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Dec 2024
39m 18s

Bonus: The Postman Always Is Nice

CHAPO TRAP HOUSE
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We’re discussing the ongoing labor disputes with the United States Postal Service with Tyler Vasseur, a shop steward with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). We discuss the BFN rank and file movement to transform the postal unions, fighting for transparency in bargaining on the long-stalled new contract for letter carriers, what an equitable ... Show More
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