The Last Loop is back! Jamie runs through the biggest postal stories from Sept. 5–11, including the OIG’s new assessment of USPS network changes, five new NALC national memorandums and settlements covering annual leave, HIPP and PS Form 1767, the latest fight over grievance remedies, and what this week’s developments could mean when national policy finally reaches the workroom floor. We also check in on ballot-mail litigation, carrier safety and crime news, the Postal Record and Postal Bulletin, labor news, and a very crowded postal podcast roundup featuring arbitration, training, small-branch leadership, union elections, health benefits and plenty of contract talk. Plus, a look at the week ahead and a Local Loop from Brookdale, California, where residents are weighing the future of their local Post Office.

Postal news, contract talk, union issues, and everything carriers may have missed while they were out making their Last Loop.

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Here is the companion report for anyone interested in finding the sources and additional information behind the stories mentioned in this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dp10n4ZHAgV67siiiKF51y3XwTQCAYEmWqJto7dbL2M/edit?usp=sharing

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Today we investigated Larrissa Parde and her candidacy for NALC Assistant Secretary Treasurer. Does she have what it takes to have your vote? You decide.

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In this episode we talk about management stealing time and very specific things regarding the PS Form 1017a.

We will be having Larrissa Parde on the podcast for their candidacy for Assistant Secretary Treasurer. Please send any questions you have for her to [email protected]

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The Backstamp makes its debut! Jamie turns the envelope over and follows the marks history left behind, digging into the origins of Labor Day, the early labor movement, the fight for the eight-hour day, the founding of the NALC, and the 1970 postal strike. From carriers organizing above a Milwaukee saloon to the battles that won collective bargaining and political rights, this episode looks at why Labor Day matters far beyond cookouts, sales, and football. Plus, a little Patriots and Raiders suffering, some sailor humor, and a discussion about why voting still matters even when democracy has to be much bigger than a ballot box.

The Backstamp is where Parcels of Knowledge looks backward to understand how the hell we got here.

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In this episode we let two titans of escalating remedies give advice about how they got to where they are today. Mike Caref and Clarence Blaze both give us some much needed advice.

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The Last Loop is back! Jamie runs through the biggest postal stories from Aug. 29–Sept. 4, including the USPS ballot-mail fight, a new arbitration win involving undelivered mail and penalty overtime, highlights from the latest Postal Record, and what NALC President Brian Renfroe and PMG David Steiner were up to. Plus, a packed postal podcast roundup, the week ahead after Labor Day, and a Local Loop from Lahaina, Hawaii. Postal news, contract talk, and everything carriers may have missed while out making the delivering their Last Loop.

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Here is the companion report for those interested in where to find any of the information mentioned in this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IqRven8wMx1xU8KEu7xRPFoOSqV9ofXPSwwkB8TJUz0/edit?usp=sharing.

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In todays episode we read another win for undelivered mail grievances.

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Today we have the wreckingcrew weigh in on the election, the good the bad and the ugly.

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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.

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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

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