Brian Renfroe

Brian L. Renfroe (born 1977) is an American labor union leader.

Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Renfroe was educated at Oak Grove High School and the University of Southern Mississippi, before following his father in becoming a letter carrier. He joined the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), and was elected as president of his local union in 2008, then as president of the state association in 2011.[1][2][3][4][5]

Later in 2011, Renfroe was appointed to the union's Contract Administration Unit, focusing on issues around city deliveries, then in 2013 he became a special assistant to the union's president. In 2014, he was elected as the union's Director of City Delivery, relocating to Washington, D.C. to take up the post. He was appointed as the union's executive vice president in 2016, and then won election as president in 2023. He is the first president of the union to come from the southern states.[1][2]

Renfroe also serves as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO.[6]

References
  1. Perlis, Wicker (January 17, 2023). "Meet this Mississippi native who now runs a major labor union of nearly 300,000 members". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. "President". NALC. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. Burns, Haskel (January 10, 2023). "HATTIESBURG'S RENFROE ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS". Pine Belt News. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. Troy, Josh (January 27, 2023). "Renfroe Leads National Postal Group". Enterprise-Journal. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. Preston, Benjamin (February 21, 2015). "What can stop US Postal Service trucks? The inexorable march of time". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. "Executive Council Members". AFL-CIO. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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