What BOP Officers Need to Meet the Mission
October 03, 2022
The sorry state of America’s federal prisons was in full display at a Sept. 29 congressional hearing where AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Shane Fausey testified.
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5 Stories That Matter
October 03, 2022
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Everything you thought you knew about federal workers’ pay is wrong
Have you ever heard a politician or pundit complain about “overpaid federal bureaucrats?” If you’ve been paying attention, I bet you have. It’s a claim repeated so often, it almost seems like common sense. But, if you accepted that “common sense,” I’m here to tell you that everything you thought you knew about federal pay is wrong.
Democrats urge support for EPA union, testing Biden's pro-labor pledge
More than 80 congressional Democrats are calling on the Biden administration to support the proposals from the Environmental Protection Agency's largest union during ongoing contract negotiations, according to details shared exclusively with The Climate 202.
Unions Are Making a Last-Ditch Effort to Expand Bargaining Rights for VA Medical Professionals
Officials with multiple federal employee unions urged congressional leaders to call up legislation expanding collective bargaining rights for medical professionals at the Veterans Affairs Department for a vote.
McDonough says VA needs to hire 45K nurses over next 3 years to keep up with attrition
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking at a major, across-the-board hiring initiative as the agency looks to bring even more patients into its health care network.
Long-time columnist Mike Causey dead at 82
Norman Causey, long time Federal News Network host and columnist who went by Mike, and a fixture in the Washington, D.C. news scene for more than half a century, died Monday. He was 82 years old.
Recent AFGE News:
Before Hurricane Ian Made Landfall, AFGE Members Moved 200 Veterans Out of Harm’s Way
October 03, 2022
Staff needed to move patients to other hospitals and get the grounds ready for the storm that was projected to be the region’s strongest on record.
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Everything You Thought You Knew About Federal Workers’ Pay is Wrong
October 03, 2022
This op-ed by AFGE President Everett Kelley was published in The Hill on Sept. 28, 2022.
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