National Federation of Rural Letter Carriers

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The National Federation of Rural Letter Carriers was a labor union representing rural letter carriers in the United States Postal Service.

The union was founded in 1920, as a split from the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, and on January 9 it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor. [1] By 1925, it had only 300 members. [2] On October 23, 1946, it merged into the National Association of Letter Carriers. [3]

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References

  1. Reynolds, Lloyd G.; Killingsworth, Charles C. (1944). Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings, and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850–1941. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
  2. Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.