Branch 4374 National Candidate Forum
Episode 174: The Last Loop with Jamie Gregory
Episode 173: Saturday With Shawn Boyd
Branch 4374 invited any National Candidate to speak at their September and/or October meetings if they so choose. This is the September meeting. At this meeting we have Lew Drass, Mike Caref, Larissa Parde, Shawn Boyd, Stephanie Stewart, Kyle Inosencio, Sandy Laemmel, and Manny Peralta.
In this first edition of our USPS/NALC news roundup the Last Loop, we take a look back at the biggest stories from August 2026. We cover developments in national contract negotiations, the NALC convention and 2026 election, USPS finances and legislation, important items from The Postal Record and Postal Bulletin, and other news affecting city letter carriers. We also take a trip around the postal podcast world, looking at what shows such as From A to Arbitration, Classes of Mail, Next Generation Carriers, DRASSTIC Measures, Caref4Prez, and others have been talking about—including candidate forums, roundtables, livestreams, contract enforcement, route protection, and the future of the NALC. It’s a lot of ground to cover, so grab your satchel and join us for one last loop through the month’s postal news. Want the sources, additional details, and material behind this episode? Check out the full companion research report at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E08WK0jPFvBg8Zf-X2NhMdTR0uKRWETe9tApRyliqwU/edit?usp=sharing
Today we have Shawn Boyd on for his candidacy for NALC National Health and Safety Director. Does he have what it takes to get your vote? That is for you to decide.
In this episode we talk about the importance of route protection as it pertains to delivery of parcels and how you can protect the integrity of your route and prevent management from cutting routes in your station, and protects you from getting in trouble for a stolen package. Go here to become a wrecking crew member https://www.patreon.com/ParcelsOfKnowledge
In this episode we go over a document that must be included in every casefile. We will be having Shawn Boyd on for his candidacy for Director of Safety and Health. Please send any questions you have for him to rosevillewreckingball@yahoo.com.
In this episode we discuss how to grieve when management changes your no lunch past practice. If you would like to support the podcast feel free to become a patreon members at the link below: Support the podcast https://patreon.com/ParcelsOfKnowledge?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
In this episode we talk about how the membership is the supreme body of the decision making force of the branch. We talk about how general membership meetings are where you can affect change, and we go over basics of parliamentary procedure (roberts rules of order) in order to help you achieve the ability to affect a motion.
This is the National Convention shout outs all put into one episode in case you dont want to hear them at the end of the break downs.
Today we finish the series of convention summaries with John Poskin of the Caref Campaign.
Me and Corey Walton talk about our experience at the convention.