Affirming Rights of LGBTQ Workers: A Labor Issue
August 12, 2015
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AFGE: Violent Inmates Need to Be Segregated to Protect Correctional Officers
August 07, 2015
Correctional officers are attacked by violent inmates almost daily. Some have been killed. Clearly, something needs to be done about it.
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AFGE Wins Petition to Consolidate National Park Service Units in 7 States
August 07, 2015
Federal employees represented by AFGE at national parks, monuments, battlefields, historical sites, scenic rivers and trails in seven states will soon be covered under one strong master collective bargaining agreement after AFGE won a petition to consolidate units in the Northeast Region.
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AFGE Now Offering Online Stewards Training
August 07, 2015
AFGE is offering a one-day online training for new stewards or member activists interested in becoming a steward. Currently, September, October and November are on a wait list.
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Washington, D.C., Workers' Rights
This Week’s AFGE Pick to Click
August 07, 2015
What do U.S. companies like Goodyear, ExxonMobil, and Freeport-McMoRan have in common? A long record of horrendous labor and human rights abuses disguised as a campaign for freedom and democracy in Indonesia.
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Workers' Rights
AFGE Won Elections at Redstone Arsenal
August 07, 2015
AFGE this week won elections for both professionals and non-professionals at the Redstone space command in Alabama.
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DoD, Workers' Rights
AFGE Activists Got Congress to Keep VA Hospitals Open, Avoid Furloughs
July 31, 2015
Thanks to letters and phone calls AFGE activists made to their elected officials this week, both the House and the Senate approved legislation that would give the Department of Veterans Affairs the flexibility to shift funds from one account to another to keep hospitals open and avoid furloughing employees.
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Unions & Latinos: We Want to Hear from You
July 31, 2015
In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, the AFL-CIO Labor Council For Latin American Advancement (LCAA) is putting together a new report about how unions can positively impact the lives of Latinos. The LCAA is looking for YOUR stories to feature in their new report.
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Workers' Rights
After Nearly 20 Years, AFGE, HUD Sign New Contract
July 31, 2015
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and HUD AFGE Council 222 last week signed a new labor-management contract, the first in nearly 20 years.
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Under Full Sequestration, Army Could Cut Additional 6,000 Civilian Jobs on Top of Initial 17,000
July 31, 2015
Contractors are about to have a field day as the latest analysis shows the Army, under full sequestration, will have to cut an additional 6,000 civilian positions on top of the 17,000 earlier reported.
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AFGE Supports Bill that Would Block Loss of up to 20% of your Social Security
July 31, 2015
If you work hard and invest into something, you should reap the benefits. But next year, 11 million Americans who have worked hard and paid into Social Security for 22 years on average stand to lose a big chunk of their hard earned money – nearly 20% to be exact.
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AFGE Mobilization Puts the Brakes on Bad VA Bill
July 31, 2015
The record breaking calls from AFGE activists to their elected members of Congress blocked efforts to rush a bad bill through both the House and the Senate before they leave town for the August recess this week.
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AFGE Denounces Passage of House Bill H.R. 1994
July 30, 2015
AFGE denounced the passage of H.R. 1994, legislation that will destroy the due process rights of more than 350,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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VA, Workers' Rights
House Set to Vote Next Week to Allow VA Managers to Fire Anyone, Anytime
July 24, 2015
One in three VA employees are veterans, but that doesn’t stop elected officials from the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs from passing legislation that would give VA managers a green light to fire front line employees whenever, wherever.
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1.3% Pay Raise for Feds in 2016?
July 24, 2015
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed the 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill without blocking a 1.3% pay raise for federal employees proposed by President Barack Obama.
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