Letter Carriers Fight For Fair Pay | Tyler Vasseur | TMR

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 160

  • @mkkd8013
    @mkkd8013 5 дней назад +63

    Solidarity from Canada Post. Going on 2nd week of strike.

  • @erickelley3891
    @erickelley3891 3 дня назад +8

    As a letter carrier this is so important to me and my family that this is finally getting some light, the fact that my favorite political show is covering it makes it all that much better. Thanks everyone for your support

  • @sumiland6445
    @sumiland6445 5 дней назад +33

    I love my postal delivery persons!! And the postal employees at our local post office!! Thank you to all!!

    • @BIGHAMZA
      @BIGHAMZA 5 дней назад +8

      We try our best with the most inadequate management on the planet. We love our customers and we try our very best.

    • @picahudsoniaunflocked5426
      @picahudsoniaunflocked5426 5 дней назад

      I'm Canadian, CanPost is on strike, & every time some chud bitches about why they don't "settle", I ask them why management doesn't give them a fair offer. I support CanPost striking even tho it personally means more struggle for me as a disabled person. I'm ok with the inconvenience. I support them & I hope they get an excellent contract that's well deserved + overdue. Go, canPost folks!

    • @ChrisCash720
      @ChrisCash720 4 дня назад +4

      ​@@BIGHAMZA for real love my people. They give management hell when they follow me 😂😂😂

  • @TheMangerChild
    @TheMangerChild 2 дня назад +3

    This is my guy! Happy to hear from him considering I'm a Rural Carrier.

  • @gabrielleotoo113
    @gabrielleotoo113 День назад +1

    I’m so THANKFUL for Tyler V! 🙏🏽

  • @bloominggloom5999
    @bloominggloom5999 5 дней назад +22

    ❤❤ omg thanks so much for covering this! I've been wondering why this issue has been getting passed over so often. Ive been a CCA for almost a year and people have no idea how challenging this job is. Walking 15- 20 miles a day, 6 days a week. Thousands of peices of mail, hundreds of packages. Those trucks are packed to the ceiling with parcels. I've been working almost 60 hour weeks for 6 weeks now. Doing my full route then doing sections of other routes for 2-3 more hours. Routes are supposed to be 8 hours, most are 10 hours and you're expected to do it in 8. Delivering in the dark now. The starting pay is NOT worth the effort, making fastfood / retail wages starting out. It's not the goodjob everyone thinks it is. Yes, it becomes one after you put in like 5 years but until you put years in, you're getting exploited and taken advantage of. Honestly, it's a disgrace the conditions we have to deal with

    • @zacharykeenan5020
      @zacharykeenan5020 2 дня назад +2

      This is truly how it is in many places. In areas where Amazon is contracted, CCAs are delivering every Sunday and nearly every Holiday. Letter Carriers practically live at work. In other offices there is no overtime at all, and after all deductions you’re making less than $2,500 a month. How do you pay rent and maintain a vehicle to be regular in attendance if you’re not even able to meet your basic needs?

    • @trappedkitty5335
      @trappedkitty5335 7 часов назад +1

      This is supposed to be a career, but it has become a sweat-shop job. My rent is 75% of my take-home pay when I work 40 hours per week. I haven't been able to save money for two years and my wife just got into an accident, so copays wiped out my savings. We're now chipping at her inheritance that was set aside for retirement. FML, we are heading down a dark road and I'm queer in a gay marriage. How do I feel about the election? Just like those who actually believed that Trump was robbed in 2024. The "why" of it doesn't track.

  • @EQ4C777
    @EQ4C777 5 дней назад +15

    You got yourself one more subscriber..thank you for your support of the letter carriers..vote no!

  • @petergunn9149
    @petergunn9149 2 дня назад +2

    Wow Every CARRIER NEED TO WATCH THIS VIDEO, PLEASE SHARE!

  • @Robert_Bob_Bobrob
    @Robert_Bob_Bobrob 5 дней назад +20

    Solidarity!

