Workers Memorial Day falls on April 28, marking the day that the Occupational Safety and Health Act took effect more than 50 years ago.
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In surveys conducted by our union, federal employees have been consistent in saying that increased telework has helped their agencies in a variety of ways. Now, new guidance from OMB is recognizing the positive benefits of telework as part of an effort to establish a new normal after the national emergencies and public health emergencies around COVID-19 officially come to an end.
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Burned out. Overworked. Underpaid. Demoralized. Around 1,000 workers at the Social Security Administration (SSA) are leaving the agency each month looking for a better place to work.
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Management and employees at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois have not reached an agreement on their new contract, but management is planning to impose its own terms on the workers starting April 23. Employees, which negotiated in good faith with management for over a year only to be ignored. are not having any of it.
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AFGE’s Women and Fair Practices Departments are holding the 2023 Sister’s Keeper Summit and Human Rights Training Conference on July 28-Aug. 4 in Maryland, and we are excited to announce that one of the courses being offered at the conference is Conflict Resolution, a topic many members have inquired about.
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AFGE’s National VA Council and the Department of Veterans Affairs have reached a tentative agreement that defends critical protections for VA workers while modernizing the hiring process.
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A recent federal employee survey shows telework has improved productivity, in line with what the Office of Personnel Management director told Congress in a congressional hearing last month.
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AFGE is asking Congress to intervene in the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB)’s plan to lay off employees, including union stewards. Thirteen employees were already laid off in February.
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Check out this new video about resolving disputes at work.
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AFGE ended the month of March with a net gain of 1,446, the highest net gain since June 2016.
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AFGE is in the process of launching a new local to cover more than 10,000 federal employees working for U.S. agencies in Europe who currently lack a collective voice at work.
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The Pentagon should ramp up its own production of military equipment by leveraging the civilian workforce’s expertise as the war in Ukraine is straining the U.S.’s military supply.
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of AFGE’s long-time union leader, activist, and this year’s Retiree of the Year Donald Fowler.
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The Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute and AFGE’s National VA Council last week released a report on the results of a survey which asked employees about the impact of recent legislation and administrative actions on employees, veterans, and their families.
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Whether working on-site or remotely, VA workers have been “showing up” to carry out the VA’s missions.
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