a Q and A and he will answer all questions, even the hard ones. Submit those questions to rosevillewreckingball@ya...

In this episode we talk about something that should have been dead for years now, something called the carrier Pay Anomaly. This may be affecting your pay if you ever spent time as a t6 as a table 2 carrier, so please listen up if you feel like you might have been affected, I have had 1 case in my office, and have seen another 2 confirmed cases, this thing may be more common than we understand.   ...

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge, I have a special guest on to talk about the things we need to be doing right now in order to keep the public on our side and maintain the fact that City Letter Carriers are Pillars of their Community. Hes got some really great ideas so make sure to tune in, you dont want to miss it because it is time sensitive. 

In this episode of Parcels of Knowledge, we once again test your contractual strength as a steward. After over 50 episodes of Parcels of Knowledge, and other podcast too, how much have you really learned? Lets see how well you do! Do you have what it takes to get all the answers correct?  Dont forget to submit your questions for EVP Corey Walton, We will be doing a Q and A and he will answer all q...

In today's episode we test our listeners strength in contractual matters by giving them hard questions and answers from the NALC Black Books.  Dont forget to submit your questions for EVP Corey Walton, We will be doing a Q and A and he will answer all questions, even the hard ones. Submit those questions to  rosevillewreckingball@yahoo.com . Must be submitted by or before November 30th. 

In today's episode of Parcels of Knowledge I interview a brother from APWU in order to compare and contrast the differences in our contract and in the way we do things. This is a good one, so dont miss out. His name is Eric Chornoby, and he has his own podcast called APW You, and he does a fantastic job, in this interview and in his own podcast. Please feel free to let me know if you want to see m...