  • @TJMHW24
    @TJMHW24 5 дней назад +8

    Was already a listener. Thank you very much for covering this though. The entire working class is underpaid. Dejoy, USPS President made over half a million dollars last year. Corporate greed affects everyone and we have to fight back!

  • @TianaElliott-ff3hu
    @TianaElliott-ff3hu 2 дня назад +4

    To put it in perspective i have been a carrier for 26 years and the amount of raises i have gotten average out to be .87 cents a year!!

  • @shahankhan7685
    @shahankhan7685 5 дней назад +23

    You have to vote no

  • @janicenovak1972
    @janicenovak1972 4 дня назад +7

    The job of letter carrier is a dangerous job. It's not just dog bites and bad weather but gunfire, being on people's porches at 8pm with nothing more to defend yourself than a headlamp and dog spray. Carriers have lost their legs from being hit by distracted or intoxicated drivers while working out of the back of mail trucks. From our local office, a new carrier was delivering Amazon parcels on a holiday, it was horribly snowy, they spun out on an unplowed hill into traffic and sustained permanent brain damage ending their career.

  • @jerrypearson9861
    @jerrypearson9861 3 дня назад +3

    Thank you Tyler

  • @willburbur3793
    @willburbur3793 5 дней назад +10

    Can’t believe the Canadian postal strike didn’t come up in this conversation!

  • @MrFinesse316
    @MrFinesse316 5 дней назад +12

    Tyler V is the effin man!!

  • @davidhatch7603
    @davidhatch7603 5 дней назад +10

    The last general wage increase for carriers was November, 19 2022. Over two years ago.

  • @mikecrez
    @mikecrez 2 дня назад +2

    Thank you tyler!

  • @mattallen5214
    @mattallen5214 5 дней назад +14

    I'm usps.......I'm voting no

    • @liquidocelot941
      @liquidocelot941 5 дней назад +4

      My local endorsed a no vote, we had a really good turnout for our discussion about it.

  • @seancasey4646
    @seancasey4646 3 дня назад +4

    The postal service can meet is every day obligations. It can not meet its funding requirements for pensions and medical benefits for retires. 1. The USPS must project funds for its pension and Healthcare costs for retires. 2. The USPS must also pay COLAS (cost of living adjustments) that other government agencies don't have too. When their is a short fall in funding for other agencies, congress simply passes an appropriations bill to fill the gap. They do not do that for the postal service. 3. The Postal service also must take on military veterans pensions even if they only served 10 years with usps. 4. The Postal service can not diversify its investment portfolio. The usps can only invest in US treasures. With interest rates having been historically low for decades,yields on those investments have been minimal. The last 4 years inflation has outpaced yields causing the usps to LOSE money. A study was done by a private firm and it concluded if the postal service was able to diversify its funds 60 % stock, 40% bonds, the usps would have run a 950 billion plus surplus. Start there, and you'll get your answer why the postal service posts losses every year.

  • @margooneill5776
    @margooneill5776 4 дня назад +4

    Go, Tyler go!!!

  • @theRickLC
    @theRickLC День назад +2

    I wish more ppl really understood the NALC/USPS Cola calculations. It’s an embarrassing, disingenuous argument to even call it a raise.

  • @MRPOSTMAN757
    @MRPOSTMAN757 2 дня назад +2

    Id like to add earlier start times in negotiations to get carriers off the street earlier to be able to raise our kids and take care of our parents and get off the street before dark to avoid night safety hazards , this should be included in negotiations.

    • @erinlchapman61925
      @erinlchapman61925 19 часов назад +1

      This!!!!!!! It's something that would cost them ao little but would mean so much to us

  • @dropoutnotbombs
    @dropoutnotbombs 5 дней назад +16

    Hell yes
    Vote no!

