Next Generation Carriers

Disclaimer:

Next Generation Carriers and guests are individual union members speaking in a personal capacity and they do not represent the views of the NALC, the United States Postal Service,  or any other entity that is spoken on this program.

NALC Vice-President James Henry is running for the NALC President position.

Current NALC Vice President James Henry is running for the President position of the NALC in 2026.

Learn more:

www.ConcernedLetterCarriers.com

NALC Vice-President James Henry and NALC NBA Mike Caref sit down and discuss the need for NALC members to unite and mobilize for a fair contract in 2026.

If you're interested in helping to mobilize the members in your area; send an email to: [email protected]

The Next Generation Carriers podcast went 1/2($900) in with the Caref campaign to put an ad into the March edition of the Postal Record for all members to be able to ask Mike Caref candidate for NALC President an unscripted question.

NBA Mike Caref is running for NALC President. Here is a mix of questions regarding the NBA position and his campaign to be NALC President.

00:00 - Intros

10:40 - In the NALC Officers Report book that was handed out at the 2024 NALC Convention you wrote “Bargaining unit employees of the federal government are eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Meanwhile, postal workers don’t have any paid leave for this purpose, and can only use our earned leave or LWOP where the FLMA provides for it.” — As we see with this Tentative Agreement still ignoring this issue, what are your thoughts?

15:30 - What are your thoughts on the tentative agreement ballot issues?

20:06 - At a meeting on February 22, 2023 Renfroe told you that he had other people to assist him with bargaining the contract and wouldn’t need you past the committee work that ended in March 2023. - Can you talk about what the committee is and does? And moving forward, should the Business Agents be fully part of the CBA bargaining team and required to individually approve the TA before it’s released to the membership?

25:55 - What are your thoughts on a contract expiration date to expire with other labor unions? May 1st 2028 like UAW President Shawn Fain has suggested.

29:51 - Do any of the USPS labor union actually work together?

32:56 - Can you tell us some of the proposals you committee came up with for the Tentative Agreement?

38:45 - NALC likes to talk a lot of the Political Fund, but my belief is, I hope many other union members feel this as well: “An injury to one, is an injury to all”, right? So how can we justify donating PAC money from Union members to the pockets of a politician that is actively trying to crush another labor union?

Example:

Illinois. Darin LaHood received $5,000

Illinois. Mike Bost received $5,500 

Tennessee. Chuck Fleischmann received $1,000 from LCPF between January 1st 2023 to July 15th 2024.

All three politicians on November 30th 2022 voted against the Rail Workers Sick Leave Act. This resolution provides for seven days of sick leave for railroad employees.

All three politicians on Dec. 15th 2022 he voted against the VA Employee Fairness Act. Which would of provided collective bargaining rights to tens of thousands of workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

49:00 - What are some of the changes you envision in the NALC in regards to education? What do you see that needs to be changed in the NALC and do you present those changes?

54:30 - What about the idea of doing Zoom type trainings?

1:02:00 - What are your thoughts are on having livestream of the NALC National Convention?

1:06:30 - Should PMG Dejoy resign or be removed?

1:25:55 - If you get elected as NALC President, you will be on the board of the AFL-CIO, if Trump goes forward with mass deportations without any real guidelines, and the AFL-CIO comes out against it, Are you in favor of dedicating resources from the NALC to help fight back against the attacks on the marginalized communities?

Mike Caref is currently running for the NALC President position. We talk about why is he the only NALC NBA that has a podcast and he takes questions from various NALC members.

Learn More:

https://caref4prez.org

NALC’s Director of Safety and Health is responsible for following safety and health issues that relate to letter carrier jobs. The director is Manuel L. Peralta Jr., who also represents NALC’s interests on:

• the National Joint Labor-Management Safety Committee established by Article 14, Section 3 of the National Agreement,
• the National Joint EAP Committee established by Article 35.

2026 USPS HIPP Stand Up Talks:
https://www.nalc.org/workplace-issues/safety-and-health/body/2026-02-28-USPS-rfi-reply-2026-HIPP-SUTs.pdf

Contact information:
www.nalc.org/workplace-issues/safety-and-health

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Union leaders from across the nation answer 24 questions related to heat safety.

• Corey Walton (From A To Arbitration podcast)
• Alan Gegax & Michael Brasaemle (Classes of Mail podcast)
• Richie Ray(Hot House podcast)
• Joshua Shrum (Parcels of Knowledge podcast)
• Mallory Eubanks & John Morris (CCA Corner podcast)
• Elliot Simmons (On the Workroom Floor podcast)
• James Capone (Next Generation Carriers podcast)

Special Guests:

• Manny Peralta (NALC Director of Health and Safety)
• Eric Salazar, Branch President 913(Grand Junction)
• Jaimee Scala, Branch President 1081(Ames, IA)

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For material and resources: www.nextgenerationcarriers.com/heat