AFGE Local 501 on Aug. 23 held a rally to shine a spotlight on critical issues at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in downtown Miami.
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AFGE's new local in Oahu, Local 1239, has recently been chartered to represent Registered Nurses at the Tripler Army Medical Center.
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AFGE is fighting the government’s effort to delay our union’s hazard pay lawsuit following a judge’s ruling in an unrelated case.
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This is the second segment of AFGE’s 4-part series: Surviving COVID: How AFGE Members Took on a Once-in-a-Century Public Health Crisis
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The Biden administration Aug. 18 issued additional guidance on COVID-19 vaccination and testing.
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AFGE applauds the Biden administration for seeking to hire more employees to handle the current workload and new responsibilities of workers at an important immigration agency.
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Congratulations to newly elected AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.
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President Joe Biden’s two important nominations to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) will bring to an end the Trump-appointed majority at the FLRA.
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This is the first segment of AFGE’s 4-part series: Surviving COVID: How AFGE Members Took on a Once-in-a-Century Public Health Crisis.
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3,337 new members joined the AFGE family in July – nearly another record-setting month!
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The AFGE Council of Prison Locals has signed a master agreement with the Bureau of Prisons with a number of new benefits for AFGE members.
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was an inspirational labor leader who devoted his life to working people.
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Thanks to the relentless advocacy of AFGE Local 4070, the Bureau of Prisons approved a 10% retention pay incentive for all eligible staff at US Penitentiary Thomson in northern Illinois.
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AFGE will demand to negotiate with the Biden administration over the implementation of these new requirements.
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OPM has recently issued new guidance on telework as agencies are preparing to safely return federal workers to the physical worksites.
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