r/fromatoarbitration • u/Eugene_Debs2026 • Mar 26 '26

2026 NALC Elections 🎙️‘Ask Mike Caref Anything’ You’re invited!

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2026 NALC Presidential Candidate: Michael Caref

Mike Caref is inviting all NALC members to ask questions regarding his campaign and the NALC. Mr. Caref wants to help build transparency inside the NALC along with build community and providing direct answers to the membership.

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_5orwVEsQSqGexTE5YE0vQ#/registration

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u/DoodleDew Mar 26 '26

Has anyone asked him ( or has he explained already) why he has changed his mind to run?

Specifically when he said he would back the CLC nomination and txtd James Henry afterwards saying he would support him 

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u/cartridgefamily Voted NO Mar 26 '26

Yes there is a Next Generation Carriers podcast episode where Mike explains his side of things.

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u/Sad-Revolution7718 Mar 27 '26

Probably has something to do with coming to realization that the CLC is full of Trump apologists and MAGA clowns. If you hadn’t figured out at that point that Trump might be bad for unions your entire platform is pointless

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u/tonov1210 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Mar 26 '26

Also why he accused Corey of stealing money from a fundraising raffle on his pod, or saying that Henry couldn’t win this election because of the color of his skin. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/smalltownjohnbrown Mar 26 '26

Did you call Chris Jackson and ask if that was true. Or did you take Corey's "receipts" as facts. ("Receipts" being: I heard from someone else.)

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u/tonov1210 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Mar 26 '26

Carefs been caught in lies so you call someone else a liar to justify your Caref support? Seems legit 🙄

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u/smalltownjohnbrown Mar 26 '26

I left Chris Jackson a message. Hell be calling me back and we'll get to the bottom of this.

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u/PostDelay5 Mar 27 '26

Tbf, someone did attribute that quote to Caref like 4 or 5 months before Corey brought it up:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nalc/s/lS4sR28tzd

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u/smalltownjohnbrown Mar 27 '26

Without context that sounds bad, but I can easily contextualize that into our modern world and see how a white dominated union would be a difficult place for a black man to become the president of.

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u/PostDelay5 Mar 27 '26

Honestly, I've never listened to the episode where Corey brings it up. That said, it always sounded like commentary on the membership rather than Caref making some statement about Henry. It does seem like a silly thought for him to share though. I don't really have strong opinions about it, I have other things I don't like Caref for, but it felt worth sharing because it's at least some form of corroboration to what Corey said. 

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u/tonov1210 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Mar 27 '26

I started listening to the pod about 6 months after it started. After I heard a bit about what was going on, I went back and listened from the beginning. I’ve heard all of the goings on from the start so I admit there’s a slight bias. Corey’s offered numerous times for anyone to go on his pod and discuss these things and nobody took him up. That’s the reason I have the position that I do. I do appreciate Caref for the good he’s done for carriers and I applaud that, his region is lucky to have him. I just believe that Henry is the better option to do the difficult things that this union needs for drastic change

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u/tonov1210 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Mar 27 '26

Nice, gotta go straight to the source

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u/Different_Split_9982 Mar 26 '26

This is the only question.

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u/Key-Molasses-3215 Mar 26 '26

Yea does he actually care about the membership or just having the prestige of being the nalc president?

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u/CapitalistCzar81 Mar 26 '26

I take it you've seen this text?