


Southeast Michigan
AFL-CIO
Branch 2184
President's Report
November / December 2025
BRANCH APPOINTMENTS
Sister Tracy Mitchell has stepped down from her position as a Branch Trustee for personal family reasons. Thanks sister Tracy for your years of dedication and service to Branch 2184 as an officer.
I have appointed Dearborn Annex carrier Jillian Hudgins to the position of Trustee, to finish the term of office vacated by sister Tracy Mitchell.
PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGES APPROVED BY MEMBERSHIP & NALC COMMITTEE OF LAWS
At the October 1st, 2025, Branch membership meeting, several proposed Branch Bylaw changes were approved by the membership.
The approved bylaw changes were sent as required to the Committee of Laws at NALC headquarters, where they were reviewed and approved by the committee members which includes Mack L. Julion, Chairperson, James W. “Jim” Yates, committee member and Manuel Peralta Jr., committee member.
BRANCH 2184 RETIREE LUNCHEON DECEMBER 11, 2025
On Thursday 12/11/2025, the branch will be having our retiree meeting at Pia's Ristorante Italiano restaurant located at 21142 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180. We will be having lunch with the retirees at a nice restaurant to show thanks to our retired brothers and sisters who have paved the way for us. I hope to see you there.
K.I.M. TRAINING 2025
This year’s K.I.M. (Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan) Training was held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, KY. Sixteen of your Branch 2184 contract enforcers attended this training on behalf of the membership. There are a couple of K.I.M. articles appearing in this newsletter and additional articles will appear next year in 2026 newsletters.
2025 RAP SESSION
The 2025 NALC Rap Session (National Conference) took place Friday through Sunday, Nov. 21–23 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown. Local NALC leaders from around the country came to hear about plans for upcoming contract negotiations starting early next year. On Sunday, NALC President Brian Renfroe gave a report and answered questions. There will be a joint report in this paper from your Branch 2184 Contract Administration Unit (CAU) members that attended the conference; President Walt McGregory, Mutual Benefit Representative/OWCP Officer Erik Venzke, and Trustees Joe Golonka and Dave Reise.
BRANCH FACEBOOK PAGE
As of 11/26/2025, there are 262 members on our Facebook page. The page is growing daily. If you are on Facebook, please search for our page. You must answer a few questions such as who is your steward (s) and what post office you work out of, and then you will be approved. There is up to date information about what is going on within your branch, at the state, regional and national levels of NALC. There are always contractual updates.
We are in the final month of 2025, on behalf of the officers and stewards at Branch 2184, we wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season!
-- Walt McGregory
President