New Report: Trump Has Doubled Spending on Temporary Contract Workers Since Taking Office

June 24, 2019

A new report reveals how the Trump administration is pushing the outsourcing of federal jobs to unaccountable private temp agencies, raising new concerns about accountability and quality of work especially in military and veterans’ privatized health care.

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AFGE Blasts USCIS Director for Pressuring Employees to Misapply Laws

June 24, 2019

AFGE blasted the new acting director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for pressuring asylum officers to misapply immigration laws and politicizing the process.

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House Lawmaker, Senate Staff Visit California Prison after Reports of Dangerous Conditions

June 24, 2019

An AFGE local representing correctional officers at Federal Correctional Institution Mendota in California hosted a congressional tour of the facility June 17 to highlight the prison’s dangerous conditions after their repeated efforts to get Bureau of Prisons (BOP) management to address the issues fell on deaf ears.

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House Committee Approves 3.1% Raise, Blocks Dismantling of OPM

June 17, 2019

Thanks to the hard work of our AFGE members and lobbying team, we are one step closer to a pay raise next year. The House Appropriations Committee on June 11 approved a 3.1% raise for federal employees in 2020, following in the footstep of a subcommittee which approved the raise the week before.

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128 Lawmakers Warn VA Its Anti-Labor Actions Will Hurt Veterans

June 17, 2019

A bipartisan coalition of 128 members of Congress is warning the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs that veterans could suffer if the agency succeeds in gutting the union contract covering 260,000 employees represented by AFGE.

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Scientists, Researchers Resist USDA’s Relocation Plan in Powerful Display of Defiance

June 17, 2019

The Trump administration’s efforts to undermine scientific work has led scientists, researchers, and other employees at two research agencies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take action in defiance of the agency’s relocation plan.

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Celebrating Pride 2019

June 17, 2019

Our country’s history is marred by attacks against union members and all working people -- and those attacks continue today. But union people have always stood up and fought back.

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Celebrating Pride 2019

June 17, 2019

Our country’s history is marred by attacks against union members and all working people -- and those attacks continue today. But union people have always stood up and fought back.

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House Panel Rejects Trump’s Proposal to Freeze Feds’ Pay in 2020

June 10, 2019

Thanks to the hard work of our union and members, the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee voted to give federal employees a 3.1% pay raise next year, rejecting the proposal to freeze it.

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Veterans, VA Employees, Local Communities Nationwide Protest Union Busting, Privatization

June 10, 2019

On June 5, AFGE VA members across the country stood together and received tremendous support from veterans and allies. The 68 rallies and events held by AFGE and VA employees nationwide shows the strength and solidarity of we have.

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AFGE Exploring Workers’ Compensation for St. Louis Workers Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemicals

June 10, 2019

Our union is looking into all possible remedies, including workers’ compensation, for current and former workers who have been exposed to 81 different hazardous substances including lead, cadmium, arsenic, asbestos, and other potentially cancer-causing chemicals at the Goodfellow Federal Center in St. Louis, Mo.

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USDA Faces Mounting Pressure from Employees, AFGE, Bipartisan Lawmakers to Cancel Plan to Close Job Corps Centers

June 10, 2019

The Trump administration’s plan to kill 1,100 jobs by closing nine Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (CCCs) hit a major roadblock as employees, unions, and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle mounted stiff resistance.

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Workers Mobilize Against Trump’s Unacceptable VA Contract Proposal

June 03, 2019

Doctors, nurses, claims representatives, and other employees working at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide are uniting against the Trump administration’s effort to undermine its own workforce and, ultimately, privatize the VA.

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SSA Skirts Court Decision, Uses Trump Political Appointees to Impose Union-busting Contract

June 03, 2019

A panel of Trump’s union-busting appointees has imposed anti-worker provisions in a new labor-management contract, gutting workplace rights for the people who ensure elderly Americans and those with disabilities can live with dignity and financial security.

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Can We Fix High Turnover at TSA? Yes! Here’s How

June 03, 2019

At a recent House Homeland Security Committee hearing about pressing issues at the Transportation Security Administration, everyone agreed that the turnover rates at TSA are way too high and TSA officers’ pay is too low. Something needs to be done if we are to protect our aviation safety and the safety and well-being of our workforce.

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New Report: Trump Has Doubled Spending on Temporary Contract Workers Since Taking Office

June 24, 2019

AFGE Blasts USCIS Director for Pressuring Employees to Misapply Laws

June 24, 2019

House Lawmaker, Senate Staff Visit California Prison after Reports of Dangerous Conditions

June 24, 2019

House Committee Approves 3.1% Raise, Blocks Dismantling of OPM

June 17, 2019

128 Lawmakers Warn VA Its Anti-Labor Actions Will Hurt Veterans

June 17, 2019

Scientists, Researchers Resist USDA’s Relocation Plan in Powerful Display of Defiance

June 17, 2019

Celebrating Pride 2019

June 17, 2019

Celebrating Pride 2019

June 17, 2019

House Panel Rejects Trump’s Proposal to Freeze Feds’ Pay in 2020

June 10, 2019

Veterans, VA Employees, Local Communities Nationwide Protest Union Busting, Privatization

June 10, 2019

AFGE Exploring Workers’ Compensation for St. Louis Workers Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemicals

June 10, 2019

USDA Faces Mounting Pressure from Employees, AFGE, Bipartisan Lawmakers to Cancel Plan to Close Job Corps Centers

June 10, 2019

Workers Mobilize Against Trump’s Unacceptable VA Contract Proposal

June 03, 2019

SSA Skirts Court Decision, Uses Trump Political Appointees to Impose Union-busting Contract

June 03, 2019

Can We Fix High Turnover at TSA? Yes! Here’s How

June 03, 2019

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