About this episode

Mike Hayden discusses his candidacy for National Business Agent of Region 11 and addresses key issues facing letter carriers.

Mike Hayden has spent more than three decades as an NALCletter carrier and union representative, serving as a Branch President, Financial Secretary, Shop Steward, Formal Step A Representative, Arbitration Advocate, mentor, educator, negotiator, and graduate of the NALC LeadershipAcademy. Now, Hayden is running as the CLC candidate for NationalBusiness Agent of Region 11, representing letter carriers across Ohio and Upstate New York. In this episode of The Hot House with Richie Ray , we go far beyond campaign talking points. We examine Hayden's record, his philosophy ofrepresentation, the grievance backlog, accountability within the grievance-arbitration process, contract enforcement, leadership development, the inequities between generations of letter carriers, and what he believes must change inside the NALC. Then we tackle the bigger questions: What worries himabout the current direction of the national union? Why did he join the Concerned Letter Carriers movement? Why does he support James Henry and the CLC slate? What did he see and experience at the National Convention? What does hethink about the competing vision offered by Nicole Rhine and her slate? Finally, Mike enters…

People in this episode

Host: Richie Ray

Guest: Mike Hayden

Topics covered

• union representation
• grievance process
• leadership development
• letter carriers
• national union
• election campaign

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NALC, Concerned Letter Carriers

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