If you and your co-workers work in the same building or on the same military base, your pay should be based on the same locality rate, right? Turns out, that’s not always the case for many hourly workers at several locations.
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In October, we celebrate the 70th Annual Disability Employment Awareness Month and look at how unions play and important role in educating activists of the rights of workers with disabilities.
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The deeper one person got into her VA career, the more apparent it became that those who speak up about problems with patient care were being ostracized, criticized and by certain managers. There was a dark side to the workplace she loved—a culture steeped in intimidation, retaliation and reprisal—and she knew that someone needed to do something about it. Read her story:
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On a cold day in February of 2013, veterans nurse Kathi Dahl sat before a Congressional committee in Washington, D.C. to sound the alarm. At a time when on one else wanted to talk about management's failure to announce and remediate an outbreak, Kathi stepped forward to demand action.
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When Gulf War veteran Eric Young was medically discharged from the Army as a 60% service-connected veteran, he knew he could trust the doctors and medical staff at Veterans Affairs to get him back on his feet. That's why Young was so concerned when he saw more and more veterans returning from conflicts overseas, and less health care workers to pick up the load.
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You've heard that sequestration could lead to major pay cuts and more furloughs for federal employees, but what is sequestration, exactly? We explain.
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With a possible government shutdown in a little over 50 days, AFGE is joining a coalition of 52 good government organizations in urging senators to close an outrageous tax loophole that allows hedge funds, private equity firms, and venture capitalists to avoid billions of dollars in taxes each year.
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Organizational instability, service cuts, and poor services are some of the most common complaints made against private emergency services. Yet the D.C. Council chose to put the lives of D.C. residents at risk by voting to hand over control of critical emergency services to for-profit businesses.
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AFGE successfully pushed for wage equality at a New Jersey base.
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Congressman Rob Bishop didn’t like what he heard from AFGE activists about what’s happening at the Forest Service’s Job Corps centers. Here’s why.
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Outsourcing work designated for performance by civilian employees is prohibited by law and the Defense Department’s own implementation policy. Yet the Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking to do just that.
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Not Department of Defense employees, as it turns out.
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The grain industry has failed in its attempt to get Congress to privatize grain inspection.
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Keeping up with the ever-changing requirements of the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service can be difficult for locals and councils. Thankfully, AFGE’s National Secretary-Treasurer's office is here to help.
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As Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) comes to an end, we’re reflecting on the difference unions make for Latinos in the United States. While overall, 40% of Latino workers earn poverty level wages, Latinos earn more and have more protections when they belong to a union, according to a new report released by the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA).
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