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Boss Watch: 4/11 – 4/18
Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, April 11, and Friday, April 18 Alabama Endangerers From Patrick Darrington at AL(dot)com: A jury awarded a $10 million verdict to a woman who was severely injured while she was a teenager working at a Jefferson County business in 2019. The jury settled in favor…
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NALC Steward: “Ultimately this arbitration award is a huge slap in the face to letter carriers”
Last week, on Monday, March 24, 2025, Arbitrator Dennis Nolan issued a final arbitration award after serving as neutral arbitration between the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) following their struggle to reach a mutually agreeable contract in February. The award sets the terms of a three-year collective-bargaining agreement. But while NALC President Brian Renfroe has issued a statement largely praising this outcome, not all postal workers are pleased, and in fact many feel that it is a step in the wrong direction and ultimately oppositional to the union and the workers. (READ MORE)