Delegates at the National Veterans Affairs Council (NVAC)’s 24th Triennial Training Convention in Las Vegas have re-elected NVAC officers.
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AFGE is celebrating historic victories of union-endorsed candidates as more races are called for strong AFGE champions from both parties following the mid-term elections on Nov.8.
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In another victory for AFGE’s National VA Council and Department of Veterans Affairs employees, the VA has agreed to comply with privacy laws and its own regulations after the council filed a national grievance against the agency for disclosing more than 500,000 employees’ records of COVID-19 vaccination status without employees’ permission.
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The agency that’s tasked with promoting pro-worker policies across the federal government is not exactly implementing them for its own workforce.
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Nov. 15 is Fredna S. White Day, and AFGE locals in District 10 are holding organizing events to honor the celebrated AFGE leader who had been an advocate and committed activist in AFGE and the labor movement for 44 years.
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November is National Native American Heritage Month, an annual celebration of the culture, heritage, and history of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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D.C. and federal government workers across the country are joining AFGE in droves, eager for the chance to be a part of our movement for better pay, stronger benefits, a respectable retirement, and dignity, fairness, and respect on the job.
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The United States Coast Guard has settled with AFGE Local 219 over a charge that the agency had shared sensitive information about an employee and violated his rights and safety.
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AFGE is joining a coalition of unions, academics, and other allied organizations in calling on House and Senate leaders to include language in year-end legislation passed by both chambers that would prevent a return of a system in which government workers could be fired for political reasons and without due process.
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AFGE has filed petitions with the Federal Labor Relations Authority to represent employees transferring from the military services to the new Defense Health Agency.
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AFGE District 14 members discuss their jobs, public service, and what they wish people knew about government service.
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SSA employees protest chronic understaffing, underfunding, and management’s refusal to negotiate a fair contract with the union.
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AFGE Local 704 representing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workers in Region 5 has filed suit against the EPA, seeking documents regarding the agency’s implementation of remote work for the workers.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the mental health of healthcare workers, many of whom can’t get the help they need coping with anxiety and chronic stress.
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Thanks to the activism of AFGE Local 1224, the VA hospital agrees to give Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) a 12% pay raise!
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