House Pushes Paid Family Leave
July 15, 2019
AFGE supports a paid family leave measure that has been added to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Introductory Stewards Training Now Online
September 15, 2017
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AFGE National Staff, Training, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures
Introductory Stewards Training Now Online
Attention AFGE stewards: you can now complete introductory stewards training online!
Worksite Representatives: Online Essentials is a fully online self-paced training available in our new learning management system (LMS), called AFGE Learn! Complete the eight interactive modules and quizzes to earn your badge for Worksite Representation: Stewards Essentials.
What you will learn:
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The duties and responsibilities of an AFGE Steward and union representative
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How Chapter 71 of the United States Code, “the Statute” impacts your role and rights as an AFGE steward.
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How represent members at a formal meeting.
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How to represent members in the grievance process
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How to engage and mobilize in the workplace
Be among the first to earn your Stewards Essentials Badge, logging into AFGE Learn and enrolling in the Stewards Essentials Class by completing a series of self-paced online modules in AFGE Learn.
LMS AFGE LEARN
AFGE Learn is our new Learning Management System and one-stop-shop for all things training at AFGE.
From the homepage, you can:
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Link to all our online toolkits
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Access our growing digital library of free training materials and publications
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View a schedule of upcoming online classes and live training events
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Enroll in self-paced online classes and virtual web-based trainings
At AFGE Learn, you can:
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Earn badges and certificates for the courses you complete in the LMS.
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Create a personalized learning profile and record of your course completion.
Recent AFGE News:
Mass Exodus Projected If USDA Forces NIFA Workers to Relocate
July 15, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is projected to experience catastrophic employee attrition as a result of the short-notice move of 90% of all NIFA employees out of the National Capital Region.
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NST Everett Kelley Honored with Roving Ambassador for Peace Prize
July 15, 2019
Our very own National Secretary-Treasurer Everett Kelley has been awarded the Roving Ambassador for Peace Prize from the World Peace Prize Awarding Council (WPPAC).
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