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Postal Blue Podcast

New Overtime List Setup

Season 1, Ep. 19

On this episode we speak about the new tentative agreement overtime list breakdown and how it not beneficial to carriers. Although we are paying attention to what is going into the contract, what is equally important is what is not being taken out of the contract.

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