Member benefits

NALC is now accepting applications for the 2024 Leadership Academy, which is open to all active NALC members.

The Leadership Academy consists of three week-long sessions held over a five-month period at the Maritime Institute near Baltimore, MD. During the classes, students discuss effective leadership skills and the union’s legislative agenda. They learn about topics such as the Dispute Resolution Process, strategic planning, branch financial responsibilities, retirement issues, route protection, workers’ compensation, effective negotiation techniques and communicating through traditional and social media.

Students are required to complete outside learning projects upon returning home following Weeks 1 and 2. Upon graduation, students will spend a fourth week working in their national business agents’ offices.

The Academy curriculum is designed to both develop and enhance the knowledge and skills that are essential for NALC leaders. In addition to the Leadership Academy staff, each of the resident national officers, as well as many headquarters staff members, help teach at the Academy, providing students with NALC’s top experts in each field. Currently, five resident officers, 12 national business agents, 23 regional administrative assistants, 34 headquarters and regional staff members, and hundreds of state and branch representatives are graduates of the NALC Leadership Academy.

Applications are available here and will be accepted until Friday, September 15, 2023.