Jump to content

National Association of Post Office and General Services Maintenance Employees

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
National Association of Post Office and General Services Maintenance Employees
Formation1937
Dissolved1971
TypeTrade union

The National Association of Post Office and General Services Maintenance Employees (NAPOGSME) was a labor union representing mechanics working for the United States Postal Service.

The union was founded in 1937, as the National Association of Post Office Mechanics. In 1948, it absorbed the National Association of Post Office Custodial Employees, and became the National Association of Post Office Maintenance Employees. In 1950, some post office staff were transferred to the General Services Administration, and the union then adopted its final name.[1]

On April 1, 1966, the union was chartered by the AFL-CIO,[2] and by 1968, it had about 21,500 members.[1] On July 1, 1971, it merged with the National Association of Special Delivery Messengers, the United Federation of Postal Clerks, the National Federation of Post Office Motor Vehicle Employees, and the National Postal Union, to form the American Postal Workers' Union.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Towards Postal Excellence. Washington DC: President's Commission on Postal Organization. 1976. p. 115.
  2. ^ "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations (PDF). Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1971. Retrieved 31 August 2022.