Parcels of Knowledge

Episode 212: The Last Loop Volume 11 with Jamie Gregory

This week on The Last Loop, Jamie covers October 31–November 6, 2026, beginning with the tragic workplace shooting at the Des Moines Main Post Office that left three post

Episode 210: The Last Loop Volume 10 with Jamie Gregory

This week on The Last Loop, Jamie covers October 24–30, 2026, beginning with a USPS Office of Inspector General investigation into timekeeping and management oversight at

Episode 208: Footnotes Episode 2 - From A to Arbitration

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

Episode 207: The Last Loop Volume 9 with Jamie Gregory

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 D

Episode 204: The Last Loop Volume 8 with Jamie Gregory

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 Di

Episode 201: Light Blue Greenhorns Episode One with Just Jenn and Jamie Gregory

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 th

Episode 200: Branch 421 Roundtable

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.

Episode 199: The Last Loop Volume 7 with Jamie Gregory

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 question

Episode 196: The Nixie - The Postman Always Knocked Twice: Door Knockers, Whistles, and the Long Wait at the Door

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 aro

Episode 195: The Last Loop Volume 6 with Jamie Gregory

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 remin

Episode 193: Footnotes Episode 1 - The Walter P. Reuther Library

What happens when somebody tells you, “The union has always taken this position,” or “That goes all the way back to the 1970 strike”? In the first episode of Footnotes, t

Episode 192: The Last Loop 5 with Jamie Gregory

This week on The Last Loop, Jamie covers September 19–25, 2026, as USPS tests several changes that could affect the workroom floor, including afternoon Amazon delivery, d

Episode 189: The Backstamp - From Rank and File to National President: The Vincent Sombrotto Story

Vincent Sombrotto went from a rank-and-file letter carrier with no union office to president of the NALC in just eight years — but the road there was anything but simple.

Episode 188: The Return of LEWWWWW!!! Drass: Investigative Interview Part II

The Return of LEWWWWW!!! Drass: Investigative Interview Part II Lew Drass returns to Parcels of Knowledge, and this time Jamie Gregory gets the chance to sit down with h

Episode 187: The Last Loop IV with Jamie Gregory

The Last Loop is back! Jamie runs through the biggest postal stories from Sept. 12–18, led by a major new GAO report finding that USPS cost-cutting initiatives have contr

Episode 183: The Nixie - Backstamps & Nixies

The Nixie is here! In the first episode of this new Parcels of Knowledge series, I dig into the smaller, stranger, and sometimes forgotten pieces of postal history. We st

Episode 182: The Last Loop with Jamie Gregory

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 m

Episode 179: The Backstamp - Labor Day with Jamie Gregory

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, t

Episode 34 Parcels Of Knowledge: Stop Annual Leave Theft

In this episode the wreckingball reviews a Step B decision that clarifies the difference between management denying LWOP under ELM 514.22 and an employee’s right under EL

GoFundMe, Postage, and Giving Back (link in description)

Good morning—this episode is a brief announcement: I posted a GoFundMe to cover mailing costs for my run for vice president. My fundraising goal for postage is $600 (like