History and Mission 

On September 7, 1908, 50 postal supervisors from post offices in 13 states met in Louisville, KY to establish an association that comprised members dedicated to the welfare of supervisors within the then-United States Post Office Department. More than 100 years later, the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) continues to work toward this same goal.

With membership of approximately 27,000 active and retired United States Postal Service (USPS) supervisors, managers, and postmasters, NAPS promotes the prosperity of its members and the Postal Service. What started out as 50 Supervisors in Louisville has now expanded to almost 300 local branches across the continental United States as well as Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

NAPS’ representation spans across the postal workforce, ranging from first-line supervisors who work both in facilities where postal employees process and deliver mail, to mid-level and senior managers in every functional area of the Postal Service as well as postmasters. NAPS members work in the field and also include postal employees from the marketing, finance, human resources, sales, maintenance, and various other postal departments.  

Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, NAPS is very active in the national political arena. NAPS’ political action committee, SPAC, has donated over $600,000 during a single election cycle. NAPS has an effective online legislative advocacy program that has authored several policy papers concerning NAPS issues and issues concerning the Postal Service.

NAPS is governed by 21 area and regional vice presidents who oversee branches across the nation. Three resident officers have offices in Alexandria, VA and oversee the financial, membership, and legislative departments of the organization. These positions are elected every two years at a national convention.

NAPS is a management association, not a union. NAPS is unique among federal management associations in that its rights are statutory, with a high level of detail concerning its relationship with USPS. NAPS’ rights are listed under Title 39, US Code, Section 1004.

Membership

The National Association of Postal Supervisors is the only management organization that represents supervisors, managers and postmasters. Over 27,000 NAPS members have representation where it counts–at Postal Service headquarters and on Capitol Hill.

Whether the issue is pay, benefits or working conditions, you have a qualified group of professional advocates working on your behalf. For approved cases, NAPS’ Disciplinary Defense Fund (DDF) provides a trained legal advocate for members facing removal, reduction in grade and postal financial indebtedness (Debt Collection Act).

In addition to providing disciplinary defense services, members also receive information on legislation, postal policy and career advisement. Area training seminars are held on a variety of topics throughout the course of the year. Our annual Legislative Training Seminar in Washington, DC teaches grass roots legislative techniques and provides information on bills of interest to members.

NAPS members are automatically affiliated with a local NAPS branch according to their respective Postal employee finance number. Members wanting to request an exception or transfer of branch affiliation should contact their area vice president. According to the NAPS constitution and bylaws, NAPS Headquarters cannot manually change a member’s branch affiliation without the permission of the member’s area vice president. For more information, please contact your local branch officer, your area vice president or NAPS Membership Coordinator Emily Christophersen.

Perhaps most important of all, NAPS members have the opportunity to become better informed and more efficient employees. This will serve to help our efforts to improve the overall atmosphere within the USPS. NAPS exists to raise the standard of efficiency, to widen the field of opportunity and to improve the quality of the work environment for those members who make the Postal Service their career.