AFGE Won Elections at Redstone Arsenal
August 07, 2015
AFGE this week won elections for both professionals and non-professionals at the Redstone space command in Alabama.
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Under Full Sequestration, Army Could Cut Additional 6,000 Civilian Jobs on Top of Initial 17,000
July 31, 2015
Contractors are about to have a field day as the latest analysis shows the Army, under full sequestration, will have to cut an additional 6,000 civilian positions on top of the 17,000 earlier reported.
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Senate Bill Renews Ban on A-76 Privatization Studies
July 24, 2015
The Senate Appropriations Committee this week passed the 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill with a provision renewing a government-wide ban on the A-76 outsourcing process. An A-76 prohibition specific to the Department of Defense was included in the FY10 National Defense Authorization Act.
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AFGE Receives Bipartisan Support for Depot/Arsenal Workers
July 24, 2015
Within one day, a letter showing support for federal civilians working at depots and arsenals across the country garnered 26 elected officials’ signatures – pretty impressive considering competing priorities and a short time frame.
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AFGE Is Finally Certified to Represent Police Officers at Raven Rock Mountain Complex
July 24, 2015
AFGE is known for our relentlessness in the pursuit of justice, and what happened this week shows our will to provide workplace protections for federal employees even though it might take years.
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AFGE Mourns the Murder of Four Marines, Navy Sailor in Chattanooga
July 20, 2015
In response to the murder of five servicemen in Chattanooga, TN, the American Federation of Government Employees, representing 670,000 federal and D.C. government employees across the U.S. and abroad, issued a statement sharing our condolences to their families.
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AFGE Welcomes 35 Ft. Lee Employees to the Union Family
July 16, 2015
AFGE has just won a union election for Registered Nurses at Ft. Lee, Virginia. The unit comprises about 35 Army civilian nurses, who will be represented by Local 1178 led by President Willie Slater.
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Army Plans to Kill 57,000 Jobs in Two Years
July 10, 2015
The government is supposed to help create jobs and thriving communities, but what the Army is planning to do is the exact opposite. The Army is telling 40,000 troops and 17,000 civilian employees that “I don’t want you for the U.S. Army.” The cuts are planned for 2016 and 2017.
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Senate Rejects 1% Pay Cut for Federal Employees
June 19, 2015
The Senate this week voted down a proposal by Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana to cut federal employees’ pay by 1% in 2016 and 2017 and use the savings to pay for additional brigades the Army doesn’t want.
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AFGE Activists Stop Commissary Privatization in Its TracksNew Page
June 19, 2015
Thanks to the outstanding work of AFGE activists across the country, the Senate, on June 17, voted in favor of an AFGE-backed measure blocking privatization of the commissaries.
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These 7 Measures in Defense Bill Will Impact Hundreds of Thousands of Employees
June 12, 2015
If you are a veteran, military member, military spouse, or Defense or Veterans Affairs employee, you need to pay attention to the Senate 2016 Defense Authorization bill (H.R. 1735) and amendments to the measure.
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AFGE Mourns Loss of Local 1945 Member Killed in Afghanistan
June 12, 2015
AFGE is saddened to report that we lost our long-time member and dedicated Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) employee Krissie Davis on Monday when she was killed in an indirect fire attack while working on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
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AFGE Urges Senators Not to Privatize Commissaries
June 05, 2015
As the House is debating the 2016 Defense Authorization bill, AFGE is urging senators to support a measure that would strike a provision that would privatize commissaries and cut a crucial earned benefit that has helped military families make ends meet.
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Commissaries Facing New Threat: Privatization
May 29, 2015
In the latest threat against military grocery stores that have long helped military personnel and their families make ends meet, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to cut this major source of financial relief and hand over the commissaries to for-profit businesses.
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More Cuts to DoD Civilian Workforce Likely If This Measure Survives the Senate
May 29, 2015
The Senate Armed Services Committee this week voted to keep in place a cut in funding to the Department of Defense Headquarters.
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