Emmet Charles Andrews (August 3, 1916 – November 8, 1981) was an American labor union leader. Born in San Francisco, Andrews worked as a clerk for the United States Post Office from 1936, and joined the

National Federation of Post Office Clerks The National Federation of Post Office Clerks (NFPOC) was a labor union representing clerks working in post offices in the United States. History At the start of the 20th century, the main union of post office clerks was the United National Associ ...

. He served as secretary of his local union from 1938, and later as president. In 1955, he was elected as a vice-president of the national union, and from 1962 he held the post full-time. In 1966, Andrews moved to Washington, D.C. to serve as an executive aid for the union. In 1971, the union merged into the new

American Postal Workers' Union The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) is a labor union in the United States. It represents over 200,000 employees and retirees of the United States Postal Service who belong to the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle, and Support Services divis ...

, and Andrews became an administrative aid for the clerks craft, then in 1972 became the union's industrial relations director. In 1977, he was appointed as the union's president, and he won election on a permanent basis the following year. As leader of the union, he pledged to prioritize reducing deliveries to five days a week. He negotiated a new contract, but unhappiness with this led him to lose a bid for re-election in 1980. From 1978, he also served on the executive of the AFL-CIO, serving until his resignation in 1981. He died later in the year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Emmet 1916 births 1981 deaths American trade union leaders People from San Francisco Trade unionists from California Vice presidents of the AFL–CIO