BOP Expands Pepper Spray Pilot Program to More Prisons
November 25, 2014
The Bureau of Prisons last week expanded the pepper spray pilot program from high-security prisons to seven medium-security prisons.
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AFGE Members Play Significant Roles in Ouster of Phoenix VA Director
November 25, 2014
Two AFGE whistleblowers played significant roles in the eventual termination of former Phoenix VA Director Sharon Helman.
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VA
AFGE Council 241’s Census Blitz a Huge Success
November 25, 2014
AFGE welcomes 258 new members to the AFGE family following a successful Census Blitz.
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Big Enough to Win
How One Woman Helped Change the VA
November 25, 2014
In 2011, Dr. Michelle Washington went before Congress to sound the alarm about a shortage of VA doctors able to treat troops returning from war with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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AFGE to Hold DoD Conference Call on Cuts to Travel Per Diem
November 25, 2014
On December 4th at 11 a.m. EST, the AFGE Legislative and Political Action Department will hold a conference call to discuss the recent changes to the Joint Travel Registry (JTR) that reduce per diem pay for long-term TDY travel.
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Depot Workers Have a Voice through AFGE at DoD’s Depot Symposium
November 25, 2014
At the invitation of the Defense Department leadership, AFGE local presidents and several members of the executive boards of the AFGE depots as well as DEFCON Chair Don Hale attended the 2014 DOD Maintenance Symposium in Birmingham, AL, last week.
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AFGE, Veterans, Citizen Groups Demand Full Funding for SSA
November 20, 2014
AFGE and 34 other organizations, including Paralyzed Veterans of America, are calling on the Obama administration to request full funding for SSA – or at least $12.7 billion for fiscal 2016.
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Chaffetz to Succeed Issa as Chair of House Government Reform Committee
November 20, 2014
Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah will succeed Rep. Darrell Issa of California next year as chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Union Solidarity to Save the Postal Service
November 20, 2014
AFGE activists braved the cold to stand in solidarity with postal workers in their attempt to roll back a plan to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service.
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Walmart Adds $1 Billion to the Country’s Deficit Every Single Year
November 20, 2014
A new report shows that Walmart adds $1 billion annually to the country’s deficit through various tax breaks and is scheming to lower its U.S. corporate tax rate to 25%, which would deplete the country’s revenue by another $720 million a year.
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Depot Employees Earn Maintenance Award
November 20, 2014
AFGE depot employees at Hill Air Force Base in Utah earned bragging rights this week after accepting the Secretary of Defense’s Robert T. Mason Award for Depot-Level Maintenance Excellence at the 2014 DoD Maintenance Symposium in Birmingham, Ala.
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Lawmaker Wants VA to Hold More VA Execs Accountable in Legionnaires Scandal
November 20, 2014
Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania has pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to hold every senior manager involved in the cover-up of the Legionnaire outbreak at the Pittsburgh VA hospital accountable.
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AFGE Wins Restoration of Funding to Reduce Infant Mortality in D.C.
November 20, 2014
Thanks to AFGE District 14 and Local 2978, the federal government has restored funding to a program that helps reduce the District’s infant mortality rate
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AFGE Takes on VA Privatizers in CQ Researcher Debate
November 20, 2014
As the debate over privatization of veterans’ health care wears on, the dedicated employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs work tirelessly to provide top-quality care, programs and assistance to those who have borne the battle for our country.
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VA
Union Solidarity to Save the Postal Service
November 20, 2014
AFGE activists braved the cold to stand in solidarity with postal workers in their attempt to roll back a plan to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service.
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