  • @ChrisCash720
    @ChrisCash720 5 дней назад +8

    Renfro sold everyone out. He not only "negotiated" shit pay, agree to non career, agreed to route cuts and layoffs, cheerleader for dejoys SDCS and mail delays, excuses for postal management mismanaged funds as why they can't pay labor BUT say they can work 16hr days for 2.5x pay... so you got money for ot but not living wage.
    On top of that released a paychart of the "tentative agreement" with step increases and "projected" colas factored into it to fluff the numbers to misleading carriers who don't know. Also only the top step get those projected colas
    Not to mention! Health insurance raised way higher than 1.3%
    ALSO carriers in step C-O get no reduction of steps to top pay. If you already went through the first 3 steps they're going to eliminate... tough... it's dead time you don't move up 3 steps. You still take 13 years to hit top pay.
    It's a joke along with a kick in the balls

  • @erinlchapman61925
    @erinlchapman61925 19 часов назад

    Thank u Tyler!!!!!

  • @trappedkitty5335
    @trappedkitty5335 7 часов назад

    13% behind inflation (pay cut) and climbing at step P (top step). This new contract doesn't even touch it at 1.3%. No hazard pay. No protections for carriers. Safety can be disregarded by carriers. Never recognized as "essential workers" even though UPS was. We delivered UPS's "last mile" during that time, as we do for every package company.
    No localized increases for high cost of living areas. No all-career workforce. Not competitive with UPS, where even our national union president is only shooting for 87% of UPS, at 10 years of service (+2 years as a CCA). UPS has a temp worker waiting period that can be long (2 - 5 years), but only 4 steps (years) to top pay with fully covered benefits once you become a driver.
    We protested for a NO vote and 20 people showed up with five being from my station alone. Out of 600 local members. People think that visibility doesn't matter. It really, really does. Get the word out. Be vocal! Don't block the sidewalks and you don't need a megaphone.

  • @JoeyJoe-JoeJrShabadoo
    @JoeyJoe-JoeJrShabadoo 5 дней назад +17

    Good luck with trump and dejoy. Stay strong!💪

    • @meechieboii16
      @meechieboii16 5 дней назад +9

      I'm not a fan of the guy (Trump or Dejoy).... but if I'm being honest, the last two years we have negotiated under the most "pro-labor" administration of all time (Biden).... and got no where😂...... the government Will government

    • @ChrisCash720
      @ChrisCash720 5 дней назад +6

      Brian Renfro is dejoys boy. Union president is his biggest fan.

    • @McStrokeAvision
      @McStrokeAvision 4 дня назад +1

      @@meechieboii16thank you…

  • @TheLanternZ
    @TheLanternZ 4 дня назад +4

    Carriers are being screwed

  • @cameronkemske2391
    @cameronkemske2391 4 дня назад +6

    1.3% increase for 2023,2024,2025 with colas. Top step carriers barely hit 40$ an hour at the end of the contract. They removed the first two major steps of the pay table for new carriers but didn’t move everyone up two steps (how does that make any sense)
    I just got to step C (3rd step) and it took me two years. So basically, every new carrier gets a large pay bump and I get a significantly underwhelming raise. I have worked 60 hours a week 6 days a week for the past two years with no hesitation. And the most they can give me is 3.9%??? Make it make sense lol

    • @Mark-cm4hy
      @Mark-cm4hy 4 дня назад +1

      They only gave you 3.9% and the projected life of the contract is 11.5%. Can you explain that?

    • @McStrokeAvision
      @McStrokeAvision 4 дня назад +2

      It doesn’t make sense, it’s disrespectful.

    • @bslay6968
      @bslay6968 4 дня назад +1

      Tack on the increased healthcare premium….a family plan with dental and eye care I’m paying over 600 a month.

    • @Mark-cm4hy
      @Mark-cm4hy 4 дня назад +1

      @@bslay6968 So what. Whats the problem with health insurance coverage going up? So did car insurance, gas and food prices. You voted for 20% inflation 4 years ago.

    • @Orphu_IO
      @Orphu_IO 4 дня назад +3

      @@Mark-cm4hythat 11.5% figure is for top step. They got 3.9%+an extra $1,000(1.3%)+COLAs ($2,329+$2,309 projected) that equals 11.5%
      For lower steps they are projecting larger raises due to step increases, which happen every 46 weeks. It’s a 2.73% increase every 46 weeks.

