We Need You To Be Involved—Our Future Depends on It!

We Need You To Be Involved—Our Future Depends on It!
By Jimmy Warden
NAPS Secretary/Treasurer

Many of you probably read my column in the February issue of The Postal Supervisor pertaining to getting involved. I hope everyone plans on attending at least one, if not more, of their branch meetings in 2025!

There is, indeed, strength in numbers. If you want to see change, you need to get involved. Members also need to be informed.

Part of the duties and responsibilities of branch secretaries is to monitor the mailing list that contains members’ addresses. Some members do not receive The Postal Supervisor because their address no longer is valid. When a member changes their address with the Postal Service, it does not change the address NAPS has on file. Members need to complete the change of address form on the NAPS website and mail it to NAPS Headquarters.

Branch presidents, please ensure your branch secretary follows up on this monthly. In addition, all branches should have a personal email address for each of their members so information can be forwarded to them. Please ensure NAPS Headquarters also has this information.

In the past two months, I had the pleasure of attending San Francisco Branch 88’s retirement celebration, Los Angeles Branch 39’s retirement celebration and scholarship award ceremony and New York Branch 100’s annual dinner dance and scholarship award ceremony. It was great to see so many surrounding branches attend these events and support each other.

When branches support and assist each other, only good things happen. We always can learn from each other; get involved! We must stand together, supporting and assisting each other if we are to succeed. It also was great to see postal leadership in attendance at these events supporting the branches.

In just a couple weeks, members will be coming to Washington, DC, for our annual Legislative Training Seminar (LTS). This year probably is the most important year ever for everyone to be involved in our legislative agenda.

We have heard Congress wants to reduce salaries, increase health benefit costs and decrease annuities for federal and postal employees and retirees. We cannot allow this to happen. Everyone needs to get involved by contacting their senators and representative.

Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore and Director of Legislative & Political Affairs Bob Levi lead our legislative agenda. They only can be successful with the backing and involvement of NAPS members. This is why it is so important to get involved.

Protect what we have now and in the future as postal employees and retirees. Sitting on the sidelines and not getting in the game doesn’t work. Everyone needs to make their elected officials realize the Postal Service and its employees are relevant to the success of the United States.

By being a NAPS member and getting involved, you can be a changemaker! And remember, increasing membership demonstrates leadership.

Stay safe.