This week is Public Service Recognition Week. We’re urging the American people to say thank you to our everyday heroes who work day in and day out to save and make our lives better.
Whether you are NIH medical researchers, EPA scientists, FEMA first responders, VA doctors and nurses, TSA officers, law enforcement officers, aircraft mechanics, food inspectors, weather forecasters, SSA claims processors, park rangers, benefits processors, transportation engineers, – and the list goes on, you deserve our thanks and appreciation for the great work you do creating safe and thriving communities across the country. You make America work and solve problems no one else can handle.
Since 1985, the first week of May has been designated Public Service Recognition Week to recognize public servants' tremendous contributions to the country. AFGE salutes these heroes, and we are proud to help them serve the American people better.
At the urging of our union, a bill has been jointly introduced in the House and Senate to give salaried and hourly federal employees a 3.6% pay raise next year in recognition of their invaluable contributions to this country.
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Here are stories you need to know this week.
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In a tremendous show of support for federal employees and the union that represents them, AFGE members and leaders received an unprecedented number of invitations to the State of the Union address on Feb. 5.
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