The Navy recently sent out guidance implementing new parental bereavement leave, which is part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act President Biden signed into law last December.
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After several years of negotiating, AFGE Local 1092 and Joint Base Andrews have finally signed an agreement that provides important benefits and improvements to employees’ working conditions.
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AFGE is now the exclusive representative to more than 2,200 employees at the Defense Health Agency headquarters.
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A long-delayed transfer of Department of Defense health care workers to the newly created Defense Health Agency is kicking into high gear – and AFGE locals need to act now to ensure the continued representation of our members.
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It’s official – the Department of Defense has ended its plan to merge military commissaries and exchanges.
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House passes its version of the 2022 NDAA with several provisions that reflect AFGE members' priorities at the DoD.
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Congratulations to AFGE Local 2017 for its recent victory in an employee’s Equal Employment Opportunity complaint against the Army.
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AFGE leaders and activists beat back anti-worker tactics at two Air Force bases.
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The Department of Defense has backed off of plans to merge military commissaries with exchange stores.
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For the first time, a labor representative will sit on the Department of Defense’s Defense Business Board.
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What happened at Ft. Gordon is a reminder why we need a union.
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The House Armed Services Committee Sept. 2 passed the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with several AFGE-backed provisions.
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DEFCON sets goal to recruit 5,000 new members by the end of the calendar year.
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AFGE identifies DoD’s overreliance on term and temporary employees to perform jobs instead of investing in a stable cadre of career employees
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Biden revokes anti-union DoD memo.
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