Treasury Report: Unions Boost Middle Class, Economic Growth
September 11, 2023
The Department of Treasury has issued a report, the first of its kind, on labor unions and the impact on the American economy.
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Back to School … AFGE Style!
September 11, 2023
Check out the upcoming September webinars from the AFGE Field Services and Education Department.
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The Insider, Online Training
Pay Updates: Latest on 2024 Raise, Locality Expansion, TSA Wage Boost
September 07, 2023
September/October 2023 Government Standard: AFGE members have a lot to celebrate as we head into fall – and you can read all about it here!
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AFGE Urges Locals to Monitor Temperature, File Heat Hazard Complaint if Necessary
September 05, 2023
AFGE is urging locals to monitor temperatures in their facilities after receiving several complaints from members that their agencies have refused to provide air-conditioning or fans during the summer months where several states saw record-high temperatures.
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VA Health Care Providers in West Palm Beach Host Congressional Town Hall Seeking Cures to Low Pay, Toxic Work Environment
September 05, 2023
At the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, nurses are leaving in droves to go work for other VA facilities or private hospitals in the area that provide better pay
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VA, The Insider
The Activist: Greg Dorsey, Social Security Administration
September 05, 2023
The fifth episode of AFGE’s new series, The Activist, highlighting our union members who have stepped up to help make a difference in the lives of their colleagues and our government.
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P.O.R.T. Gives Union Members the Tools They Need to Win Regardless of Next Year’s Election Results
September 05, 2023
AFGE offers all kinds of training both online and in person at the union’s conferences such as the recent P.O.R.T. Leadership Academy.
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AFGE Wins Reinstatement of Unjustly Fired VA Employee, 2.5 Years of Back Pay
August 28, 2023
AFGE recently won reinstatement and two and a half years of back pay for a nursing assistant at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Long Beach Medical Center in California after an arbitrator ruled that she had been wrongly terminated.
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VA, The Insider
Congress Returns in September with Short-term Funding Deal Expected
August 28, 2023
After the August recess, Congress will be returning in September with a full plate to pass appropriations bills or more likely a short-term funding bill known as continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the Sept. 30 fiscal-year deadline.
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The Activist: Yvonne Angel, Department of Veterans Affairs
August 28, 2023
The fourth episode of AFGE’s new series, The Activist, highlighting our union members who have stepped up to help make a difference in the lives of their colleagues and our government.
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VA, The Insider
On Labor Day, AFGE Celebrates Accomplishments, Renews Commitment
August 28, 2023
Labor day is the day to honor and remember working people who’ve fought for workers’ rights in the workplace.
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AFGE’s Council of Prison Locals Has New Leader at the Helm
August 21, 2023
AFGE’s Council of Prison Locals has a new chief in charge – although she’s hardly new to the nearly 30,000 correctional officers and staff represented by the union.
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BOP, The Insider
AFGE Champions Effort to Beat Issue 1 at the Ballot Box in Ohio
August 21, 2023
In Ohio's August special election voters resoundingly defeated Issue 1 aimed at making it more difficult for citizens to amend the state’s constitution.
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Hot Training Summer Heats Up with AFGE’s Sister’s Keeper Summit and Human Rights Training Conference
August 21, 2023
Situated on the banks of the Potomac River, more than 450 AFGE leaders and activists gathered at the Gaylord National Harbor for AFGE’s 4th Annual Sister’s Keeper Summit and the Human Rights Training Conference.
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The Insider, Women's & Fair Practices
The Activist: Twunjala Bradley, Environmental Protection Agency
August 21, 2023
The third episode of AFGE’s new series, The Activist, highlighting our union members who have stepped up to help make a difference in the lives of their colleagues and our government.
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EPA, The Insider
