AFGE EPA Council Kicks Off Campaign for New Contract
June 13, 2022
AFGE Council 238 leaders and members gathered for a virtual town hall meeting June 7 to kick off their campaign for a new contract.
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EPA Announces Delay of Houston Lab Closure – A Win for AFGE
May 09, 2022
AFGE is happy to report that the EPA has postponed the closure of the Houston lab our union has been fighting to keep open until 2027.
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AFGE EPA Council’s New Leadership Sets Priorities for 2022
January 31, 2022
Marie Owens Powell has recently been elected president for AFGE Council 238 by acclamation!
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AFGE EPA Council Signs Landmark Agreements with EPA to Expand Telework, Have More Flexible Work Schedules
December 06, 2021
At the EPA, the future is telework.
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AFGE Works with Congress to Prevent Closure of EPA Lab, Brain Drain
December 06, 2021
AFGE is working with coalition partners to prevent the closure of an EPA laboratory in Houston.
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EPA Ditches Trump-Era Contract, Restores Workers’ Rights
April 12, 2021
The EPA has signed an agreement with AFGE removing anti-worker provisions from the contract and taking steps to renegotiate a new contract that will be more worker friendly.
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Inspector General: EPA Reopening Plans Lack Consistency in Health & Safety Measures
December 07, 2020
EPA’s reopening plans and each office’s safety measures are inconsistent and need to be improved to make sure employees are safe.
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AFGE EPA Council Declares No Confidence in EPA’s Ability to Protect Workers Against COVID-19
October 19, 2020
The AFGE Council 238’s locals representing 7,500 Environmental Protection Agency employees nationwide recently voted that they have “no confidence” in EPA leadership.
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EPA Appears to Confuse Briefings with Formal Union Negotiations
June 29, 2020
EPA leadership appears to have confused agency “briefings” on COVID-19 with formal negotiations with the union required under the law.
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AFGE Scores Major Contract Victory for EPA Employees
June 22, 2020
13 improvements AFGE won in the new EPA contract.
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EPA’s Dishonesty, Lies Raise Concerns Over Office Reopening Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
June 01, 2020
EPA's mismanagement creates confusion and fear among workers regarding reopening.
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EPA Employees Intensify Efforts to Fight Attacks on Their Work
February 24, 2020
EPA workers are mobilizing across the country to fight for their rights.
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EPA Employees Begin Bargaining, Demand Bill of Rights
January 13, 2020
EPA employees are joining together to articulate a bold new vision for the agency through a 10-point EPA Workers’ Bill of Rights.
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FLRA Investigation Shows EPA Violated Labor Law
November 04, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency violated federal labor law by failing to bargain in good faith with AFGE.
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AFGE Files Charge Against EPA for Trying to Implement Anti-Worker Directives Declared Illegal by Court
July 01, 2019
Our union on June 25 filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for declaring they would impose new anti-worker management directives on nearly 9,000 EPA employees.
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