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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While Congress was on vacation the last week of May, TSA officers found a record-breaking 74 guns, 65 loaded, in carry-on bags across the country.
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The Obama administration did the right thing when it made millions of private-sector workers eligible for overtime pay. Now it needs to extend the new rule to public servants.
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EEOC launches Pride Month by honoring AFGE transgender member behind landmark ruling.
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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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Private hospital execs and the Koch brothers are about to make the next move to take over the VA.
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As the long days of summer approach, there's no indication that Congress will take the dramatic action needed to shorten wait times at the nation's airports. Read how AFGE is turning up the heat.
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