AFGE Local 704 representing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workers in Region 5 has filed suit against the EPA, seeking documents regarding the agency’s implementation of remote work for the workers.
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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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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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Marie Owens Powell has recently been elected president for AFGE Council 238 by acclamation!
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At the EPA, the future is telework.
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AFGE is working with coalition partners to prevent the closure of an EPA laboratory in Houston.
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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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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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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 leadership appears to have confused agency “briefings” on COVID-19 with formal negotiations with the union required under the law.
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13 improvements AFGE won in the new EPA contract.
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EPA's mismanagement creates confusion and fear among workers regarding reopening.
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EPA workers are mobilizing across the country to fight for their rights.
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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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The Environmental Protection Agency violated federal labor law by failing to bargain in good faith with AFGE.
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