AFGE Membership Skyrockets in May, Hitting Best Monthly Numbers Since 2015
June 05, 2023
Our union, AFGE, is continuing our upward trajectory and showing the power and benefit of union membership. In short, AFGE is rising!
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3 in 4 New Union Members are Under 35
February 09, 2018
Young people are joining unions in droves. According to new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 260,000 new union members in 2017, and 198,000 of them were under the age of 35. That’s 76%.
Young people are joining unions because they understand that if they don’t join together, they wouldn’t stand a chance of beating back the current damaging employment trends such as unpaid internships and a rise of part-time and contract work. Job security, decent pay, affordable health care, and secure retirement are more important now than ever considering Republican politicians’ push to end Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security as we know it.
AFGE YOUNG
With retirement waves and a constant threat of outsourcing, AFGE has launched our AFGE Young Organizing Unionists for the Next Generation (Y.O.U.N.G.) program to recruit young workers into the labor movement. At least 10% of AFGE members are under 35. Young workers are AFGE’s future, and the union is actively mobilizing them to become leaders and activists.
If you are under 40 and want to join our AFGE YOUNG program, check with your local or the YOUNG coordinator for your district. You can also reach out to Caniesha Washington, Program Specialist in the Women’s and Fair Practices Departments, by phone at 202-639-6417 or email [email protected].
Over 40 and want to be a mentor to help groom our young activists? Click here or contact Women’s and Fair Practices Departments.
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AFGE Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
June 05, 2023
June 1 marks the beginning of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other gender and sexuality expansive individuals take time to celebrate and reflect on progress made and what lies ahead for the community.
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In Yet Another Win, AFGE TSA Members Expand Official Time and Union Representation
June 05, 2023
The MOA expands the amount of official time granted to AFGE TSA Council 100 members and provides workspaces for union representatives at most locals.
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