Unions’ Approval Rating Hits a 15-Year High
September 14, 2018
Despite corporations’ and politicians’ jointed efforts to cripple unions and union members, unions in America have enjoyed steady public support over the past decade.
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Opposition to Administration's Pay Freeze Grows in Congress
September 10, 2018
In a series of letters sent to the administration and congressional leadership, nearly 200 lawmakers joined to fight the proposed pay freeze for federal employees next year.
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Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, U.S. President, The Insider, White House
Another Union Win: VA Rescinds the Executive Orders
September 10, 2018
In yet another rebuke of the administration's anti-democratic, anti-worker executive orders, the Department of Veterans Affairs recently rescinded the order denying employees their representational rights at work.
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Official Time, Workers' Rights, OPM, Veterans, Civil Rights, The Insider, Executive Orders
Another Union Win: OPM Orders Agencies to Comply with Court Ruling on Executive Orders
September 04, 2018
As a direct result of our union’s leadership in the lawsuit against three union-busting, democracy-busting executive orders, and the resulting injunction we won in court, the Office of Personnel Management has ordered agencies to comply with the judge’s ruling and restore employees’ legal right to representation.
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AFGE Urges Congress to Give Feds 1.9% Raise
September 04, 2018
On August 1, the Senate approved a 1.9% pay raise for federal employees in January as part of a fiscal 2019 spending bill. But if the House of Representatives doesn’t act, federal workers will be denied any pay adjustment in January under an alternative pay plan President Trump submitted to Congress today.
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AFGE Members at VA Win Major Arbitration in Another Blow to Union-Busting Administration
September 04, 2018
The Trump administration was delivered another blow against its attempts to undo our apolitical civil service system and dismantle unions across the country. In a recent decision by an independent arbitrator, the Department of Veterans Affairs was found to be in violation of the existing Master Agreement between the VA and AFGE by improperly implementing the VA Accountability Act.
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VA, Official Time, Pay, Workers' Rights, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures
The Civil Rights Movement and Our Union
September 04, 2018
As is still true today, the labor movement was closely linked with the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Labor unions, and specifically black labor unions, played an integral role in the planning and execution of the March on Washington 55 years ago.
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9 Reasons Every Day Is Labor Day at Our Union
August 31, 2018
Labor Day is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It is also the day to celebrate some of the labor movements’ major accomplishments on behalf of all Americans.
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Huge Win for Our Union! Court Strikes Down Anti-Worker Executive Order
August 27, 2018
AFGE led the legal fight that struck back against the Administration’s executive orders- and won! In a landmark decision, a federal judge has ruled that President Trump violated laws providing checks and balances in the federal government by attempting to deny more than 2 million federal workers their legal right to representation.
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Administration’s New Policy for VA Will Cost Taxpayers Big Bucks
August 27, 2018
Taxpayers like us are on the hook for the cost of lawsuits, as a result of the administration’s decision to eliminate the Department of Veterans Affairs’ process allowing health care professionals and unions to correct management’s errors and resolve issues at lower levels.
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VA, Official Time, Workers' Rights, Veterans, The Insider, White House, Organizing , Grievance Procedures, Convention 2018
9 Best Moments from the 2018 Convention
August 20, 2018
Our union’s 41st convention wrapped up Aug. 17 with a strong message to the politicians who are actively undermining government employees and our democracy: We are fighting to win, and we will win.
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Workers' Rights, Retirement, AFGE National Departments, Veterans, Labor, The Insider, Organizing , Retirees, National Event, Convention 2018
AFGE On the Rise: What We've Accomplished Together
August 06, 2018
A lot of things have happened since our last national convention in 2015 – a new administration, hiring freezes, anti-union executive orders – just to name a few. But our list of some of our accomplishments below shows that our union is most powerful when we all stand together to protect our rights and democratic values.
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Two Little-Known Bills That Take Away Your Rights
August 06, 2018
Some members of Congress have introduced pieces of legislation that are not only hostile to employees but are also against our democratic values. What’s worse is that not many people know about them.
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Official Time, Workers' Rights, Labor, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures
86 Years of Fighting for Workers
August 06, 2018
Throughout our history, we have been champions of equality and justice in the workplace. Our government’s mission is to make America work for everyone, and 86 years after our founding, AFGE is proud to represent those who make America move forward.
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Workers' Rights, The Insider
Massive Protests in the Streets, Congress, Court Against Illegal Executive Orders
July 30, 2018
Thousands of AFGE members, more than 100 union presidents, members of Congress, and union members from unions throughout the country gathered to wear red for feds and stand up to the illegal executive orders targeting federal employees.
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