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What can a podcast, a website, Facebook, Reddit, and Discord each offer letter carriers trying to understand their rights and do the work together? In the second episode of Footnotes, the Minion from the Old Dominion, Jamie Gregory, follows From A to Arbitration across all five spaces to see how they connect carriers and stewards with information, practical tools, and one another. We look at the podcast’s lessons, interviews, and arbitration series; the website’s grievance starters, file-building resources, and LMOU database; Facebook’s public page and member group; Reddit’s searchable rank-and-file reports; and Discord’s channels for questions, resources, and events. We also recognize the people who helped build and maintain this community, the members whose questions and contributions keep it going, and Corey Walton’s transition from podcast host and teacher to elected NALC Executive Vice President. This is the idea behind Footnotes: trust, but verify. These resources can help a carrier find the right question, follow it to the source, and bring what they learn back to their steward and branch. The knowledge grows when members can share it, check it, and build on it together. For the companion report, click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1345lwGmwh2yO0K-jlnNq0ts_yICIp38xmSzNg0KkZPk/edit?usp=sharing Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

This week on The Last Loop, Jamie covers October 17–23, 2026, starting with the certified results of the NALC election. James Henry and Corey Walton will take office in December, but turnout of about 21 percent leaves the incoming team with a challenge: keeping members involved after the ballots are counted. We also remember former NALC Vice President Ron Brown and look at three arbitration decisions that turned on very different records: a medical footwear accommodation, an Act-of-God leave claim, and a delayed-mail removal. On the workroom floor, we explain what M-01769 says about management’s time-estimate tools, how sequence numbers can help count political mail, and what carriers should know about new scanner security and election-mail guidance. The September–October Postal Record and Winter Activist bring stories on fair branch elections, leadership development, veterans, field technology, workers’ compensation, Open Season, and family-member verification. Our podcast conversations—from The Postal Stand-up, Classes of Mail, From 8 Arbitration, Key Cases, 613, Triple Threat Tuesday, Next Generation Carriers, and Rural Route Realities—add perspective on pickup work, mail preparation, sick-leave rules, union democracy, election participation, workplace safety, grievance handling, and the changing work of letter carriers. The Solidarity Corner visits six labor fights and wins, from California state workers and Portland unions to refinery workers, professional cheerleaders, and NWSL players. We check in on postal developments in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Argentina; celebrate a rural carrier who helped an injured customer; and visit Waco, Akron, Chesapeake, and other communities dealing with local delivery questions. Plus, the Diwali Forever stamp is out, the rural Christmas schedule is in the Postal Bulletin, and NALC’s Texas voter phone bank is coming up October 25. This week, the question is how members and communities can ensure the systems they depend on answer to them. Check out this week's companion report: Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

In this episode The Roseville Wreckingball gets together with Alan Gegax of Classes of Mail fame and talks about the avalanche of issues that are caused by undelivered mail. Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

In this episode we make our debut edit book training with an even more in depth video presentation to follow in the near future. If you want to be a member of the wrecking crew and help us succeed in training the city letter carrier please consider going to www patreon.com/parcelsofknowledge to become a member. Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

This week on The Last Loop, Jamie covers October 10–16, 2026, beginning with an OIG audit of selected Michigan 1 District delivery units and the Detroit Processing and Distribution Center. We also look at NALC’s call for action after a Detroit letter carrier was attacked, USPS’s preparations for midterm election mail, and the continuing push for safer routes. From there, we turn to the rules that shape carriers’ working lives, including penalty overtime, Article 19, and why routine route maintenance belongs in the workday. The latest Postal Record and Postal Bulletin bring stories about union democracy, a letter carrier’s woodburning art, Open Season and family-member verification, annual-leave exchange, and the rural Christmas-period schedule. We also cover the NALC election deadline, the 2027 NALC health plan, the separate Seattle OIG review, and arbitration awards C-37960 through C-37963, including three sustained grievances and one denial. Along the way, podcast conversations from The Postal Stand-up, Hot House, Next Generation Carriers, Rural Route Realities, Mail on It, and Classes of Mail add context to the contract, route work, union elections, rural staffing, USPS history, and labor history. Plus, we check in on APWU and NRLCA news, postal developments in the United Kingdom, labor wins beyond USPS, and the new Diwali Forever stamp. This week’s postal history takes us from colonial postage rates to the fatal crash of an early airmail pilot, while the Local Loop visits Matagorda, Texas, as the community prepares to reopen its post office. In the week ahead, Building a Fighting NALC meets on October 18, followed by APWU Live, the Diwali stamp dedication, and the next Undelivered reading group. Running through the week is a question of accountability: how do postal workers and the communities they serve make sure the systems they depend on deliver? For this week’s companion report: Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

In this episode we round up the kim training for 2026. If you want to become a member check the link below www.patreon.com/parcelsofknowledge Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

Today we talk to the Branch President and the Steward of the famous Rutland Vermont undelivered mail case C-37900. Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

The following episode is not an endorsement of any particular candidates, but rather a message from a long time friend Ken Mcneil about the election and about his opinions about the election. We do need to get out and vote. Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

