My name is Chris Santos and I live in Boise Idaho.  Boise is the capitol of Idaho and has a population of 190,000.   I have been a member of the American Postal Workers Union since December of 1978.  I started my employment with the United States Postal Service in December of 1978.  The duty assignments that I have held in Boise are Multi Position Letter Sorting Machine Operator & Data Collection Tech. for Quality Improvement (the old Quality Control).  In July of 2003, I retired from the Postal Service.

My union involvement started in 1980 when I became the Treasurer for the Boise Local. I then became the Chief Steward until 1994.  I was the Director of Training for the Idaho State APWU for two years.  I have been the President of the Idaho State APWU for last fourteen years.   I have been an advocate for the American Postal Workers Union since 1989.  An advocate is someone that presents grievances in arbitrations.  I have done arbitrations in Idaho (Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Boise), Eugene Oregon, Laramie Wyoming, Las Vegas Nevada, Colville Washington and Montana.

I have been married for thirteen years to my wife Diane.  My wife is a Training Tech in the PEDC in Boise Idaho. My stepson, Michael,  is working for company that cleans kitchen hoods in restaurants.  .  My daughter Michelle is 11 and entering the six grade.  My son Matthew is nine and is entering third grade.