There are over 125,000 people held in private prisons across America – that's 16% of all federal inmates and 6% of state inmates. And with poor staff training, low pay and no accountability, they are a serious danger to correctional workers, inmates, and the public.
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Public servants are just like us. They have a family to raise and bills to pay. But thanks to pay freezes and other cuts, each has lost $91,000 since 2010. It's time to right the wrong.
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Enjoy the summer without breaking the bank thanks to these exclusive benefits only available to AFGE members.
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April Lott is an advocate for public servants. She also understands why it's important for AFGE to get involved with the local labor movement.
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AFGE members who work at one of the world’s busiest airports say they’re losing good officers every day.
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Private prison supporters say that public incarceration costs far more money than contracted, privately-run institutions. But when you look at the numbers, they just don't add up.
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After two months of negotiations, AFGE Council 120 and the U.S. Coast Guard have signed a new labor-management agreement which provides several new flexibilities for employees while improving the quality of service.
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If some lawmakers succeed, the 21 million Americans kept out of poverty because of Social Security may find themselves with nowhere to turn.
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Everybody thinks they know what it means to be a public servant. But did you know this?
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Read how Howard Egerman's life of public service led to him being honored by the California State Assembly.
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Too many health care and social service employees have been assaulted or even killed on the job. It's about time we do something about it.
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If you want to know how veterans feel about getting their care from profit-hungry hospital corporations instead of at the Department of Veterans Affairs, just ask them.
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Federal Prison Industries is set to shutdown 25 factories across the country because of low profits – making it even harder to rehabilitate inmates in our federal prisons.
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The National Defense Authorization Act is a yearly spending bill that touches every part of the Department of Defense. Here are 5 parts of the bill that you should pay attention to.
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The bipartisan agreement provides much-needed stability for the aviation safety agency.
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