It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of AFGE’s long-time union leader, activist, and this year’s Retiree of the Year Donald Fowler.
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The Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute and AFGE’s National VA Council last week released a report on the results of a survey which asked employees about the impact of recent legislation and administrative actions on employees, veterans, and their families.
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Whether working on-site or remotely, VA workers have been “showing up” to carry out the VA’s missions.
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Besides having no job security, the teachers are underpaid due to the agency’s 50 individual faculty pay steps and avoidance of any periodic pay-step increases.
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AFGE District 12 earlier this month hosted a weeklong training and evening retreat to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day that fell on March 8.
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At a hearing on government oversight on March 9, several members of Congress, many of whom are freshmen representatives, defended federal agencies’ use of telework as an effective, valuable tool which, in many instances, has been life-changing for employees who are military spouses or people with disabilities.
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Ground rules are important during contract negotiations as they keep things running smoothly. Failing to follow the ground rules could be damaging to the violating party, as is the case at the Small Business Administration (SBA) in Washington, DC.
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March is Women’s History Month, and we’re voicing our support for a joint resolution introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., that would enshrine legal gender equality for women and men in our constitution.
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Do you know what to do if there’s an active shooter in your building? What do you do if you suspect the air you breathe in your office makes you sick? What if you lifted something heavy at work that permanently damaged your back? Are you getting workers’ compensation?
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In a major victory for AFGE National VA Council, an arbitrator recently ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs has engaged in bad faith bargaining and ordered the agency to cease and desist its pattern of unlawful conduct.
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AFGE commends President Biden for proposing a 5.2% pay increase for federal workers next year but insists more needs to be done to keep up with inflation and address the double-digit pay gap between public and private sectors.
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The White House March 9 released its fiscal 2024 budget proposal that includes several priorities for government workers.
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Latest edition of the Government Standard highlights AFGE’s legislative conference and what comes next.
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AFGE members from Tobyhanna Army Depot joined a group of union members led by the Union Veterans Council for a visit to the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington.
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An arbitrator ordered the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 in Boston to allow an employee to work remotely after the agency unreasonably denied her remote work request.
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