NAPS BRANCH 105 CONSTITUTION Updated: February 25, 2025
ARTICLE I NAME This association will be known as Branch 105, National Association of Postal Supervisors.
ARTICLE II OBJECT The object of this Association shall be to promote, through appropriate and effective action, the welfare of its members and to cooperate with the United States Postal Service in a continuing effort to improve the service, to raise the standard of efficiency and to widen the field of opportunity for its members who make the post office their life work.
ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Sec.1. NAPS shall have three classes of members. These classes of members shall be (1) Active, (2) Associate, (3) Honorary.
Sec.2. Active Members (a) Included are all supervisory and managerial personnel who are not subject to collective bargaining agreements under Chapter 12 of Title 39, U.S. Code, and who are employed in processing and distribution centers and facilities, including, but not limited to: Area and District offices; post offices; network distribution centers; regional distribution centers and, other installation personnel. (b) NAPS is not the representative of personnel employed as PCES installation heads and postal inspectors, or other like positions in the USPS Headquarters or field facilities. (c) Any employee eligible for membership who is employed in an installation having a local branch or in an installation affiliated with a district or state branch shall be eligible for membership in the National Association of Postal Supervisors only by affiliation with said local, district or state branch. (d) Any employee who is eligible for membership employed in an installation having no local branch and not affiliated with a district branch shall become a member of the state branch. Where there is no state Branch, the applicant will become a national member-at-large. Copyright © NAPS Branch 105 All rights reserved. Last Update: 2/25/2025
Sec.3. Associate Members Members in good standing, at the time of retirement, may be Associate members upon retirement from the USPS. Associate members shall be entitled to all the same benefits granted to regular members. Associate members shall pay dues at the branch level as set by NAPS Local Branch 105 By-laws Article 2 Section 3. Section 4 Honorary Members (a) Members of this association who are in good standing and who are not in arrears as to dues and assessments at the time of retirement or promotion shall be entitled to Honorary Membership. (b) Honorary members shall not be required to pay dues and, except for attending meetings, shall not be eligible for any of the benefits described in Section 3. Section 5 Payments of dues and per capita tax on members in good standing who are called into active military service shall be waived during such service and said member shall be removed from the active roster until his/her return from active duty and his/her restoration as an active branch member. THE POSTAL SUPERVISOR will be mailed only upon receipt of the necessary expenses therefore. Section 6 The Secretary of each local, district and state branch shall upon the addition of new members immediately furnish the National Secretary with copies of Form 1187 for the members on dues withholding and/or the names and addresses of those members on direct pay; and shall also notify the National Secretary of those members suspended, dropped, expelled, deceased or resigned. Section 7: NAPS Branch 105 will not discriminate, for any reason, against any eligible persons seeking membership in NAPS, or any of its chartered branches, or in any action taken by the Association or its members. ARTICLE IV OFFICERS Sec.1. The Officers of this branch shall consist of the President, Vice President, Legislative Representative, Secretary and Treasurer. The officers and six (6) Executive Committee Members shall also be the Executive Committee of the Association. The immediate past president shall be a member of the Executive Committee. He/she need not be elected, if retired will serve in same capacity as Associate Member. Sec.2 In addition to the Executive Committee named above there shall be: one (1) Executive Committee Member elected from any Post Office holding a NAPS charter that will merge with Branch 105. Copyright © NAPS Branch 105 All rights reserved. Last Update: 2/25/2025
Sec.3. Associate Members Members in good standing, at the time of retirement, may be Associate members upon retirement from the USPS. Associate members shall be entitled to all the same benefits granted to regular members. Associate members shall pay dues at the branch level as set by NAPS Local Branch 105 By-laws Article 2 Section 3. Section 4 Honorary Members (a) Members of this association who are in good standing and who are not in arrears as to dues and assessments at the time of retirement or promotion shall be entitled to Honorary Membership. (b) Honorary members shall not be required to pay dues and, except for attending meetings, shall not be eligible for any of the benefits described in Section 3. Section 5 Payments of dues and per capita tax on members in good standing who are called into active military service shall be waived during such service and said member shall be removed from the active roster until his/her return from active duty and his/her restoration as an active branch member. THE POSTAL SUPERVISOR will be mailed only upon receipt of the necessary expenses therefore. Section 6 The Secretary of each local, district and state branch shall upon the addition of new members immediately furnish the National Secretary with copies of Form 1187 for the members on dues withholding and/or the names and addresses of those members on direct pay; and shall also notify the National Secretary of those members suspended, dropped, expelled, deceased or resigned. Section 7: NAPS Branch 105 will not discriminate, for any reason, against any eligible persons seeking membership in NAPS, or any of its chartered branches, or in any action taken by the Association or its members. ARTICLE IV OFFICERS Sec.1. The Officers of this branch shall consist of the President, Vice President, Legislative Representative, Secretary and Treasurer. The officers and six (6) Executive Committee Members shall also be the Executive Committee of the Association. The immediate past president shall be a member of the Executive Committee. He/she need not be elected, if retired will serve in same capacity as Associate Member. Sec.2 In addition to the Executive Committee named above there shall be: one (1) Executive Committee Member elected from any Post Office holding a NAPS charter that will merge with Branch 105. Copyright © NAPS Branch 105 All rights reserved. Last Update: 2/25/2025