Letter Carriers Fight For Fair Pay | Tyler Vasseur | TMR

[@mkkd8013]

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

[@MrFinesse316]

We stand with you!!

[@n1ce2cu517]

Canada post is broke. Enjoy losing your job

[@JamesMorris-g4s]

Oh Canada!

[@inglewoodpyro1233]

Hold the lines

[@erickelley3891]

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]

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

[@BIGHAMZA]

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

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

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]

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

[@bloominggloom5999]

❤❤ 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]

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]

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.

[@markbryant-669]

I’ve been working 60 a week since I started in July of 2024

[@datnguyen1615]

You forgot one important thing is that there is no conditioner car regardless temperature outside is. Be safe out there

[@TheMangerChild]

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

[@Robert_Bob_Bobrob]

Solidarity!

[@petergunn9149]

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

[@mareospeedwagon]

Very proud of brother Tyler and the work he’s doing for us letter carriers. We need more organizers like him

[@EQ4C777]

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

[@jerrypearson9861]

Thank you Tyler

[@gabrielleotoo113]

I’m so THANKFUL for Tyler V! 🙏🏽

[@marcob2137]

We are a public service. We need to be compensated fairly.

[@margooneill5776]

Go, Tyler go!!!

[@shahankhan7685]

You have to vote no

[@janicenovak1972]

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.

[@TianaElliott-ff3hu]

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!!

[@davidhatch7603]

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

[@willburbur3793]

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

[@mikecrez]

Thank you tyler!

[@ChrisCash720]

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

[@Chaz1724]

Thank u for finally returning to this topic! I remember last time u guys talked about this it was a brief mention that turned into a discussion about pillow fights somehow…

[@seancasey4646]

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.

[@mattallen5214]

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

[@liquidocelot941]

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

[@dropoutnotbombs]

Hell yes Vote no!

[@MrFinesse316]

Tyler V is the effin man!!

[@theRickLC]

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

[@TJMHW24]

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!

[@Theresponsibleguy3]

Absolutely not underpaid lol. Almost over paid, ffs they almost make as much as mechanic that needs grade 12 and special training. Do your research knob

[@cameronkemske2391]

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]

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

[@McStrokeAvision]

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

[@bslay6968]

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

[@Mark-cm4hy]

@@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]

@@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.

[@erinlchapman61925]

Thank u Tyler!!!!!

[@MRPOSTMAN757]

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]

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

[@MrHattley]

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.

[@JoeyJoe-JoeJrShabadoo]

Good luck with trump and dejoy. Stay strong!💪

[@meechieboii16]

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]

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

[@McStrokeAvision]

@@meechieboii16thank you…

[@TheLanternZ]

Carriers are being screwed

[@Koomo0069]

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.

[@flynnsontide]

It’s gonna be a shitshow

[@trappedkitty5335]

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.

[@Bagsn86]

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

[@PocketBeemRocket]

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]

A lot of usps workers are right wing

[@garivczdanv1458]

spicy donuts 🌮🍩

[@meechieboii16]

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

[@bumblesbounce6901]

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

[@Bearzo23]

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

[@bslay6968]

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

[@tylerhackner9731]

✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@flynt1977]

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

[@ColynKirkland]

I bet Tyler has a Brad taste in music.

[@brandontadday6288]

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]

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

[@cameronkemske2391]

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 😂

[@manueldecortez8998]

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

[@richettamclaughlin9868]

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

[@willcarter7079]

More lies about our contract. We get 100% of Cost of living adjustments. Which are based on social security administration's determination of what is the cost of living Adjustment is. If you read the tentative agreement you will actually know what is in it. We are going to get a minimum of a 10.6% raise. We have less steps to get to max pay which is a huge win in this contract. The non career carriers get extra raises to help them catch up with what we lost in arbitration in 2013. We lost a lot from the arbitrator in 2013. Do we really want to allow another arbitration to take more from us?

[@luisdavidllense2293]

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]

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

[@bslay6968]

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

[@erinlchapman61925]

I don't agree. Trump is pro working class

[@ceolarystad3206]

I've had my last step increase

[@davidmorse146]

I don't know how we're going to sit here and lie it's not 1.3% it's per year plus the cost of living so it ends up being nine point something percent

[@E3742O]

Lmao on man

[@Chicagoskyline23]

You can’t compare usps with the private sector. Even with a pay raise attendance is a main factor. Shit I carry 1 and half route because people call in. I’m ok with it pay me more instead. The more yall call in sick the more money for me

[@MRPOSTMAN757]

UPS now offers passports

[@kpw84u2]

What is an email letter carrier?

[@MailmanNick]

USPS strong 📬

[@Letthetruthbetold-e6v]

we get a contract and cola raise every year.

[@JustJerryPodcast]

What if it's worse in arbitration

[@legoyodascream]

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

[@Imarriedmydog]

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

[@trentd2152]

Too many chiefs and not enough indians. Too many rules and regulations that shoot themselves in the foot day in and out. Everyone that makes 6figures in usps needs to be analyzed. Until then keep kicking the can

[@dallascampos3678]

Bots? V

[@SpoopySquid]

Hotel? Trivago

[@QuantumIllusionStudio]

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

[@ennuiblue4295]

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]

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

[@josephniro2657]

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

[@erinlchapman61925]

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

[@vaf]

Yall get pensions, quit being greedy

[@psychette8846]

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

[@ryanw7196]

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

[@McStrokeAvision]

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]

​@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]

We are not federally funded soooo.....

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]

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

[@brandonhotaling8162]

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.

@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]

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.

@@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 .

[@dinkaboutit4228]

Do we need to pay letter carriers more, or do we NEED to stop Federally subsidizing the paper trading fetish? Yes, I realize that the Post Office is constitutionally mandated, but to me it seems like, in 2024, the solution is to disincentivize the physical letter/bill trade to the point that these guys feel well payed again.

[@BOB.ORANGE]

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]

Because he is real, not fake like you.

[@chase2084]

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]

vote no

[@Bearzo23]

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

[@ChrisCash720]

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

[@davidhatch7603]

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

[@paulallen7962]

That is exactly what Renfraud is counting on.

[@markzuckergecko621]

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

[@alexsaab8089]

What

[@garivczdanv1458]

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]

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

[@davidlynn75]

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]

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]

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

[@TheSmax1983]

​@@garivczdanv1458enjoy your hard boiled eggs!

[@Bearzo23]

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]

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

[@Terry-b4s2k]

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

[@Theresponsibleguy3]

Underpaid???? 😂 I don't think so, you guys get $20-$30 a hour and was offered a 11% raise which isn't needed do to having a job only requiring grade 10. Quit being GREEDY AND JEALOUS. Get your idiotic selves back to work. The public do not support you, the damage is to severe to businesses