  • @MrHattley
    @MrHattley 5 дней назад +7

    Given the artificial recession we are about to experience, I think labor organizations should be the focus of the next four years. Times are tough? Haircuts happen at the head.

  • @flynnsontide
    @flynnsontide 5 дней назад +6

    It’s gonna be a shitshow

  • @Koomo0069
    @Koomo0069 5 дней назад +4

    84 STAT. PUBLIC LAW 91-375-AUG. 12, 1970 719
    Public Law 91-375
    AN ACT August 12, 1970
    [H. R. 17070]
    To improve and modernize the postal service, to reorganize the Post Office Department, and for other purposes.
    "( c ) As an employer, the Postal Service shall achieve and maintain compensation for its officers and employees comparable to the rates and types of compensation paid in the private sector of the economy of the United States. It shall place particular emphasis upon opportunities for career advancements of all officers and employees and the achievement of worthwhile and satisfying careers in the service of the United States.

  • @Bagsn86
    @Bagsn86 5 дней назад +3

    Will the union support local rallies if this contract doesn’t pass?

    • @PocketBeemRocket
      @PocketBeemRocket 2 дня назад +1

      No, national has its own agenda to save face and try to pass the TA saying we got to think about finances and the watered down COLA setup as a raise of sorts. It seems only locals are opposed. My own local has officially taken a Decline Agreement stance in its printed publication.

  • @alexsaab8089
    @alexsaab8089 5 дней назад +8

    A lot of usps workers are right wing

    • @garivczdanv1458
      @garivczdanv1458 5 дней назад +2

      spicy donuts 🌮🍩

    • @meechieboii16
      @meechieboii16 5 дней назад +11

      Neither side does anything for us... Dejoy was appointed by Trump , and Biden did nothing to take him out

    • @bumblesbounce6901
      @bumblesbounce6901 5 дней назад

      Pretty much all of them are. Uneducated , poor, angry workers = a vote for Trump.

    • @Bearzo23
      @Bearzo23 5 дней назад +4

      Same for Americans. It’s a truly diverse workplace.

    • @bslay6968
      @bslay6968 4 дня назад +2

      For the best. You wanna do another 4 years of what we just went through?

  • @ColynKirkland
    @ColynKirkland 5 дней назад +5

    I bet Tyler has a Brad taste in music.

    • @brandontadday6288
      @brandontadday6288 5 дней назад +3

      I’m so glad I’m not the only one who thought “wait, what is Brad doing on The Majority Report?” when I saw that thumbnail 😂

    • @ColynKirkland
      @ColynKirkland 5 дней назад +2

      ​@@brandontadday6288 I legit thought it was a glitch in the thumbnail for a good sec 🤣🤣

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 5 дней назад +3

    ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

  • @flynt1977
    @flynt1977 5 дней назад +6

    Man's a warrior. Never gives a F about his hair.

  • @MRPOSTMAN757
    @MRPOSTMAN757 2 дня назад

    UPS now offers passports

  • @manueldecortez8998
    @manueldecortez8998 4 дня назад +1

    USPS EMPLOYEES,
    Arbitration for
    No hiring freeze!
    Last time this action
    Initiated?

  • @cameronkemske2391
    @cameronkemske2391 4 дня назад +1

    My whole station knows the Trump presidency is and could very well be the nail in the coffin. I think the president who closed down the Post Office would be widely unpopular but we could see a reduction in operations. Maybe overturn Biden’s postal act in 2022 to move to 5 days a week for mail service. That would gut thousands of jobs since our Carrier Technician job would disappear over night since mail delivery would only be 5 days a week.
    Might as well say f*ck it and go to arbitration and fight for better stuff then the Day 1 offer Renfroe took 😂

  • @Letthetruthbetold-e6v
    @Letthetruthbetold-e6v 2 дня назад

    we get a contract and cola raise every year.

  • @luisdavidllense2293
    @luisdavidllense2293 5 дней назад +4

    Yeah. My trumpy parents are still celebrating their supposed 'victory' while they can. They have been taught to hate unionization by the likes of Sean Hannity and Jesse Waters. Both are postal workers, voting against their own interest. I would share this video with them but they won't listen. You can only bring a horse to water.

