# Episode 86: Mena Aziz from Branch 41 Merged discusses GrieveTrac Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hot-house-with-richie-ray-7087929/episode-86-mena-aziz-from-branch-41-merged-discusses-grievetrac Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hot-house-with-richie-ray-7087929/episode-86-mena-aziz-from-branch-41-merged-discusses-grievetrac.md Podcast: [Hot House with Richie Ray](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hot-house-with-richie-ray-7087929) Published: 2026-01-24T09:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richie809/episodes/Episode-86-Mena-Aziz-from-Branch-41-Merged-discusses-GrieveTrac-e3e3ua4 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/fa64cb84/podcast/play/114472708/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-24%2Fc70d1f23-7fce-73cf-dd26-2b15c0f9f5c9.m4a Processing state: processed JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hot-house-with-richie-ray-7087929/episodes/episode-86-mena-aziz-from-branch-41-merged-discusses-grievetrac Duration seconds: 2676 ## Resource donations of annual leave for New York 1 District carriersthat can donate annual leave to Brother Robert Yauch. You can email me for the flyer at Hothousewithrichieray@gmail.com LSP # 26-4B-100-0562 Please, everyone who can help, this will be a blessing formy brother, my friend, your fellow carrier, Robert Yauch In this episode, I have a very special guest, Mena Aziz, whogoes over his creation of GrieveTrac GrieveTrac Your Comprehensive Grievance Tracking System GrieveTrac is a modern, web-based grievance tracking systembuilt specifically for NALC Branch Officers and Formal ARepresentatives . It streamlines the entire grievance process—from intake toarbitration—ensuring accuracy, transparency, accountability, and timelyresolution. WhyGrieveTrac Matters Missed deadlines, lostpaperwork, and incomplete records weaken grievance enforcement. GrieveTracensures every grievance is documented, tracked, and resolved properly ,protecting members’ rights and strengthening the union’s position. CoreFeatures CentralizedDashboard · Real-time view of allactive and resolved grievances · Advanced filters bystatus, type, station, or date CompleteGrievance Records · Main Info: Type(Contract/Discipline), Status, Station, Incident Date, Issue Statement · Grievant Info: Name, EIN,Seniority, Status, Veteran Preference, Contact Info · Informal Step A: Filing Date,Supervisor, Steward, Refusal to Meet · Formal Step A: Forward Date,Meeting Date, USPS & NALC Reps, Disposition · DRT (Step B): Forward/ReceivedDates, Merit Status, Decision · Arbitration: Request Date, Type,Hearing Dates, Final Resolution AutomatedNotifications · Deadline reminders atevery step · Automated emails to FormalA representatives · Bulk email wizard forStep-A forwarding Analytics & Reporting · Custom reports to ident… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hot-house-with-richie-ray-7087929/episodes/episode-86-mena-aziz-from-branch-41-merged-discusses-grievetrac/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hot-house-with-richie-ray-7087929/episode-86-mena-aziz-from-branch-41-merged-discusses-grievetrac.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.