The Women’s and Fair Practices Departments has announced that next year’s Diversity Week will take place at the National Harbor in Maryland from July 31 to Aug. 8.
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AFGE is prepared to challenge any agency that implements Trump’s executive orders without first bargaining with the union.
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Forty-three U.S. senators are calling on Senate leadership and appropriators to protect federal employees’ workplace rights as they work to finalize the 2020 financial services and general government funding bill.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs and AFGE are scheduled to meet Dec. 3. It’s not clear, however, what issues are going to be discussed as the VA has not responded to the union as of Dec.1.
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A pork company got caught producing pork without federal inspection, resulting in a massive recall of 515,000 pounds of pork.
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The EEOC’s plan to restrict the use of official time for discrimination complaints follows a larger assault by the Trump administration on federal employees’ workplace rights and the rights to union representation.
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AFGE activist tells members of Congress that the Trump administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy and other practices undermine the functioning of the U.S. asylum system.
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Fishing with Vets gives back to the veterans' community and thanks them for their service.
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As a museum specialist for more than 18 years, Carl Bobrow has been involved in several of the museum’s popular exhibitions, including spacesuit, aircraft, art, and poster collections.
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Congressional leaders have agreed to pass a short-term funding bill to keep the government running until Dec. 20 to avoid a government shutdown.
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In an open letter to SSA Commissioner Andrew Saul published in the Baltimore Sun, AFGE Council 220 called on the agency to reopen the labor-management contract and treat workers with respect.
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AFGE’s communications team has won four labor media awards in the 2019 International Labor Communications Association’s Labor Media Contest!
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The National Conference on Worker Safety and Health #COSHCON19 is coming up Dec. 3 - 5, 2019.
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This is the fifth and last segment of AFGE’s 5-part series: The Secret Memo: Inside Trump’s Plan to Destroy Unions.
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Federal worksites struggle to recruit and retain workers due to salaries that don't compete with surrounding employers.
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