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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.

Postal Support Employees Deserve Better

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Health Plan Director John Marcotte The USPS continues to fall short in its obligation to provide Postal Support Employees (PSEs) health insurance...

From the Field

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press...

Celebrate, Protect Your Benefits

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor Every year we recognize and celebrate the Social Security Act, enacted on Aug. 14, 1935, 83 years ago, and...

Who We Are

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Human Relations Director Sue Carney There is no doubt our country is divided, whether it is because of opposing political views and party ...

Hearing Loss

July 24, 2018
Twenty percent of Americans report some degree of hearing loss but those who serve are far more impacted by auditory disorders than the general public due to their exposure to artillery gunfire, battlefield explosives, loud machinery, aircraft noise...

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