The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun implementing the administration's executive order purging unions and gutting your rights to fight injustice in the workplace.
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Without due process, we cannot have a democratic system. Only in a dictatorship where citizens are not protected by a system of due process and could be wrongfully punished. Unfortunately, some politicians are taking our country in that direction.
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For 60 years, NASA’s mission to further knowledge of our home planet and the search for life on other worlds is a source of pride for us all. From Apollo 13’s journey to the Moon to Pioneer 10’s flight to Jupiter, NASA employees’ expertise, passion, and dedication have helped us reach the stars. For them, the sky is literally not the limit.
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In yet another example of an irresponsible, undemocratic, unprecedented attempt to wipe out labor unions from the United States, the Trump administration has ordered federal agencies across the country to begin implementing the three controversial executive orders to obstruct our work fighting discrimination, retaliation, and injustices in the federal workplace.
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Our union exists to protect the merit systems, ensure justice, equality, and workers’ voice – all important factors for our government to serve and protect the American people. We make sure researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other public servants have the tools and resources they need to do their jobs. But this administration is showing zero leadership in helping them do their jobs better.
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As the administration works to purge our union from the workplace, 132 members of Congress join us in calling for a stop to the union-busting Executive Orders.
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Unions are a cornerstone of our democracy and our middle class. Unions are important more than ever in light of an all-out war on the labor movement, whether it’s right-to-work-for-less laws, Janus, or other Supreme Court rulings that helped advance corporate interests.
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Since its creation in 1930, the VA has been a world-class organization, providing health care and life-changing benefits to millions of veterans across the country. The VA is also home to medical breakthroughs, inventions, and Nobel Prize laureates. VA’s tremendous research and partnerships with academic institutions have far-reaching impact and have transformed the world of medicine. This kind of success is due in no small part to dedicated VA employees – 1 in 3 are veterans themselves.
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A bipartisan group of current and former lawmakers have filed an amicus brief in support of lawsuits filed by AFGE and other federal unions challenging President Trump’s anti-worker executive orders.
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Federal employees in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, Alabama; Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont; San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, Texas; and Virginia Beach, Virginia will receive a locality pay raise next year to account for large pay gaps with non-federal employers.
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has already been under a huge strain since President Trump took office, following the misguided hiring freeze, budget cuts, and staffing reductions. Now, the men and women who safeguard these prisons are being asked to oversee 1,600 detainees in five federal prisons - posing severe health and safety risks to correctional officers, detainees, inmates, and the surrounding communities.
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Union Plus recently awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 115 students representing 32 unions, including three winners who represent AFGE.
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The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME is another effort to weaken workplace protections and advance corporate interests. The ruling follows another Supreme Court decision in which the high court ruled that companies can force employees into lengthy and expensive one-on-one arbitration procedures instead of allowing them to pursue class-action grievances.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) opened its doors 53 years ago on July 2, 1965, with the mission of eliminating unlawful employment discrimination. While we've made progress, we still have a long way to go.
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For more than two centuries, the American people have been standing together to uphold our beliefs in democracy, liberty, equality, and opportunity. Our country was built on courage and determination, and we strive to shape our own destiny to make this country a more perfect union. And what’s more patriotic than serving the fellow American people and making their lives better?
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