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Largest Federal Employee Union Opposes Reinstatement of ‘Holman Rule’
Published:
January 03, 2017
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AFGE National President
AFGE Strongly Supports Rep. Ellison for DNC Chair
Published:
December 14, 2016
Labor leader, NC native, blasts state lawmakers for partisan power grab
Published:
December 14, 2016
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AFGE National President
AFGE: Senate Averts Shutdown But Unease Remains
Published:
December 10, 2016
Categories:
Washington, D.C.
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Congress
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Workers' Rights
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Labor
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AFGE National President
New Legislation Introduced to Grant TSA Officers the Same Workplace Protections as Other Employees
Published:
December 09, 2016
Categories:
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Largest Federal Union Urges Senate to Prevent Shutdown
Published:
December 09, 2016
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AFGE National President
AFGE Applauds Obama Action Giving Federal Employees 2.1% Pay Raise in January
Published:
December 09, 2016
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AFGE Applauds New Rule Lifting Barriers for Federal Job Applicants
Published:
December 02, 2016
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AFGE National President
DC Water Employees Rally to Fight ‘Bad Faith’ Negotiations
Published:
December 01, 2016
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Workers' Rights
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Federal employee union will keep fighting for working Americans under Trump administration
Published:
November 09, 2016
AFGE National VA Council Re-Elects Entire Slate of Officers
Published:
November 08, 2016
North Carolina native and union leader hails court ruling restoring voting rights for thousands of residents
Published:
November 05, 2016
Federal workers in San Antonio, Birmingham to see higher pay under new proposal
Published:
October 31, 2016
Federal workers in San Antonio, Birmingham to see higher pay under new proposal
Published:
October 28, 2016
AFGE Endorses Rep. Steny Hoyer for Maryland House Seat
Published:
October 21, 2016
AFGE President: Federal Retirees to Face Huge Spike in Medicare Premiums Barring Congressional Action
Published:
October 18, 2016
AFGE President: Congress Has No Reason to Celebrate a Near Government Shutdown
Published:
September 29, 2016
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VA Employees’ Union Endorses House Resolution to Strengthen Veterans’ Health Care
Published:
September 28, 2016
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Health Insurance Rate Increase ‘Unacceptably High,’ AFGE President Says
Published:
September 28, 2016
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Washington, D.C.
,
Pay
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Benefits
,
OPM
,
AFGE National President
Federal Workers Union: Presidential Debate Shows Why Hillary Is Our Candidate
Published:
September 27, 2016
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U.S. President
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Largest Federal Employee Union Urges Congress to Pass Clean CR
Published:
September 26, 2016
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Washington, D.C.
,
Congress
,
Sequester
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AFGE National President
Nation’s Largest Federal Employee Union Applauds Resolution to Honor Federal Nurses
Published:
September 23, 2016
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Washington, D.C.
,
DoD
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VA
,
Congress
,
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AFGE National President
VA Employees’ Union Urges House to Reject Flawed Accountability Bill
Published:
September 13, 2016
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VA
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Congress
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Nation’s Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Nevada’s Chip Evans for Congress
Published:
September 08, 2016
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Washington, D.C.
,
AFGE National President
,
District 12
VA Union Asks House VA Committee to ‘Reject All Proposals to Dismantle the VA Health Care System’ in Statement for the Record
Published:
September 07, 2016
Trump’s doublespeak at American Legion convention doesn’t fool veterans, VA union leader says
Published:
September 01, 2016
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Washington, D.C.
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AFGE National President
AFGE responds to federal employee pay raise
Published:
August 31, 2016
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AFGE National President
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General Schedule
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New TSA Guidelines Will Deplete Already Low TSA Employee Morale, Says Union
Published:
August 25, 2016
Categories:
TSA
,
Washington, D.C.
,
Workers' Rights
,
Labor
,
AFGE National President
AFGE Applauds Ruling Affirming Bathroom Rights for Transgender Workers
Published:
August 19, 2016
Categories:
Washington, D.C.
,
Workers' Rights
,
Civil Rights
,
AFGE National President
,
LGBT
Defense workers’ union raises questions over planned job cuts at Selfridge ANGB
Published:
August 18, 2016
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Washington, D.C.
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DoD
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Job Cuts
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District 7
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