Tommy Espinoza

And again, like Adnav was saying, if it gets rejected or if it gets turned down, then it goes back to the drawing board or we get an arbitrator and it goes through a lengthy process. Our specific contract has been under negotiation since before I was in the post office. The amount of back pay that they're going to have to pay on some of these races is kind of insane.

And I imagine that a lot of people won't see it for a long time. But yeah, that's what a tentative agreement is. A lot of people think that it's a bad thing to go back to the drawing board or a bad thing to renegotiate or be put before an arbitrator. I largely think that is a myth. If you think about any sort of negotiation, the first... The first offer is never the best one.

And I imagine that a lot of people won't see it for a long time. But yeah, that's what a tentative agreement is. A lot of people think that it's a bad thing to go back to the drawing board or a bad thing to renegotiate or be put before an arbitrator. I largely think that is a myth. If you think about any sort of negotiation, the first... The first offer is never the best one.

And I imagine that a lot of people won't see it for a long time. But yeah, that's what a tentative agreement is. A lot of people think that it's a bad thing to go back to the drawing board or a bad thing to renegotiate or be put before an arbitrator. I largely think that is a myth. If you think about any sort of negotiation, the first... The first offer is never the best one.

I think a lot of people are just afraid that somehow you would end up giving more than you're getting. And I think that's just the way that the rhetoric has gone for unions lately. And I guess I need to adjust that a little bit because the Teamsters, even like the Servers Workers Union, they're all really doing well. The Communications Union, the...

I think a lot of people are just afraid that somehow you would end up giving more than you're getting. And I think that's just the way that the rhetoric has gone for unions lately. And I guess I need to adjust that a little bit because the Teamsters, even like the Servers Workers Union, they're all really doing well. The Communications Union, the...

I think a lot of people are just afraid that somehow you would end up giving more than you're getting. And I think that's just the way that the rhetoric has gone for unions lately. And I guess I need to adjust that a little bit because the Teamsters, even like the Servers Workers Union, they're all really doing well. The Communications Union, the...

in a little bit of a different age, but a lot of the post offices, old heads, military veterans, that kind of sort, who just come from a little bit of an earlier time when the labor movement was really starting to plant their feet on the ground.

in a little bit of a different age, but a lot of the post offices, old heads, military veterans, that kind of sort, who just come from a little bit of an earlier time when the labor movement was really starting to plant their feet on the ground.

in a little bit of a different age, but a lot of the post offices, old heads, military veterans, that kind of sort, who just come from a little bit of an earlier time when the labor movement was really starting to plant their feet on the ground.

So touching on that, if people are really quitting before they reach a point in their career where they're educated and can stand up for themselves, or stand up for each other on the workroom floor. That's one of the major reasons that our union is failing. And like you said, you used the exact example that I would have. The Amazon model is working really well.

So touching on that, if people are really quitting before they reach a point in their career where they're educated and can stand up for themselves, or stand up for each other on the workroom floor. That's one of the major reasons that our union is failing. And like you said, you used the exact example that I would have. The Amazon model is working really well.

So touching on that, if people are really quitting before they reach a point in their career where they're educated and can stand up for themselves, or stand up for each other on the workroom floor. That's one of the major reasons that our union is failing. And like you said, you used the exact example that I would have. The Amazon model is working really well.

If you can just make it so that people are so miserable they quit their job before they understand what their rights are, how they can protect each other, what even the contract says on the basics of when can you call out, when are you required to come in, can they send you home early without your pay. That's massive.

If you can just make it so that people are so miserable they quit their job before they understand what their rights are, how they can protect each other, what even the contract says on the basics of when can you call out, when are you required to come in, can they send you home early without your pay. That's massive.

If you can just make it so that people are so miserable they quit their job before they understand what their rights are, how they can protect each other, what even the contract says on the basics of when can you call out, when are you required to come in, can they send you home early without your pay. That's massive.

And while we were talking about the conditions of the 1970s and how long it takes you to get to the top of the pay scale, this third tier actually increases that time by sometimes three or four years. I've known people who have been CCAs for three or four years. I don't think I've seen beyond that, but it wouldn't surprise me.

And while we were talking about the conditions of the 1970s and how long it takes you to get to the top of the pay scale, this third tier actually increases that time by sometimes three or four years. I've known people who have been CCAs for three or four years. I don't think I've seen beyond that, but it wouldn't surprise me.

And while we were talking about the conditions of the 1970s and how long it takes you to get to the top of the pay scale, this third tier actually increases that time by sometimes three or four years. I've known people who have been CCAs for three or four years. I don't think I've seen beyond that, but it wouldn't surprise me.

What this does is it means that before you go career, you're spending all this time, you're effectively a fully trained, full employee, completely capable person. of doing everything that's required of you. You're just not getting any of the career benefits, making a minimum wage. And on top of that, the way our benefits work is it does come out of your paycheck.