OSHA has issued a heat hazard alert and announced more enforcement as a reminder to employers that they have the duty to protect workers.
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AFGE has surpassed our organizing goal for the year, ending July with a net gain of 1,500.
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AFGE and the VA have reached a settlement in which nearly 5,000 VA employees were wrongfully disciplined and terminated under the controversial firing law enacted in June 2017.
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The first 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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AFGE continues to welcome new leaders and activists to our family, and this year is no different.
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Thanks to AFGE’s relentless fight, TSA workers this month received their first paycheck with an increase of up to 31%.
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AFGE supports a bill that would give a tax benefit to workers by allowing them to deduct union dues on their federal income taxes.
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The House’s plan to cut OSHA by $95 million would put workers’ safety at risk as funding for training and enforcement of labor laws would be dramatically reduced.
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Registration is now underway for the AFGE Defense Conference’s annual training, which will be held the first week of September at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
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AFGE has reached an agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA), allowing 42,000 SSA employees nationwide represented by AFGE to enjoy new workplace rights and protections.
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“I told them the key points of AFGE, how we fight for solidarity and causes and that we’re internationally known and if you have a problem you can come to the unio.”
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AFGE Local 3403 representing researchers, scientists, and administrative employees at the National Science Foundation (NSF) is pushing back against the agency’s unilateral change in telework arrangements without waiting for the counteroffer from the union.
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AFGE is proud to announce that 20 AFGE members and their families have been awarded the 2023 merit-based scholarship organized by the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA).
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With the help of our many sponsors including the NVAC and AFGE Local 1633, WFP and AFGE’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) awarded 20 recipients each a $1,000 scholarship on behalf of the Fredna S. White Memorial Scholarship Program.
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At a congressional hearing on pending legislation July 12, Department of Veterans Affairs officials told members of Congress it has enough tools to address poor performance and doesn’t need a bill pending in Congress that would speed up firings of employees without proper due process.
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