Yes Virginia, Unions Have to File Taxes, Too
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
April was tax time for citizens, but unions have a tax time too. All unions, which are tax-exempt organizations, are...
Washington Post Gets It Wrong
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In a Feb. 13, 2017 opinion piece, “The Postal Service needs more than a Band-Aid,” The Washington Post editorial board issued a troubling public stance...
Be Part of Our Democracy – Support ‘Vote by Mail’
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy
Voter registration in our country is in a sorry state. in the 2016 general election, not all eligible voters...
Higher Union Membership Boosts Wages for All
May 1, 2017
APWU Grassroots Political & Legislative Coordinator Janice Kelble (second from right)
with community activists (L-R) Jeff Kramer, Kathy Staub, Keith Yergeau,
Elizabeth Ropp, Emily Eastman and Eric Zulaski after “right to work” law was defeated...
APWU Members Take it to the Streets
May 1, 2017
Members of the Barre Local [VT] were joined by their APWU brothers and sisters from across New England - including National President Mark Dimondstein and Northeast Regional Coordinator John H. Dirzius - for an informational picket outside the South...