    • @McStrokeAvision
      @McStrokeAvision 4 дня назад +5

      It’s not just Trump. Both sides haven’t done anything for the post off save the nonsense.

    • @bslay6968
      @bslay6968 4 дня назад

      They won’t listen because you’re an idiot 😂

    • @erinlchapman61925
      @erinlchapman61925 19 часов назад

      I don't agree. Trump is pro working class

  • @richettamclaughlin9868
    @richettamclaughlin9868 2 дня назад

    Renfroe prayed in everyone face's. He doesn't care

  • @kpw84u2
    @kpw84u2 4 дня назад

    What is an email letter carrier?

  • @QuantumIllusionStudio
    @QuantumIllusionStudio 2 дня назад +1

    The amount of my mail that has been stolen by usps they deserve to be shut down

    • @ennuiblue4295
      @ennuiblue4295 День назад

      so you would be ok losing your job because *OTHER PEOPLE* stole? every employee can only be responsible for what they do, most try very hard to do a good job

    • @erinlchapman61925
      @erinlchapman61925 19 часов назад

      Welllllll u wouldnt have any mail to begin with if it wasn't for usps soooo idk about your argument

  • @legoyodascream
    @legoyodascream 5 дней назад +1

    Larua Ingraham is secretly a man to go into fox news women's bathrooms

  • @Imarriedmydog
    @Imarriedmydog 4 дня назад +1

    What is it that maked emma look so old? Makeup?

  • @josephniro2657
    @josephniro2657 2 дня назад

    Wow I'm disappointed with Tyler's politics. He guzzled the Kool aid

    • @erinlchapman61925
      @erinlchapman61925 19 часов назад

      As a city carrier who loves and supports Trump I think he answered that question very diplomaticly. He's allowed to have his own political views

  • @MailmanNick
    @MailmanNick 5 дней назад +8

    USPS strong 📬

  • @dallascampos3678
    @dallascampos3678 5 дней назад +2

    Bots? V

  • @psychette8846
    @psychette8846 5 дней назад +2

    Elon Musk will quickly identify the postal service as a great place to cut. It will be a DOGE fest.

    • @ryanw7196
      @ryanw7196 4 дня назад +2

      It would have to, you know, actually be part of the federal budget for them to cut it dude.

    • @McStrokeAvision
      @McStrokeAvision 4 дня назад +1

      You people don’t even understand what you’re even talking about. They just told you that the post office is self sustaining lol…

    • @psychette8846
      @psychette8846 4 дня назад

      ​@McStrokeAvision USPostal Service lost 6.5 billion in2023 and over 9 billion in 2024. Your lack of understanding of reality is why Trump won.

    • @erinlchapman61925
      @erinlchapman61925 19 часов назад

      We are not federally funded soooo.....

  •  5 дней назад +1

    Well they need to stop stealing packages and deliver mail on time if they want to keep their jobs not to mention ask for a raise .

    • @brandonhotaling8162
      @brandonhotaling8162 5 дней назад +4

      There's no set delivery time and if your packages are "stolen", call the police and file a report

    • @brandonhotaling8162
      @brandonhotaling8162 5 дней назад +3

      Don't be on here acting like you know anything what us letter carriers go through. Your package was stolen? File a police report. You accuse a carrier of stealing? Prove it. You can't. So just shut it bro.

    •  5 дней назад

      @brandonhotaling8162 i have filed several reports with the inspector general with not even a follow up . I live in houston and our local news has reported how usps service sucks here with mail theft ,carriers throwing away mail and people never getting packages so i have plenty proof and you not getting another dime 🙂 for mediorcre service WE pay good money for .

    • @davidlynn75
      @davidlynn75 5 дней назад +2

      Whenever your mail arrives to your house is exactly when it's supposed to be there. There's no set time for delivery as each day's volume dictates when the carrier arrives. If every route was set to 8 hours as they're supposed to be, it would arrive close to the same time everyday. I promise you no carrier wants to be out until 8 o'clock, or later, every night delivering your dog food and cat litter. They'd rather be home enjoying time with their families. However, if you're dissatisfied with your mail arriving so late at night, you can wait until the next morning before you leave for work (if you work), to check your mail. I guarantee any mail you received the night before will be waiting for you.

