Official Time: What You Need to Know
May 19, 2017
A political wild goose chase is happening in Congress, but it's not what you think. See the video and infographic that explain official time →
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Failed Priorities: Congress Focuses on Firing VA Workers While 49,000 VA Jobs Sit Vacant
May 19, 2017
Politicians’ years of anti-government rhetoric and cuts to employee pay and benefits is one of the main reasons the VA is having difficulty recruiting qualified individuals. Instead of making it easier for people to come work for the VA, politicians are doubling down on worker attacks.
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5 Reasons Why Reviving NSPS Is a Bad Idea
May 19, 2017
With a new Congress, there is a renewed attempt to resurrect the tried-and-failed National Security Personnel System (NSPS) at the Department of Defense. Here are five reasons why that's a bad idea.
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DoD, The Insider
Federal Prisons Just Got a LOT Safer with these Two Victories
May 19, 2017
After years of hard work from the Council of Prison Locals and safe prison activists, correctional workers scored huge victories with the Thin Blue Line Act and gun lockers.
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BOP, The Insider
3 Reasons You Want to Attend This Year’s AFGE Health & Safety Conference
May 15, 2017
Workers are safer now than before because of health and safety protections that require employers to provide workplaces free of hazards like toxins and diseases. These rules and laws, however, are only as strong as they are enforced.
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The Insider
People Are Turning Out at EPA Offices Across the Country to Thank EPA Employees
May 15, 2017
EPA employees are being targeted for massive budget and staff cuts, and so these people showed up at their offices bringing cookies and thank you cards to show their support.
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EPA, The Insider
This Woman Came to Washington to Shatter the 'Official Time' Myth
May 15, 2017
Politicians are lying about how public servants use 'official time.' This woman came to Washington to shatter the myth.
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7 Things Congress Saved from the Administration’s Axe
May 08, 2017
Congress has passed a funding bill that would keep the government running until the end of this fiscal year. It's evident that public opinion and our voice played a role in the budget outcomes as lawmakers largely ignored the Trump administration’s wish list of massive cuts. Here are the seven areas we together saved from the administration's axe.
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Budget, The Insider
Have You Thanked a Nurse Today?
May 08, 2017
Hospitals cannot run without nurses. That's why AFGE proudly celebrates National Nurses Week with nursing professionals around the country May 6 – 12.
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The Insider
Solutions, Not Pollution: Why EPA Employees Joined Climate Marches Across the Country
May 08, 2017
EPA employees joined hundreds of thousands of people in the People’s Climate Marches held across the country to protest the Trump administration’s pro-polluter policies and proposed budget cuts to the EPA.
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EPA, The Insider
8 Signs You Are a Union Mom
May 08, 2017
Union moms do all the things that moms do but also stand up for their union family. And they do all this so seamlessly that many people don’t even know they’re a union mom.
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Workers' Rights, The Insider
If You Travel and Go Through Airport Security, You Need to Pay Attention to This Bill
May 08, 2017
Why should people care about what’s going on with TSA officers? Because they can’t afford not to.
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The People Who Prove Not All Heroes Wear Capes
May 08, 2017
Our lives would be impossible without public servants.
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The Insider
Congress Reaches Deal to Fund Government Through September
May 01, 2017
Congress April 30 reached a $1 trillion agreement to fund the government through the end of September, averting another shutdown threat at the end of this week.
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Walk. Run. Support Federal Workers.
May 01, 2017
Come out and show your support for federal employees, their families, and their charity, the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund.
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