National Federation of Rural Letter Carriers

National Federation of Rural Letter Carriers

Abbreviation	NFRCL
Predecessor	National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (split from)
Merged into	National Association of Letter Carriers
Successor	National Association of Letter Carriers
Formation	January 9, 1920 (1920-01-09)
Founded at	United States
Dissolved	October 23, 1946 (1946-10-23)
Type	Labor union
Legal status	Defunct (merged)
Purpose	Representing rural letter carriers in the United States Postal Service.
Location	United States
Origins	Split from the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association
Region served	United States
Services	Labor representation for rural letter carriers
Fields	Labor relations, postal service
Membership	300 (in 1925) (1925)
Parent organization	American Federation of Labor (chartered by)
Affiliations	American Federation of Labor

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]

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.