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From the members of the NALC Executive Council to rank-and-file active and retired members across America, letter carriers took to just about every media outlet imaginable to battle the conventional wisdom, and to spread some truth, about USPS' finances.

Joining the AFL-CIO and many sister unions, the delegates at the NALC convention in Minneapolis voted on Thursday, July 26, to endorse President Barack Obama for a second term.

Members of the NALC Carrier Corps are activist letter carriers leading the charge for grassroots and political action to solve our problems in Washington, DC.

Over the next 21 pages, you’ll get a summary marking the highlights and major themes of the Convention, along with day-by-day accounts of all the action from Minneapolis.

NALC President Fredric Rolando told the thousands of delegates assembled in Minneapolis on Monday for the union’s 68th biennial convention that city letter carriers have a “secret weapon” in our fight to preserve the Postal Service and our future.

Running through the second day of the NALC’s 68th biennial convention was the theme that while things look unquestionably bleak for the U.S. Postal Service, there is still time to help the agency innovate and grow its business.

On Wednesday in Minneapolis, letter carrier delegates to the NALC’s 68th biennial convention renewed their commitment to and participation in the larger U.S. labor movement, inspired by a succession of speeches from union leaders.

Unifying Thursday’s proceedings—where topics moved from politics to communications to letter carrier generosity—were the special red T-shirts worn by thousands of delegates to signify their commitment to the letter carriers’ political action fund.

On Friday, delegates discussed the business of the Postal Service and ways that NALC could adapt to the changing business, where we’ve come from and where we’re going, solidarity with other unions and within our own union and more.

With more than three dozen workshop sessions covering a wide range of topics, delegates had nine opportunities—at the beginning and end of each day—to learn more about how to further the membership’s goals and interests.

The following resolutions and amendments were approved by the delegates at the National Convention. National agreement resolutions will now be part of the official position of the NALC in future contract negotiations.

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