Pentagon’s New Push to Privatize More Federal Jobs

November 09, 2014

AFGE is calling the Pentagon out on its recent invitation to private-sector representatives to advise the department on how to privatize more federal jobs even though contractors are two to three times more expensive than civilian employees.

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Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave

November 06, 2014

Voters in Massachusetts, Trenton (NJ), Montclair (NJ), and Oakland (CA) voted to require companies with more than 10 employees to provide paid sick days to workers. Massachusetts this week followed in the footsteps of Connecticut and California when its residents voted to guarantee paid sick leave for workers.

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Attention Acquisition Experts

November 06, 2014

There are concerns that the federal government contracts with bad contractors which violate international core labor standards (e.g., freedom of association, right to bargain collectively as well as prohibitions against severe forms of human trafficking and child labor) as well as various civil and political rights.

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AFGE President Names Top Priority Following Midterm Election

November 06, 2014

AFGE President J. David Cox Sr. this week named AFGE’s top priority following the midterm election and the change in leadership in the Senate.

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Voters Vote to Raise Minimum Wage in 4 States

November 06, 2014

Voters in Alaska, Nebraska, Arkansas, and South Dakota this week voted to raise the minimum wage above the current federal level of $7.25 an hour.

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AFGE President Names Top Priorities Following Midterm Election

November 04, 2014

“First off, I want to thank all of the AFGE members, staff and supporters who rallied to get out the vote during the election. Our activists made tens of thousands of phone calls, knocked on doors from one end of the country to the other, and made their voices heard at the ballot box.

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Staffing Shortages Cripple Fayetteville VAMC Emergency Room

November 03, 2014

Stop cheating our veterans!

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LAX Shooting, One Year On

October 31, 2014

We are sickened by the mindlessness and ferocity of this attack on TSA officers. TSOs go to work every day to keep our nation safe from violent individuals who look to inflict harm on the flying public.

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The Real Issue on Election Day

October 31, 2014

What this election is really about is one question: Do we want a government that sits on its hands in times of great challenges, or one that rolls up its sleeves and tackles the problems head on?

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AFGE Seeks Expert Opinions from Acquisition Personnel on Scofflaw Contractors

October 31, 2014

There are concerns that the federal government contracts with bad contractors which violate international core labor standards (e.g., freedom of association, right to bargain collectively as well as prohibitions against severe forms of human trafficking and child labor) as well as various civil and political rights.

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Deaths on the Job in Federal Workforce Increased

October 31, 2014

Fatal work injuries among government employees went up 5% from 453 in 2012 to 476 last year. But the job fatality rate in the federal workforce shot up 19% to 124 during the same period, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs related to national security accounted for most of the fatalities – 75 deaths while the Postal Service accounted for 19.

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Employees Protest Closing of ER at North Carolina VA Hospital

October 31, 2014

As the Department of Veterans Affairs is still reeling from the secret waitlist and Legionnaire scandals, the recent closing of the emergency room due to a shortage of doctors at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in North Carolina puts a damper on its efforts to improve the department’s image and sends a wrong message to our nation’s heroes.

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President Cox: Army Needs to Lift Civilian Cap, Not Seek Exceptions to It

October 31, 2014

The Defense Department has put an arbitrary cap on the civilian workforce, violating a federal law. The Army has been going along with it, laying off thousands of employees and replacing them with military personnel and contractors.

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Feds Not Taking Full Advantage of Government’s Retirement Matching Contributions

October 31, 2014

Many federal employees are not taking full advantage of the federal government’s matching contribution to their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts, said Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, which manages four of the TSP’s five individual funds.

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Ryan, Issa Move Forward with Plans to Gut Federal Employees’ Retirement

October 31, 2014

Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Rep. Darrell Issa of California are asking the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare a report discussing long-term savings from their proposed cuts to federal employees’ retirement benefits.

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Pentagon’s New Push to Privatize More Federal Jobs

November 09, 2014

Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave

November 06, 2014

Attention Acquisition Experts

November 06, 2014

AFGE President Names Top Priority Following Midterm Election

November 06, 2014

Voters Vote to Raise Minimum Wage in 4 States

November 06, 2014

AFGE President Names Top Priorities Following Midterm Election

November 04, 2014

Staffing Shortages Cripple Fayetteville VAMC Emergency Room

November 03, 2014

LAX Shooting, One Year On

October 31, 2014

The Real Issue on Election Day

October 31, 2014

AFGE Seeks Expert Opinions from Acquisition Personnel on Scofflaw Contractors

October 31, 2014

Deaths on the Job in Federal Workforce Increased

October 31, 2014

Employees Protest Closing of ER at North Carolina VA Hospital

October 31, 2014

President Cox: Army Needs to Lift Civilian Cap, Not Seek Exceptions to It

October 31, 2014

Feds Not Taking Full Advantage of Government’s Retirement Matching Contributions

October 31, 2014

Ryan, Issa Move Forward with Plans to Gut Federal Employees’ Retirement

October 31, 2014

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