AFGE welcomed 4,070 federal and D.C. government employees to the AFGE family in June!
Each month, we organize thousands of new members, but thousands also retire, leave federal service, exit bargaining unit positions, or otherwise resign their membership. Our net gain in June was 189.
AFGE locals and districts continued to do a great job organizing new members. In June, eight districts registered a net gain in membership with District 7 receiving the largest net gain.
AFGE has also been trying to organize young workers and retirees to serve as mentors. In June, the number of YOUNG members continued to go up from 51,358 the previous month to 51,946.
The number of retiree members, however, dipped slightly to 15,671 from 15,737.
At a hearing on government oversight on March 9, several members of Congress, many of whom are freshmen representatives, defended federal agencies’ use of telework as an effective, valuable tool which, in many instances, has been life-changing for employees who are military spouses or people with disabilities.
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Ground rules are important during contract negotiations as they keep things running smoothly. Failing to follow the ground rules could be damaging to the violating party, as is the case at the Small Business Administration (SBA) in Washington, DC.
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March is Women’s History Month, and we’re voicing our support for a joint resolution introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., that would enshrine legal gender equality for women and men in our constitution.
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