The 74th biennial convention was held August 3-7, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. Forty- eight members plus several auxiliary members served as delegates to the convention. For the first time in NALC history, the convention was live streamed for all members to view. On the opening day, National President Brian Renfroe announced he will not seek re-election. Following the announcement, the business of the union began.

The congregation of delegates discussed and voted on constitutional amendments, appeals, and proposed legislative resolutions that had been presented to the Executive Council for their consideration. I will briefly share some of the high- lights.

• Tuesday – President Renfroe led a remembrance for the 2,400 members who lost their lives on duty. Among the 2,400 members was our own, Jacob Taylor.

• Wednesday – Guest speakers for the day were Jens Saverstam, International Secretary of SEKO (Union of Service and Communication Employees), who represents postal workers in Sweden, Don Maston, President of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA); and Everett Kelley, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). Nominations for officers was also conducted on Wednesday. Three (3) members of Branch 132 names were placed into nominations, Kimetra Lewis (Vice-President), Shawn Boyd (Director of Safety & Health) and Trevor Haas (AFL-CIO Delegate).

• Thursday – The delegates debated and vote on appeals and legislative resolutions. Remarks were delivered by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives who each relayed a profound message to the delegation.

• Friday – President Renfroe announced the names of the candidates who were elected to serve NALC as the AFL-CIO delegates. Congratulations go out to our own Trevor Haas for being among the seven candidates elected.

The overall experience at this convention was different from the ones in the past. The convention considered a larger than usual number of constitutional amendments and resolutions. Debate was more contentious and prolonged than in past years; repeated challenges over vote calls led to a change in the order of business. As a result, several training classes were canceled – a first in my history of convention experience. Branch recognition (Food Drive, MDA, Letter Carrier Political Fund) and standing committee reports were not presented during the convention; those items will be published in the Postal Record. Full convention coverage and official reports will appear in the Postal Record and on the NALC website.