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The IRS Direct File is Here to Stay - But Under Immediate Threat

July 31, 2024
This year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rolled out a pilot program across 12 states to allow many working class people to ­file their taxes online for free. But now the program is under immediate attack – here’s what to know:

Interview: Tefere Gebre on Labor and Environmental Justice

July 31, 2024
The American Postal Worker recently spoke with the Greenpeace USA’s Chief Program Officer Tefere Gebre, who has over 30 years of experience in coalition building, activism, and organizing in the labor movement.

Why We Don’t Have a New Contract Yet

January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The question can be heard throughout the APWU: Why don’t we have a new contract yet?

It's State Law

January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  Recently, an APWU local union received a “penalty assessment order” from a state agency that instructed the local union to pay $41,000 for...

Executive Board Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

January 1, 2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders at the All-Craft Conference with President Mark Dimondstein (This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU national executive board voted on Nov. 5 to endorse...

Pocatello Takes On Washington

January 1, 2016
Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad speaks to a reporter at a Pocatello Local rally, also attended by Chubbuck Mayor Kevin England. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine). A group of elected...

Is UPS Behind Think Tank’s Attack on the Postal Service?

January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  It’s not news that corporate vultures would like to get their hands on the most profitable parts of the Postal Service. Right-wing think tanks...

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