Due to chronic staffing and attrition issues, the Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced it will be closing a field office in Southeast Cleveland, Ohio, a community that is 94% Black.
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USAID and AFGE Local 1534 representing federal employees at the agency recently signed a charter establishing USAID’s Labor Management Forum to foster labor-management collaboration.
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The Biden administration last week issued a final regulation to protect federal workers from being stripped of their workplace protections if there’s the return of the Trump policy seeking to make federal employees at-will workers.
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Correctional officers at Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Colorado staged a protest last week to put a spotlight on the low pay and chronic understaffing that poses a risk to officers and inmates alike.
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Workers can now have a third-party union representative present during health and safety inspections following a final rule issued by OSHA.
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AFGE is in the process of setting up a council to represent and organize health care employees working for the newly reorganized Defense Health Administration (DHA) around the world.
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The fiscal 2024 funding package that funds the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year became law March 23.
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In a major victory for AFGE and our allies, a so-called fiscal commission was not included in the FY2024 funding package that passed both the House and Senate and became law on March 23.
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An AFGE representative last week testified before Congress urging lawmakers to pass a bill to ensure that all Department of Veterans Affairs employees are accurately compensated for working overtime, the night shift, weekend shift, or on a holiday.
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As part of Women History Month events, the Women’s and Fair Practices Departments last week held a virtual panel discussion hosted by its equal employment opportunity attorneys to provide information and tips on how to handle discrimination against women in the workplace.
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The AFGE National Veterans Affairs Council is holding its annual health and safety conference next month to guide you through all the health and safety-related scenarios.
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The AFGE Council of Prison Locals urges Congress to provide more funding for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) if we are to address staffing, safety, and security issues.
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AFGE is urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reopen its field office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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AFGE members joined activists from other unions at Reps. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., and Bobby Scott’s, D-Va., labor listening session in Atlanta, Ga., to discuss issues important to union members.
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In honor of Women’s History Month, District 14 hosted the first annual District 14 Women’s Conference to empower and inspire union women to reach their fullest potential.
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