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To Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich, Politicians Propose to Slash Pensions and Eliminate Pensions

July 24, 2017

In a rush to fund tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations, politicians are coming up with different ways to find the money. One of them is to eliminate pensions for new federal employees and cut pensions for current ones.

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Categories: Benefits, The Insider

Amid Budgetary Chaos, Important but Little-Known Labs Are Facing Closure

July 24, 2017

The only national labs dedicated to fossil energy research, which ensures our fossil fuels are used in a responsible, safe, and effective way, are facing closure and deep budget cuts.

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Categories: The Insider

Politicians Launch VA Privatization Blitz

July 21, 2017

Here are 5 bills that would open the floodgate of VA privatization and take away resources from the VA.

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Categories: VA, Privatization, The Insider

Call-in Day

July 18, 2017

Tell Congress to Oppose Cuts to Pay & Retirement

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Little Rock VA Nurses: We Have a Responsibility to Speak Up

July 14, 2017

The VA hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas has been severely understaffed for years, and management did little to improve the situation. To keep their patients safe, their nurses took to the streets to speak up.

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Categories: VA, Veterans, The Insider

100 Democrats, 9 Republicans Say They’re Not Supporting Trump’s Plan to Cut Federal Employees’ Retirement Benefits

July 07, 2017

Thanks to AFGE local activists who have reached out to their members of Congress, 9 Republicans and 100 Democrats are now saying they're rejecting President Trump’s budget proposals targeting federal employees’ retirement benefits.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., Budget, Benefits, The Insider, Retirees

Love Letters to the EPA Video Contest

July 07, 2017

AFGE Local 3911 will be holding a video submission contest for people to tell us why they love the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Categories: The Insider

Is the VA Closing A Montana Nursing Home?

July 07, 2017

For veterans spending the final years of their lives at the Miles City nursing home, this is their home. But for some VA administrators, this nursing home is just a concrete structure that could be disposed of anytime.

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Categories: VA, Retirement, Veterans, The Insider

What Does Congress Have in Store for Defense Workers?

July 07, 2017

BRAC? Privatization? Personnel System? The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act discusses all these issues. Read on to find out how this bill affects you.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., DoD, Congress, Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Outsourcing

4 Freedoms to Be Thankful for This 4th of July

June 30, 2017

Fourth of July is the most important day in American history. Many rights and freedoms we enjoy today were obtained because generations before us had the foresight to fight and preserve them for future generations. Here are four freedoms we are thankful for this 4th of July.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, The Insider

AFGE Honors 4 Veterans Who Are Outstanding Union Members

June 29, 2017

AFGE recently held its first veterans recognition event by honoring four veterans who also are outstanding union members.

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Categories: Veterans, The Insider

Shoring up Sinking Morale at Homeland Security

June 29, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security is one of the worst places to work in the federal government. Here's what members of Congress are doing about it.

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Categories: TSA, DHS, Workers' Rights, Benefits, The Insider

Unions Provide Checks and Balances against an Abuse of Power

June 26, 2017

There’s a reason there are three branches of government – to create a check and balance system in which no one branch of our government could become too powerful. Our founding fathers had several goals, but the most important of all was to avoid tyranny and defend democracy. This concept is central to the creation of labor unions. Unions provide checks and balances in the workplace against bad management and an abuse of power.

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Categories: VA, Official Time, Workers' Rights, AFGE National Staff, The Insider

Affordable Housing Under Siege at HUD

June 26, 2017

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s mission is “to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.” But looking at the Trump administration’s budget proposal for 2018, the department is no longer interested in doing all that. And HUD employees are not taking it laying down.

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Categories: HUD, Budget, The Insider

AFGE Rallies to Stop Delays in Veteran Benefits Claims

June 26, 2017

The Veterans Benefit Administration has implemented new rules that have already delayed benefits for many veterans and could potentially reduce their benefits even further. They are also unfairly targeting the claims processors. Here's what we're doing about it.

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Categories: Veterans, The Insider