    •  5 дней назад

      @@davidlynn75 by time i mean the DAY they say its coming ,idgaf about what time it comes . Even though i used to get it before 12p and now it comes at 6p . Your excuses are pathetic .

  • @BOB.ORANGE
    @BOB.ORANGE 2 дня назад

    Comb the hair man. I don't get it, you want to represent but you don't have the self respect to look "organized" and clean.

    • @HootieOwl
      @HootieOwl 2 дня назад +1

      Because he is real, not fake like you.

  • @chase2084
    @chase2084 5 дней назад

    I have mixed feelings about this. I support reform but Im not sure if I support a no vote. After 18 months with no colas I am really starting to struggle and I also could really use that back pay. Arbitration could take a long time and I am just not convinced we will get a better contract out of it.

    • @lucashogberg9336
      @lucashogberg9336 5 дней назад +5

      vote no

    • @Bearzo23
      @Bearzo23 5 дней назад +7

      You won’t get the back pay till summertime anyway.

    • @ChrisCash720
      @ChrisCash720 5 дней назад +8

      You realize that's why they took 500+ days... this was a day one contract. Backpay is the carrot 🥕

    • @davidhatch7603
      @davidhatch7603 5 дней назад +7

      Bro, they want us desperate enough to pass a crap contract.

    • @paulallen7962
      @paulallen7962 4 дня назад +5

      That is exactly what Renfraud is counting on.

  • @markzuckergecko621
    @markzuckergecko621 5 дней назад

    How about get better at your job, and then you might make more money.

    • @alexsaab8089
      @alexsaab8089 5 дней назад +1

      What

    • @garivczdanv1458
      @garivczdanv1458 5 дней назад +2

      Jetsetting HR bot, thanks for the career wisdom. Just Work Harder! Brilliant stuff. Gotta slam the preworkout, multitask motivational podcasts, bang out those networking emails while in the office to keep up with Debbie's chatterbox because remote work is for pansies, and keep doing the boss's laundry after the performance plan period expired months ago. 👨🏻‍🍳🍩

    • @Bearzo23
      @Bearzo23 5 дней назад +2

      That’s not how it works. You make more money with more service time. That’s it.

    • @davidlynn75
      @davidlynn75 5 дней назад +3

      Perhaps that's a reflection of your performance. The postal service doesn't reward hard work with more pay. Their only reward is more work for getting done faster. It's easy to be an arm chair quarterback. It's probably the better option for you, however. Those who can do, those who can't complain about the service provided by those who are doing it for them.

  • @TonyEvans-v5d
    @TonyEvans-v5d 5 дней назад +1

    Letter Carriers are Already getting Fair pay. Stop being Greedy. Don't expect Boo Hoo from me... What do you want: $85,000 a year? So.... let's just watch Postal Workers hold us HOSTAGE. Hmmm... nice people 😜

    • @garivczdanv1458
      @garivczdanv1458 5 дней назад

      If the clickfarm hotel HVAC goes down please notify maintenance due to increased risk for carbon monoxide features🎉

    • @TheSmax1983
      @TheSmax1983 5 дней назад

      ​@@garivczdanv1458enjoy your hard boiled eggs!

    • @Bearzo23
      @Bearzo23 5 дней назад +4

      It’s a harder job than you think. And takes nearly 13 years of service to get to top pay. The benefits are way behind ups.

    • @ChrisCash720
      @ChrisCash720 5 дней назад +7

      ​@@Bearzo23 everyone thinks the majority is the table 1 guy making 80grand. Nope most make $52k with 12hr days

    • @Terry-b4s2k
      @Terry-b4s2k 5 дней назад +5

      I’ll be holding your mail for 10days then return to sender. 😂😂😂 so don’t Boo Hoo when you don’t see your mail!