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Introductory Stewards Training Now Online

September 15, 2017

Attention AFGE stewards: you can now complete introductory stewards training online! Online Essentials is a fully online self-paced training available in our new learning management system (LMS), called AFGE Learn. Complete the eight interactive modules and quizzes to earn your badge for Worksite Representation: Stewards Essentials

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Categories: AFGE National Staff, Training, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures

AFGE Local President Elected San Antonio Central Labor Council Trustee

September 15, 2017

AFGE Local 1367, which represents federal employees at Lackland Air Force Base, joined the San Antonio Central Labor Council (CLC) only in January. But eight months in, its local president Eloise Stripling was elected trustee of the council, a group of local labor unions that represent the interests of working people in the community.

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Categories: DoD, Workers' Rights, Member Profile, The Insider

How One AFGE Council Trimmed Years Off Its Contract Negotiations

September 15, 2017

One of AFGE’s bargaining councils has cut the time it takes to negotiate a new contract from more than six years to less than two weeks – and you can do at your own local or council, too.

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Categories: DoD, Pay, Workers' Rights, Benefits, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing

32,000 Federal Employees Mobilized to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims

September 08, 2017

Hurricane Harvey, the most severe storm in U.S. history, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain on Houston, killing at least 30 people and displacing 30,000. Federal employees, including AFGE members, are on the ground saving lives.

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Categories: USDA, DoD, Energy, DHS, DOJ, DOT, VA, Veterans, The Insider

AFGE Members Protecting Homeland After 9/11

September 08, 2017

Since 9/11, AFGE members continue to work on the frontlines to ensure safety for the American people.

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Categories: TSA, DoD, DHS, Border Patrol, The Insider

7 Highlights from the APALA Convention

September 08, 2017

Nearly 650 people from dozens of unions and community partners recently gathered in Anaheim, California, to attend the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA)’s convention and celebrate its 25th anniversary. This year the convention’s theme “25 Years of Resistance: Organize & Fight” emphasized APALA’s rejection of racism and the anti-worker position.

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Categories: VA, Workers' Rights, The Insider

VA Employees Demand Immediate Filling of 49,000 Vacancies at VA Hospitals Nationwide

September 08, 2017

Employees at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals have been staging a protest to demand that the 49,000 vacancies be filled immediately to ensure our veterans receive the care that they have earned.

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Categories: VA, Outsourcing , Veterans, The Insider

12 Quick Facts That Will Blow Your Mind This Labor Day

September 01, 2017

AFGE is celebrating the tremendous achievements of federal employees in various fields that have made a difference in the life of the American people and others around the world.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, Benefits, The Insider

Trump Threatens to Shut Down Government over Border Wall

August 25, 2017

If Congress fails to pass a budget with funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, President Trump has threatened to shut down the federal government - potentially leaving thousands of government employees and working families without pay or benefits.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., Senate, Congress, Budget, The Insider, White House

AFGE Election Win in Minneapolis, HUD Council Election

August 25, 2017

Physicians at the VA hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have voted to join AFGE and become part of the labor movement that stands for good jobs and a voice at work. Meanwhile, the AFGE HUD Council has just elected its new officers.

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Categories: HUD, VA, The Insider, Organizing

OMB Directs Agencies to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Help Fatten Pockets of CEOs

August 25, 2017

OMB Director Mick Mulvaney is directing agencies to prioritize their research and development funds for basic early-stage research that could be used by companies for product and service development. These corporations, including pharmaceutical companies that rake in billions in profits every year, need taxpayers to fund early-stage research because this kind of research is expensive.

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Categories: Privatization, The Insider, White House

AFGE Condemns Racism, Asks America to Come Together to Defeat Hate

August 18, 2017

Unions are about standing up for all workers, regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views. As one of the most diverse unions in the country that represents workers from all walks of life and various backgrounds, we are infuriated by what occurred in Charlottesville.

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Categories: Civil Rights, The Insider

New Policy on Opioid Medications for Federal Employees Injured on the Job

August 18, 2017

To fight the opioid epidemic, OWCP now requires medical justification for the long-term use of opioid medications.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, The Insider

Happy 101st Birthday, National Park Service!

August 18, 2017

To commemorate the National Park Service's 101st anniversary, let's go behind the scenes and get to know the people whose job is to protect America's national treasures and make your visit an enjoyable and memorable one.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Celebrates Diversity with APALA Convention and Diversity Week

August 14, 2017

As one of the most diverse unions in the country that represents workers from all walks of lives and various backgrounds, AFGE is proud to take part in two important events this week.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, AFGE National Departments, The Insider