Tommy Espinoza

And as a result of that, it's like we're fighting with our hands tied behind our back. We are... unable to organize effectively. Our union leadership seems to be afraid of protests and picketing for fear that it'll be misconstrued or labeled as a strike. And they're, I think, generally afraid of public opinion.

And as a result of that, it's like we're fighting with our hands tied behind our back. We are... unable to organize effectively. Our union leadership seems to be afraid of protests and picketing for fear that it'll be misconstrued or labeled as a strike. And they're, I think, generally afraid of public opinion.

And so talk about what happens when we push past all of these barriers and just do it anyways. Yeah. you know, in March, 1970, 210,000 postal workers defied law, defied the general leadership of the time. And it all started in New York where people clocked in and at nine o'clock, they just walked out. Um, soon, let's see, it was, uh,

And so talk about what happens when we push past all of these barriers and just do it anyways. Yeah. you know, in March, 1970, 210,000 postal workers defied law, defied the general leadership of the time. And it all started in New York where people clocked in and at nine o'clock, they just walked out. Um, soon, let's see, it was, uh,

And so talk about what happens when we push past all of these barriers and just do it anyways. Yeah. you know, in March, 1970, 210,000 postal workers defied law, defied the general leadership of the time. And it all started in New York where people clocked in and at nine o'clock, they just walked out. Um, soon, let's see, it was, uh,

Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, the nation joined very shortly after once it broke the news that they were calling for a national strike. Nixon called in the National Guard to try and deliver mail. The National Guard had no idea what they were doing. There's an amazing video that I'll try and send you afterwards. It's just the National Guard at our cases where we sort the mail and the

Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, the nation joined very shortly after once it broke the news that they were calling for a national strike. Nixon called in the National Guard to try and deliver mail. The National Guard had no idea what they were doing. There's an amazing video that I'll try and send you afterwards. It's just the National Guard at our cases where we sort the mail and the

Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, the nation joined very shortly after once it broke the news that they were calling for a national strike. Nixon called in the National Guard to try and deliver mail. The National Guard had no idea what they were doing. There's an amazing video that I'll try and send you afterwards. It's just the National Guard at our cases where we sort the mail and the

An interviewer is asking him, do you think that you're doing a good job? He's just like, no, it's just some kid, you know? And don't get me wrong, I'm just some guy, but you need the training, you need to know what you're doing, and it's not something that anyone can pick up in a day, but it's a job that anyone can do. But yeah, for the first time, the mail had stopped.

An interviewer is asking him, do you think that you're doing a good job? He's just like, no, it's just some kid, you know? And don't get me wrong, I'm just some guy, but you need the training, you need to know what you're doing, and it's not something that anyone can pick up in a day, but it's a job that anyone can do. But yeah, for the first time, the mail had stopped.

An interviewer is asking him, do you think that you're doing a good job? He's just like, no, it's just some kid, you know? And don't get me wrong, I'm just some guy, but you need the training, you need to know what you're doing, and it's not something that anyone can pick up in a day, but it's a job that anyone can do. But yeah, for the first time, the mail had stopped.

And that won us collective bargaining, binding arbitration, which is a process that I think most people within unions know what they mean. But to explain it, arbitration is what happens when our parties cannot agree on a settlement for a grievance. And eventually we call in a third party, an arbitrator, to decide for us, and those are generally lawyers.

And that won us collective bargaining, binding arbitration, which is a process that I think most people within unions know what they mean. But to explain it, arbitration is what happens when our parties cannot agree on a settlement for a grievance. And eventually we call in a third party, an arbitrator, to decide for us, and those are generally lawyers.

And that won us collective bargaining, binding arbitration, which is a process that I think most people within unions know what they mean. But to explain it, arbitration is what happens when our parties cannot agree on a settlement for a grievance. And eventually we call in a third party, an arbitrator, to decide for us, and those are generally lawyers.

On top of binding arbitration, it gave us a new pay scale and set in motion, I think, over... It's got to be hundreds of raises between the COLAs and the new pay table. It used to be 21 years for you to reach the top pay scale, which is absolutely ridiculous.

On top of binding arbitration, it gave us a new pay scale and set in motion, I think, over... It's got to be hundreds of raises between the COLAs and the new pay table. It used to be 21 years for you to reach the top pay scale, which is absolutely ridiculous.

On top of binding arbitration, it gave us a new pay scale and set in motion, I think, over... It's got to be hundreds of raises between the COLAs and the new pay table. It used to be 21 years for you to reach the top pay scale, which is absolutely ridiculous.

Yeah. Yeah. So the post office was forced to reorganize and so was the union. This is where the American Postal Workers Union was born. And from this strike, we were able to settle on the national agreement. So there's the national agreement, which is our binding contract.

Yeah. Yeah. So the post office was forced to reorganize and so was the union. This is where the American Postal Workers Union was born. And from this strike, we were able to settle on the national agreement. So there's the national agreement, which is our binding contract.

Yeah. Yeah. So the post office was forced to reorganize and so was the union. This is where the American Postal Workers Union was born. And from this strike, we were able to settle on the national agreement. So there's the national agreement, which is our binding contract.