Maintenance Division Appoints Josh Montgomery as Southern Region NBA

In accordance with Article 21 of the APWU Constitution and Bylaws, Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun has appointed Josh Montgomery to serve as Maintenance Division, Southern Region National Business Agent “C”, with an effective date of Sept. 09, 2024.

Brother Montgomery received unanimous consensus in a vote by the Maintenance Council on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.

In 2010, The Postal Service promoted him into the Maintenance Craft as a Mail Processing Equipment (MPE) Mechanic at the Lafayette Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) where he was quickly promoted to an Electronic Technician position.

Montgomery became a union steward in 2012 and has been the Lafayette Local President since 2014 and Louisiana state president since 2019.

Brother Montgomery attended APWU Arbitration Advocacy Training in 2017 and has been actively handling regional arbitrations for the Maintenance Craft for his local and the entire Southern Region since then.

He received a bachelor’s degree in general studies at the University of Louisiana while working as a full-time Electronic Technician on the workroom floor at night and running the local and state organizations during the day.

“Brother Josh is a very seasoned arbitration advocate,” said Director Balogun. “I am greatly confident that he will be more than ready on day one.”