The National Ladies Auxiliary—forerunner of today's NALC Auxiliary—was established in 1905 by a group of women interested in letter carrier issues because of their relationships as the wives, daughters, mothers and sisters of letter carriers. Their aim was to assist in gaining favorable legislation to provide better working conditions for letter carriers, including laws providing for Sunday closing, shorter work days, sick leave, compensation for injuries received while on duty, salary increases, and annuities for widows and survivors.

Today, the membership has expanded to include both female and male spouses, relatives and friends of letter carriers, but the basic goals of promoting the interests of letter carriers and their families remains the same.

The NALCA Executive Board was in Washington, DC, February 9-13, for the 2009 State Legislative Chairs Training Conference. Its report about the training conference can be found here.