Thanks to the hard work of AFGE activists, many pro-worker measures were included in the Defense appropriations and authorization bills, including a provision to ban outsourcing of civilian jobs.
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Long lines. Missed flights. Passengers are angry at TSA, and rightfully so. But they will be even more furious to find out who is actually the one that created this mess in the first place.
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People who have worked with the VA, are mentored by the VA, compare VA and non-VA hospitals, and receive care from the VA have spoken, and all the lies about how broken the VA is start to collapse.
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When he's not teaching at Ithaca College, Ari Kissiloff and his family are traveling to some of the most beautiful and historic spots in the United States on a quest to visit every last one of our country's National Parks. So what can the parks teach us?
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Do you pay rent, mortgage, student loan, credit card bills? If so, you need to pay attention to these three groups whose decisions affect your bottom line.
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If you are frustrated by long airport lines, don't blame TSA officers. Congress needs to do its job and give them the rights
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AFGE members came together and won up to $1,500 in transit subsidies per employee.
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In addition to the great courses offered at the Midwest Regional Training, we will also provide "New Beginnings" training for Department of Defense AFGE members.
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A group of lawmakers are calling for an end to the "illogical" cap placed on the number of full-time TSA Officers.
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Hundreds of AFGE members gathered in Philadelphia to plan for the future of our union. Here's a snapshot of what happened.
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As our country's national parks turn 100, we're celebrating not only the parks but also the people who keep them running.
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The Senate has rejected a move to privatize five Department of Defense commissaries under a pilot project that could have resulted in the privatization of all military grocery stores.
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New legislation and a drafted proposal to strip VA employees’ rights has been denounced by AFGE and comes as locals recently held an event touting the efforts and benefits of veterans health care.
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Some of the most inspirational leaders from the labor movement raised their voices for working people at AFGE's 2016 National Leadership Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
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AFGE VA Local 1061 Vice President Dewanda Mitchell’s aunt died of ovarian cancer. She volunteered to help raise awareness, not knowing she herself would be diagnosed with the deadly disease.
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