A federal judge last week ordered the Bureau of Prisons to immediately reinstate the union contract covering about 30,000 correctional officers and staff AFGE represents nationwide.
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The Bureau of Prisons’ plans to close six federal correctional facilities will endanger communities and strain a workforce that’s already stretched thin.
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AFGE strongly supports legislation introduced in Congress that would address the alarming rate of suicides among correctional officers by increasing investments in and expanding access to critical mental health care services.
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AFGE, in partnership with Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and The Gray Matters Collective, recently convened a roundtable to address the urgent mental health challenges facing first responders.
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Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are pressing the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for details on how the agency is addressing ongoing staffing shortages at correctional facilities across the country.
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AFGE and its Council of Prison Locals are backing new legislation that would provide a one-time pay adjustment for correctional officers and staff to help address the Bureau of Prisons’ severe staffing crisis.
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The National Council of Prison Locals 33 recently filed a lawsuit challenging BOP Director William K. Marshall’s termination of the collective bargaining agreement.
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On Sept. 3, AFGE Local 4070 announced a $4,000 donation to The Gray Matters Collective, funding critical mental health support for correctional officers and their families in the local community.
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AFGE members working for the Federal Bureau of Prisons have reelected AFGE Council 33 President Brandy Moore White to her second consecutive term leading the Council of Prison Locals.
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AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Brandy Moore White told lawmakers there’s a whole other side to the discussion of sexual abuse in federal prisons.
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Correctional officers at Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Colorado staged a protest last week to put a spotlight on the low pay and chronic understaffing that poses a risk to officers and inmates alike.
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The AFGE Council of Prison Locals urges Congress to provide more funding for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) if we are to address staffing, safety, and security issues.
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A new piece of legislation has been introduced to speed up the hiring process at the severely-understaffed Bureau of Prisons (BOP) by granting the agency direct-hire authority.
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Labor leaders are joining AFGE in calling on Bureau of Prisons Director Collete Peters to retain the retention pay incentive at Thomson Federal Prison in Illinois.
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AFGE Local 683 representing workers at the Federal Correctional Institution in Sandstone, Minnesota, has just won an arbitration case.
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