Chartered 1889, Serving the Bronx and Manhattan
Pascual was appointed Executive Vice President in October, 2017.
Pascual began his career with the Postal Service in the Summer of 1997 as a Part Time Flexible Carrier at Morrisania Station. He became a Full Time Regular in 1999. Pascual worked at Morrisania Station his entire career until he was appointed as a Full Time Officer. He became a foot carrier as soon as he became a Full Time Regular and remained until 2017. In 2017 he became a combination wagon carrier and was then appointed to the Branch full time.
Pascual was elected as a shop steward in Morrisania Station in 2003 and remained until he was appointed as a full-time officer in 2017. In 2004 he was appointed as a Formal A Designee, and Hearing Officer in the Bronx which expanded the amount of stations that Pascual was representing at the Formal Step A in the Bronx. He became shop steward of Morris Heights Station during this time as well. In 2006 Pascual was selected to attend the Leadership Academy in Washington D.C. He was then selected to attend arbitration advocacy training in 2008. Pascual began to represent carries at arbitration within Branch 36 and for other branches within the NALC, along with the Caribbean District. In 2007 he was appointed as Trustee for Branch 36 and held that position until he was appointed to Director of City Delivery in 2010. In 2015 he was appointed to Editor of the Outlook and became shop steward of Bronx GPO within that time as well. In 2017 our National Business Agent authorized Pascual to represent carriers in Puerto Rico as an NALC representative addition to his arbitration duties on the island. In the fall of 2018 he was appointed to Executive Vice President of Branch 36.
All in a Day’s Work
The moment a person cannot control you or an outcome, the next thing
they do is to try to control how people think of you. They look to destroy your
reputation and character. Unfortunately, that narrative continues to play out for
Branch officials.
In reflection, whenever someone comes to me with a story about someone else
and is looking to convince me that “said person” is bad or evil, the first thing I ask
myself is why are you telling me? Why are you going out of your way to slander
someone? Are you looking out for me or are you looking out for yourself? That is
the first question I must ask. Soon, I am going to start asking out loud, “What is
your motive? What is in it for you? Is this revenge?” or even better, “ARE YOU
REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR ME/MEMBERSHIP?”
Are you mad or sad is a better question, but the psychologist in me died
twenty-seven years ago when I was hired. Either way, be careful of the petitions
you are being asked to sign/support. Beware the messenger. The messenger usually has an agenda up their sleeve and is using you to achieve his/her end goal
and that end goal is usually selfish and self-centered in nature.
Belated Mother’s Day
Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the moms on the postal rolls, and within our beloved Branch who are delivering mail, raising families or both. The job is tough enough without having to worry about your children’s welfare. It does not get any easier as a carrier. The work does not stop because mom hit off the clock. There is more grind to be done as soon you step foot out of the office. A shoutout to all our mothers. Thank you for your hard work and membership!!
I have this chance to make up for failing to mention the women of our Branch in the last publication. I was caught up on fighting management and felt terrible once I realized it. All women, especially our women bring a complementary aspect to the work space that we all need and I am very grateful for it. Women help to complete all space. They are the ying from which the yang is made or you can state it in reverse, or however you like: The yang to our ying. Either way, I hope I am driving the point. They complete the scene. Nothing would ever be as good as it could be if women were not involved, including our work space. That is pretty much my feeling in a nutshell (paragraph), and I am grateful for everything our women bring to the table. Next year, I will elaborate with an entire article as opposed to a paragraph.
These Mean Streets
We all know every city block has the potential for some kind of danger. Add an arrow key or some checks and things can go haywire in a nanosecond. Thankfully, Congress has heard us.
Bicameral bills (H.R. 7629/S. 4356) have been proposed to help protect us while patrolling building lobbies, mail rooms and the city streets. Finally, there is a proposal on Capital Hill that addresses the rise in crimes against letter carriers. One that will deter crime against letter carriers. I cannot wait for the day when I hear that a crime against a letter carrier is like a crime against law enforcement or that it comes with an automatic ten-year sentence. Anyone with sense would pause before considering a violation against you. I cannot wait for that day to come!
