The Bulletin
Plain writing on contracts, member questions, and the work of representing people.
July 29, 2026
For Stewards
Will AI Replace Union Reps? What Stewards Should Actually Watch For
The lookup work is automatable. The judgment work — grievances, arbitrations, organizing — isn't. What unions are winning in 2026 contracts, and a six-question checklist for any AI tool.
Coming soon
For Stewards
The 3 A.M. Voicemail: Why Your Best Reps Are Burning Out
The same forty questions arrive every month, at every hour, and they land on the two people who always answer. What that costs a local, and what it leaves no time for.
Coming soon
Contracts
Why We'll Never Call This 'AI'
Words carry commitments. What we call this tool shapes what members expect of it, and what they're right to demand when it's wrong.