NAPS Continues to Lead the Way

December 4, 2024

NAPS Continues to Lead the Way
By Chuck Mulidore
NAPS Executive Vice President

As the nation approached the 2024 election cycle, the National Association of Postal Supervisors remained steadfast in advocating for policies that protect and enhance the interests of EAS managers, supervisors and postmasters across the country. For decades, NAPS has been a key player in shaping the legislative agenda surrounding the U.S. Postal Service; 2024 promised to be a pivotal year.

With an array of challenges facing the USPS—from financial instability and declining service to workforce concerns—NAPS mobilized through its Supervisors’ Political Action Committee (SPAC) to ensure its legislative priorities were, and will remain, front and center during the recent election season and beyond. We have completed the 2024 election cycle; the results are well known. Newly elected and returning members of Congress will assume office in January 2025.

NAPS invested over $430,000 in more than 230 congressional races, flexing our political and legislative muscle on behalf of NAPS’ issues and interests, as well as the interests of the Postal Service. I am proud to tell you that 92% of the candidates NAPS supported won their election races! Moving forward into 2025, one of NAPS’ top priorities remains securing sustainable funding for the USPS.

Despite the Postal Service’s vital role in American society, it continues to face significant financial challenges. NAPS will work to push for reforms that will relieve these financial pressures and ensure the long-term stability of the Postal Service. NAPS will continue to advocate for full implementation of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which took steps to eliminate the retiree health benefits prefunding mandate.

However, more needs to be done, including additional funding to stabilize operations such as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) reform that will return billions to the USPS that were unfairly misallocated by Congress. In an increasingly digital world, the USPS must adapt to changing technologies and new customer needs.

NAPS recognizes the importance of modernization and innovation in maintaining the Postal Service’s competitiveness. NAPS is not certain that the path established by the “Delivering for America” plan is the right one, but we will continue to advocate for our members to ensure that any modernization efforts consider the EAS workforce’s role with an emphasis on job security, fair treatment, training and employee retention. NAPS is committed to helping equip all EAS employees with the tools and resources needed for success.

NAPS urges all members to get involved in the political process by participating in SPAC and supporting candidates who are aligned with NAPS’ legislative goals. Whether it’s through contributing, volunteering or simply staying informed, NAPS is committed to mobilizing its members to influence the outcome of elections and advocate for the continued success of the Postal Service.

SPAC is a bipartisan political action committee that channels contributions from members to support candidates at the federal level who align with the mission and priorities of the National Association of Postal Supervisors. The goal of SPAC is to build relationships with lawmakers who understand the complexities of the Postal Service, advocate for policies that protect the interests of postal employees and help secure the long-term sustainability of USPS operations.

One of the core tenets of SPAC is that the needs of the EAS workforce transcend political lines. As such, SPAC contributions are bipartisan, ensuring that candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties who support postal issues and the needs of postal employees receive the backing they require. As we move into 2025, your SPAC contributions will focus on legislation to restore the role of postal police, support pay consultation reform that will bring stability and sense to the EAS pay consultation process, advocate for reforms to CSRS that will fix the decades-old problems affecting civil service retirees and their survivors and seek MSPB reforms for those EAS employees who currently do not have such protections.

You see, the work never ends; the struggle continues. Rest assured, NAPS will continue to lead the way on these important issues that benefit all EAS employees.

Finally, please allow me to wish you a wonderful Christmas and holiday season, a joyous and happy new year and many blessings to you and your family. As fall mailing season has passed into peak, you know these are two of the most stressful times to be a supervisor, manager, postmaster or, really, any level of EAS employee in the Postal Service. You perform heroic, oftentimes thankless, work for long hours away from your family during the holiday season.

Your sacrifices do not go unnoticed. NAPS appreciates you and all that you do for the Postal Service and your family. NAPS understands what you do each day in service to the public. You are the ones who come to work to face the challenges, the ones who run the plants, cover the vacancies, run the delivery units, get the trucks out on time and provide support on top of the many other functions that go into delivering the nation’s mail.

You keep the promise of more than 245 years that this essential agency, America’s Postal Service, created by the Founding Fathers in the U.S. Constitution, would persevere. Merry Christmas, with blessings to all; thank you.