The Union Plus Mortgage Program, a benefit available to AFGE members, helped one woman and her family leave a sheltered for battered women and fulfill their dreams of owning a home.
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Make this holiday season special by giving your friends and families lovely gifts while supporting your fellow union workers.
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Like many Americans, Sporin thought the way employers treated workers poorly was the norm until he took a job at a cardboard box factory where employees were represented by the Teamsters. It was the first time he saw the pride, self-respect, and a sense of stability that came with the fraternity of a union.
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Veterans Affairs employees at the VA Employee Education System, Long Beach, CA and two Vet Centers in Beckley and Princeton, WV voted this week to be represented by AFGE.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced this week that notifications will begin to go out to the 21.5 million individuals affected by the data breach involving the federal government’s background investigation records beginning in September.
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AFGE is declaring victory after President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that eliminates a financial penalty facing retired federal law enforcement officers, federal firefighters, and air traffic controllers.
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Thanks to years of hard work by AFGE activists, the Senate and the House this week passed a bill that would eliminate a 10% early withdrawal penalty for federal law enforcement officers when they retire after age 50. The bill, which applies to those retiring after Dec. 31, 2015, will now go to President Obama for his signature.
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Of the more than 5,000 applications for the Union Plus Scholarship received from union members, their spouses and their dependent children in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands representing 36 unions, five are from AFGE!
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Washington, D.C. is celebrating its youth culture with exciting events throughout the week starting this Saturday, June 13.
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AFGE is proud to be a Rainbow Sponsor of the 40th Celebration of Pride in the Nation’s Capital this weekend!
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After joining the federal workforce in 1986 to use her talents at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Carolyn Federoff became involved in her local AFGE union.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) informed AFGE Thursday evening that the personal information of all 2.1 million current federal employees and an additional 2 million federal retirees and former federal employees may have been compromised during a Chinese cyberattack.
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AFGE is proud to be a Rainbow Sponsor of the 40th Celebration of Pride in the Nation’s Capital. As the nation's largest labor union representing federal and D.C. government workers, AFGE uplifts, affirms and protects the workplace rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
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AFGE law enforcement members have fought for this for the past several years, and today we're happy to report that the Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would eliminate a 10% early withdrawal penalty for federal law enforcement officers when they retire after age 50.This would never have happened if it wasn’t for our efforts.
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