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Feds Who Are Veterans to Enjoy Full VA Benefits Following Supreme Court's Decision on Same-Sex Marriage

July 02, 2015

Federal employees who are veterans will now receive full veteran benefits as the Department of Veterans Affairs is extending all VA benefits to same-sex veterans following the Supreme Court’s decision last week which affirmed that all Americans have the right to marry the person they love, regardless of their sexual orientation or where they live.

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Categories: VA

Buying a Ticket for a Broadway Show? Ask If It's Equity

July 02, 2015

The next time you purchase a ticket for a Broadway musical, make sure it’s the cast of Equity actors – performers who belong to the union and are protected against unfair treatments such as unreasonable performance demands.

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Categories: Workers' Rights

AFGE Membership Hits Record High - Again!

July 02, 2015

AFGE closed the month of June with the highest membership record of 296,199 members, closing in on our immediate goal of 300,000! The union welcomed 1,717 more members into the AFGE family last month.

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Categories: Big Enough to Win

AFGE Local President Donates Kidney to Coworker's Spouse

July 02, 2015

AFGE Local 2028 President Kathi Dahl had been working as a registered nurse at the VA hospital in Pittsburgh for more than 20 years when she heard that her coworker’s husband needed a kidney transplant and had been put on a waiting list.

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Categories: VA, Member Profile

AFGE Wins Pension Protections for Federal Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters

July 02, 2015

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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Categories: DOJ, Workers' Rights, Member Benefits, BOP

AFGE Launches Justice for Jose Campaign

July 02, 2015

Joseph Cabrera Sablan was already serving a life sentence when he killed Correctional Officer Jose Rivera at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, Calif., seven years ago. He admitted to stabbing Jose 27 times with a homemade shank when the unarmed 22-year-old officer was returning inmates to their cells for a headcount.Joseph Cabrera Sablan was already serving a life sentence when he killed Correctional Officer Jose Rivera at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, Calif., seven years ago. He admitted to stabbing Jose 27 times with a homemade shank when the unarmed 22-year-old officer was returning inmates to their cells for a headcount.

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Categories: DOJ, BOP

AFGE Seeks Financial Compensation for Feds in Class Action Lawsuit against OPM

July 02, 2015

AFGE on Monday filed a class action lawsuit against Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour alleging that they failed to heed warnings, obey security policies, and are liable for one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.

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Categories: Workers' Rights

AFGE expresses outrage at church burnings

July 02, 2015

We are appalled at the spate of fires at predominately black churches across the South that has occurred in the weeks following the tragic shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the parishioners at the affected churches.

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New Issue: The Government Standard

July 02, 2015

Curious about the new locality pay areas? Wondering about the data breach? Want to keep up with our Big Enough to Win Campaign? We got you covered and more. The July/August issue of the Government Standard is chock full of information important to federal employees like you.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, Document

AFGE Urges Administration to Adopt New Overtime Rule for Feds

July 02, 2015

The Obama administration is issuing new regulations that will provide overtime pay to workers who have been forced to work overtime but have not been paid for it.

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Categories: Pay, Workers' Rights

AFGE Files Class Action Lawsuit against OPM over Data Breach

June 30, 2015

On June 29, AFGE filed a class action lawsuit against Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour alleging that they failed to heed warnings, obey security policies, leading to one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.

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Categories: Workers' Rights

AFGE Launches Justice for Jose Campaign

June 30, 2015

Joseph Cabrera Sablan was already serving a life sentence when he killed Correctional Officer José Rivera at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, Calif., seven years ago this month. He admitted to stabbing Jose 27 times with a homemade shank when the unarmed 22-year-old officer was returning inmates to their cells for a headcount.

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Categories: DOJ, BOP

AFGE Local 1020 Cements Victory over Outsourcing at VA Cemetery in Indiana

June 26, 2015

Because of AFGE Local 1020’s relentless fight, the Department of Veterans Affairs Marion National Cemetery in Indiana decided not to contract out some cemetery work for good.

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Categories: VA

AFGE Op-ed Defends Due Process for Federal Workers

June 26, 2015

Check out AFGE’s new op-ed in the Hill discussing the importance of due process in the federal government.

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Categories: Workers' Rights

House Panel Approves Bill Allowing VA to Fire Employees at Will

June 26, 2015

The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on Thursday approved with a minor revision a bill that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire all employees, including non-management, at will.

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Categories: VA, Workers' Rights