Home
NEWS
Recent News
The Insider

Recent News

Filter:

Rising health insurance rates will leave less money in your pocket

October 06, 2017

OPM has just announced insurance premiums will go up next year. The rate hikes mean less take-home pay for current and retired federal workers and another year of difficult decisions by many families on how to pay their bills.

Read More

Categories: The Insider, Retirees

American Citizens on Storm-Ravaged Islands Need Our Help

October 06, 2017

Federal employees are working around the clock to help our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands recover from the damaging effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. But for many residents, the pace of the recovery efforts has been glacial.

Read More

Categories: Member Benefits, The Insider

How Outsourcing Destroyed Lives, Broke up Families at FAA

September 29, 2017

An AFGE local president detailed how outsourcing flight service functions destroyed lives and broke up families at the FAA.

Read More

Categories: Outsourcing , Privatization, The Insider

AFGE’s Communications Department Sweeps 2017 Labor Media Awards

September 29, 2017

The winners of the 2017 International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) Labor Media Contest have been announced, and AFGE’s Communications Department has proven to be among the best in the labor movement.

Read More

Categories: AFGE National Departments, AFGE National Staff, The Insider

An Inside Look into the War on Federal Employees

September 29, 2017

Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia recently sat down with a group of Northern Virginia Labor Confederation activists, including AFGE members, to explain why federal employees are being attacked.

Read More

Categories: Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Benefits, Outsourcing , Privatization, Retirement, The Insider

"Activism is at an All-Time High" Interview with President J. David Cox Sr.

September 29, 2017

J. David Cox Sr. has served as national president of the American Federation of Government Employees since 2012 and was the union’s secretary-treasurer for six years prior. AFGE, an AFL-CIO affiliate, represents 700,000 employees across 14 federal agencies with 310,000 active members. Cox, a former nurse in the Veterans Affairs Department, spoke with National Journal's Alex Clearfield about the federal workforce and why President Trump is “Bush on steroids.”

Read More

Categories: Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, AFGE National Staff, The Insider, White House, Organizing

Don't Miss Out on This New Workers Compensation Class

September 22, 2017

If you're a union representative and need to help members file a workers' compensation claim, this class is for you.

Read More

Categories: Big Enough to Win, Training, The Insider

These 3 Legislative Victories Prove We Are Stronger Together

September 22, 2017

Special interests’ and their allies in Congress’ attacks on federal employees’ pay, benefits, and rights were relentless the past few weeks, but they couldn’t match the will and activism of AFGE members who bombarded Congress with calls, letters, and visits to their lawmakers. The results? These three major legislative victories that protect the civil service, jobs, and taxpayer dollars.

Read More

Categories: Washington, D.C., DoD, Senate, Congress, Official Time, Pay, The Insider

5 Things You Need to Know about the Latest Governmentwide Reorganization Efforts

September 22, 2017

The Trump administration has directed all agencies to create agency reorganization plan. Here are five things you need to know.

Read More

Categories: Washington, D.C., Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, Outsourcing , Privatization, The Insider, White House

Rep. Dingell, Sierra Club, and National Wildlife Federation Join AFGE Council 238 in Budget Fight

September 16, 2017

As federal working people at the Environmental Protection Agency continue to face unnecessary budget cuts and reductions in staff, AFGE Council 238 held National Save the U.S. EPA Day on Wednesday, September 13 at the National Press Club.

Read More

Categories: EPA, Senate, Congress, Budget, The Insider

Introductory Stewards Training Now Online

September 15, 2017

Attention AFGE stewards: you can now complete introductory stewards training online! Online Essentials is a fully online self-paced training available in our new learning management system (LMS), called AFGE Learn. Complete the eight interactive modules and quizzes to earn your badge for Worksite Representation: Stewards Essentials

Read More

Categories: AFGE National Staff, Training, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures

AFGE Local President Elected San Antonio Central Labor Council Trustee

September 15, 2017

AFGE Local 1367, which represents federal employees at Lackland Air Force Base, joined the San Antonio Central Labor Council (CLC) only in January. But eight months in, its local president Eloise Stripling was elected trustee of the council, a group of local labor unions that represent the interests of working people in the community.

Read More

Categories: DoD, Workers' Rights, Member Profile, The Insider

How One AFGE Council Trimmed Years Off Its Contract Negotiations

September 15, 2017

One of AFGE’s bargaining councils has cut the time it takes to negotiate a new contract from more than six years to less than two weeks – and you can do at your own local or council, too.

Read More

Categories: DoD, Pay, Workers' Rights, Benefits, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing

32,000 Federal Employees Mobilized to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims

September 08, 2017

Hurricane Harvey, the most severe storm in U.S. history, has dumped more than 50 inches of rain on Houston, killing at least 30 people and displacing 30,000. Federal employees, including AFGE members, are on the ground saving lives.

Read More