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Whether you're a new union steward, or simply want to bone up on your legal knowledge for an upcoming campaign, Robert Schwartz's The Legal Rights of Union Stewards(6th edition) is a welcome addition to your library.This easy to navigate book is a primer on your rights as a steward and walks you through all the basics from the National Labor Relations Act to the grievance process to Weingarten rights.Buy the new 7th edition on audiobook: AUDIBLE.The new 7th edition was released in September 2025. Updates include information on challenging unilateral changes, a new law giving rights to pregnant and breastfeeding workers, and more questions and answers on issues confronting stewards.Check out more books by Robert Schwartz:https://labornotes.org/store/books/work-rights-press

Labor Notes is a media and organizing project that has been the voice of union activists who want to put the movement back in the labor movement since 1979.Through their magazine, website, books, conferences, and workshops, Labor Notes promote organizing, aggressive strategies to take on employers, labor-community solidarity, and unions that are run by their members.How to Make Union Meetings Interesting and Useful(Article):

NALC Business Agent Mike Caref joins us to talk about his 2026 NALC Presidential campaign.

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is an American labor union representing over 820,000 employees of the federal government.Johnny Jones is President of AFGE Local 1040 and is the AFGE Secretary-Treasurer for Council 100.Give city carrier Joshua Towne some love and subscribe to his podcast: The Solidarity Report

Margo, Sarah, and Omayra talk 2026 NALC Election.

NALC State associations exist in every state except Alaska, and they play a key role in NALC’s legislative activities. State associations work closely with branches, national business agents and NALC Headquarters on legislative and political issues.NALC State associations are the entities within NALC whose primary focus is legislation. State associations work on developing valuable, positive relationships with each member of Congress within the states. There is no better way to educate and influence members of Congress to support letter carriers than having lawmakers hear our message from letter carriers who live and vote in their states or congressional districts.Read More

Graig and Capone sit down with Mike Caref and John Cruz to talk about the 2026 election results.

Derek Liemohn, City Carrier out of NALC Branch 34(Boston), comes on to talk about reforming the NALC into a labor union that actually flexes its muscle and fights for the membership.Reform starts at the bottom...Undelivered Reading Group:www.fightingnalc.org/undelivered2Secrets of A Successful Organizer Part 1:www.fightingnalc.org/secrets-of-a-successful-organizer

NALC Region 14 covers city letter carriers in central and eastern Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Current National Business Agent(NBA) Richard J. “Rick” DiCecca is retiring at the end of 2026.

To be eligible to vote, a person must be a member of NALC in good standing as of June 1, 2026.Any member who does not receive a ballot by Oct. 5 should contact the NALC Membership Department to request a replacement ballot. The Membership Department can be reached by telephone at 202-393-4695. The deadline to contact the Membership Department is 4 p.m. Eastern time on Oct 9.To be counted, ballots must be received by noon on Oct. 19. The counting of ballots will begin that day or the next.