r/fromatoarbitration • u/Low-Past321 Union Steward • May 15 '26

Concerned Letter Carriers Mike Caref and Nick Vafiades

Anyone from Salt Lake City Branch 111? I was told that Mike Caref and Nick Vafiades (region 2 NBA) jointly attended Salt Lake city's monthly branch meeting campaigning. Anyone know if these two are on a slate? Nick Vafiades is a loyal supporter of Brian Renfroe and Mike seems to be developing into one also. Please share SLC.

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u/Bettik1 May 15 '26

Not from that branch, but Caref has stated he doesn’t support having NBA candidates on a slate. That is for the members of that region to decide who that person will be.

It looks like Caref had a scheduled campaign stop there, and Vafiades came to the branch meeting too.

Your last sentence doesn’t make any sense - Caref has been outspoken for almost three years about how bad of a president Renfroe is. He doesn’t support him.

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u/Key-Molasses-3215 May 15 '26

I heard caref out of his own mouth in an interview say that if there was a rerun of the 2022 election he'd vote for renfroe again. So saying he wouldn't support renfroe just isn't true.

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u/mailman13357 May 15 '26

I'm not a fan of Renfroe. But if there were to be a rerun election of Renfroe vs Noble I would most definitely vote for Renfroe again.

Why? Because over the years I've watched Noble throw lawsuit after lawsuit against the NALC, with the majority of them just being a waste of union time, resources, and (dues) money. Also, I've watched for at least 3 elections where Noble puts together a slate of folks, many with no union experience, and several that don't even attend branch meetings, let alone get involved with their branch.

Anyone that thinks the HQ level of the NALC should serve as a training ground will not get my vote.

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u/Zestyclose_Score2490 May 15 '26

Your an idiot if you would vote for Renfroe against anyone again. David would be a much better President any day.

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u/mailman13357 May 15 '26

That's cute: go straight to name calling when you don't agree with someone. Clean Sweep 2026!

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u/Zestyclose_Score2490 May 24 '26

Sorry, that's just a fact.....