Fourth of July is the most important day in American history. Not only did the Declaration of Independence legally create the United States as an independent nation, the Declaration embodied our noblest ideals and highest aspirations – our beliefs in liberty, equality, opportunity, rights, and democracy. These ideals serve as our guiding light as we strive to form a more perfect union.
And we as a nation have come a long way. Many rights and freedoms we enjoy today were obtained because generations before us had the foresight to fight and preserve them for future generations. Our government has also played a major role in protecting many of these freedoms as it works to “establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare.”
If you cherish these four freedoms like we do, let’s join together and protect them. Call your members of Congress and ask them to protect our public health, safety, and security by fully funding our government.
Thanks to the staunch supporters of federal workers from both sides of the aisle, anti-federal worker provisions were dropped from the final version of President Trump’s Big Retaliation Bill that has passed both the House and Senate.
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Voice of America (VOA) has rescinded layoff notices it had sent to employees after AFGE Local 1812 pointed out several violations of the law and negotiated labor-management contract.
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