The National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) is a staff association representing people in managerial roles in the United States Postal Service.
History edit
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 edit
- 1908: L. E. Palmer[7]
- 1910: George A. Gassman[7]
- 1911: Ernest Green[7]
- 1916: William Sansom[7]
- 1917: J. J. Fields[7]
- 1921: V. C. Burke[7]
- 1922: H. M. Tittle[7]
- 1924: Peter Wigge[7]
- 1925: Harry Folger[7]
- 1930: W. Bruce Luna[7]
- 1931: M. F. O'Donnell[7]
- 1932: Herschel Ressler[7]
- 1937: M. F. Fitzpatrick[7]
- 1941: John J. Lane[7]
- 1946: John McMahon[7]
- 1950: Michael Nave[7]
- 1958: Fred J. O'Dwyer[7]
- 1970: Donald N. Ledbetter[7]
- 1986: Rubin Handelman[7]
- 1992: Vincent Palladino[7]
- 2006: Ted Keating[7]
- 2010: Louis M. Atkins[7]
- 2016: Brian J. Wagner[7]
- 2021: Ivan D. Butts[7]
References edit
- ^ Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Reynolds, Lloyd G.; Killingsworth, Charles C. (1944). Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings, and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850–1941. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
- ^ Directory of Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Directory of Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1953. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington: United States Department of Labor. 1955. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "History & Misson". NAPS. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Historical Sketch" (PDF). NAPS. Retrieved 15 October 2022.