As we enjoy time with our neighbors, our friends, and our families this Memorial Day weekend, it’s important for us to remember the sacrifices of those who have served our nation. Memorial Day is our chance to honor the brave men and women of our armed forces who have given their lives for our freedom. It is our chance to lift up the names of our fallen soldiers, and to serve and recognize veterans in our Locals and communities.
To all of our veterans and military families, thank you for all that you have done for our country. Please watch and share this Memorial Day message from AFGE.
Thanks to the hard work of our AFGE members and lobbying team, we are one step closer to a pay raise next year. The House Appropriations Committee on June 11 approved a 3.1% raise for federal employees in 2020, following in the footstep of a subcommittee which approved the raise the week before.
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A bipartisan coalition of 128 members of Congress is warning the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs that veterans could suffer if the agency succeeds in gutting the union contract covering 260,000 employees represented by AFGE.
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The Trump administration’s efforts to undermine scientific work has led scientists, researchers, and other employees at two research agencies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take action in defiance of the agency’s relocation plan.
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