Walmart is the largest private employer in the world. They make $16 billion a year in profits. And yet their workers live in poverty and rely on public programs to survive.
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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 President Cox wishes government workers a Happy Thanksgiving 2014.
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AFGE welcomes 258 new members to the AFGE family following a successful Census Blitz!
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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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Two AFGE whistleblowers played significant roles in the eventual termination of former Phoenix VA Director Sharon Helman.
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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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Two AFGE whistleblowers played significant roles in the eventual termination of former Phoenix VA Director Sharon Helman.
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AFGE welcomes 258 new members to the AFGE family following a successful Census Blitz.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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