National Association of Postal Supervisors explained

The National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) is a staff association representing people in managerial roles in the United States Postal Service.

History

The association was founded on September 8, 1908, at a conference in Louisville, Kentucky, as the National Association of Supervisory Post Office Employees. It became NAPS in the early 1920s, and by 1925, it had 5,500 members.[1] [2]

In January 1946, the association was chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL),[3] and by 1953, its membership had grown to 16,500.[4] However, it resigned from the AFL in 1955, prior to that federation's merger into the AFL-CIO.[5]

As of 2022, the association is based in Alexandria, Virginia, and claims 27,000 members.[6]

Presidents

1908: L. E. Palmer[7]

1910: George A. Gassman

1911: Ernest Green

1916: William Sansom

1917: J. J. Fields

1921: V. C. Burke

1922: H. M. Tittle

1924: Peter Wigge

1925: Harry Folger

1930: W. Bruce Luna

1931: M. F. O'Donnell

1932: Herschel Ressler

1937: M. F. Fitzpatrick

1941: John J. Lane

1946: John McMahon

1950: Michael Nave

1958: Fred J. O'Dwyer

1970: Donald N. Ledbetter

1986: Rubin Handelman

1992: Vincent Palladino

2006: Ted Keating

2010: Louis M. Atkins

2016: Brian J. Wagner

2021: Ivan D. Butts

References

  1. Book: Handbook of American Trade Unions . 1926 . United States Department of Labor . Washington, D.C. . 24 April 2022.
  2. Book: Reynolds . Lloyd G. . Killingsworth . Charles C. . Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings, and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850–1941 . 1944 . Johns Hopkins Press . Baltimore.
  3. Book: Directory of Labor Unions in the United States . 1 . 1947 . United States Department of Labor . Washington DC . 15 October 2022.
  4. Book: Directory of Labor Unions in the United States . 1953 . United States Department of Labor . Washington DC . 2 April 2022.
  5. Book: Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States . 1955 . United States Department of Labor . Washington . 15 October 2022.
  6. Web site: History & Misson . NAPS . 15 October 2022.
  7. Web site: Historical Sketch . NAPS . 15 October 2022.