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 Agreements and Contractual Revisions.

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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 / Union Time language in Article 17.3!

More for Stewards, less for members. This episode will be hard to follow but invaluable if you want to build stronger Grievances and defend the jobs of APWU Members! For non - APWU Stewards, you can find value in this as our language is extremely similar.

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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 want to build stronger Grievances and defend the jobs of APWU Members! For non - APWU Stewards, you can find value in this as our language is extremely similar.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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 information to best represent APWU Members.

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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!