Parcels of Knowledge: Light Blue Greenhorns — Episode 1: From CCA to PTF, and What Comes Next Welcome to the first episode of Light Blue Greenhorns, a new addition to the Parcels of Knowledge rotation! In our debut episode, Jamie Gregory and Just Jenn break down what happens when a City Carrier Assistant (CCA) converts to Part-Time Flexible (PTF) career status. Using Jamie's Branch 2819 guide, we discuss what changes, what stays the same, and what newly converted carriers need to know about scheduling, seniority, pay, benefits, hold-downs, and contractual protections. We also explain why becoming a PTF doesn't automatically mean becoming a full-time regular and what carriers should understand about their path forward. Jenn also shares our hopes for Light Blue Greenhorns and the kind of community we want to build. Whether you're a brand-new carrier, recently converted to career status, or simply looking to better understand your rights, we want this to be a place where questions are welcome, experiences are shared, and we can all learn from one another. You don't have to know everything to be part of the conversation; that's the whole point! If you have any topics you would like us to discuss, send them to [email protected] And check out the report we read here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lV64-z9c1-x_Ig2TB-C_pssVu8LeJBcOOK-DVfr5_QU/edit?usp=sharing The Reddit Post Jenn mentioned here: https://www.reddit.com/r/USPS/comments/1wiid2g/new_city_carrier_contract_questions_cca_ptf/?share_id=RVgVF8Jq6Xv3OUYGTdhBf&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_source=share&utm_term=1 Learning, Growing, Building, Together! Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

Today we host a roundtable for the local elections of Branch 421 Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

This week on The Last Loop, Jamie covers October 3–9, 2026, as USPS proposes a major revision to the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), raising important questions about how changes to postal policies could affect letter carriers and contractual protections. We also follow the final week for requesting replacement ballots in the NALC national election and examine what comes next as members prepare for the October 19 ballot count. We take a closer look at the latest Postal Record and Postal Bulletin, including union election procedures, financial accountability, retirement benefits, and election mail handling. An OIG report examines alternative retirement models, while this week's arbitration roundup includes two sustained grievances and a partially sustained decision, with recognition for the union advocates who successfully represented their fellow carriers. Plus, we check in on the other postal unions, rural carriers, labor developments outside USPS, new stamps, and our new International Postal Watch, where Royal Mail faces restructuring and Canada Post continues navigating labor disputes. The Postal Podcast Desk is especially busy this week, with conversations about scanner data, PS Form 3996, documenting your work, management observations, mental health, grievance preparation, and the NALC election. We also visit communities around the country for the Local Loop and look ahead to developments worth watching. Running through this week's coverage is a familiar question: when policies change, decisions are made, or management demands answers, are the people doing the work being heard? For this week's companion report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lky5ihVMHfGWt0xcQRB5GheAvV_w0Hok52V3iWPYKuc/edit?usp=sharing Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

In this episode we go over issues related to improper training of CCAs Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

In this episode we discuss many undelivered mail cases, both wins and losses, to see what some have done right, and what was lacking in others. Lets get some more wins guys! Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

The Nixie is back! In Episode 2 of this Parcels of Knowledge series, I take a look at one of those postal objects that makes almost no sense until you rebuild the job around it: the letter carrier’s handheld door knocker. In “The Postman Always Knocked Twice: Door Knockers, Whistles, and the Long Wait at the Door,” we go back to the early days of free city delivery, when bringing the mail to someone’s house did not necessarily mean there was a mailbox waiting for it. Carriers knocked, rang bells, shouted, and eventually used whistles to announce their arrival, then stood there waiting for somebody to come to the door. We look at the little wooden knockers carriers used to save their knuckles, the double knock that became a recognizable postal signal, the whistles carriers used to save time, and just how much of the workday could disappear while waiting for customers to answer. From there, the story gets bigger. We follow the gradual rise of household mailboxes and mail slots, the Post Office Department’s attempts to standardize them, the eventual requirement that customers provide somewhere for the mail to go, and how that simple change transformed the delivery point from a person standing behind a door into a piece of permanent infrastructure. We even take a short trip to London and Montreal, where postal workers were wrestling with many of the same problems. Have an idea for a future Nixie, something weird sitting around your office that you have always wondered about, or an old postal term nobody seems to use anymore? Reach out to me at [email protected]. Here is also the companion research report for anyone interested in the sources, history, and additional information behind this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ExZFN-ItVzBgSbzz6xUcMO8HMgj6XNHkc8Mlw7tBTag/edit?usp=sharing Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

This week on The Last Loop, Jamie covers September 26–October 2, 2026, as new Arrow Key accountability language moves into the M-41 and an OIG audit offers a timely reminder that what the scanner says does not always match what is happening on the workroom floor. We also look at NALC election replacement ballot deadlines, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, the latest Postal Record and Postal Bulletin, OIG findings on delayed mail, rural delivery, USPS finances, and leased facilities, along with an administrative leave arbitration win and two delayed-mail cases worth another look. Plus, we check in on the rural craft, the other postal unions, labor activity outside USPS, new stamps, and another very crowded week in the postal podcast world. Then we look ahead to the October 5 NALC election checkpoint and other developments to watch before heading to Lansing, Michigan, for this week’s Local Loop, where letter carrier Jack Grossman was honored for an incredible sixty years of service. Underneath it all is one lesson that keeps showing up this week: keep the record, because whether it is an Arrow Key, delayed mail, a grievance, or a route, the paperwork needs to tell the same story as what actually happened. For this week’s companion report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XdKmY5KqS-NM9X4bDdwiRhJQyWDpIc8TCNHoxDDUADQ/edit?usp=sharing Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.