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Management Suspended This BDO for Doing What They Told Her to Do. AFGE Helped Reverse Suspension.

September 10, 2015

An arbitrator recently reversed a three-day suspension against a Behavior Detection Officer from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, thanks to outstanding representation by the AFGE General Counsel’s Office. TSA had suspended the BDO for failing to follow directions when she went to training instead of performing another assignment.

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Categories: TSA

What Have We Learned from 9/11?

September 10, 2015

Congress seems to have very short memories when it comes to funding the government. Even with a potential shutdown looming in the near future AFGE members continue to do the best they can in spite of savage budget cuts. The important programs that have helped keep Americans safe require after 9/11 adequate funding.

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Categories: DoD, Congress, Budget, Border Patrol

To Counter Surge in Violence, Border Patrol Needs More Agents, Better Training

September 10, 2015

The U.S. Border Patrol needs more agents, fewer managers, and better training to counter a surge in violence along the Southern border, testified AFGE’s National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd.

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Categories: Border Patrol

AFGE Local President Wins El Paso Labor Advocate Award

September 10, 2015

Paul Ferris, president of AFGE Local 2516 in El Paso, ends his email messages with a slogan “We, Not Me.” That’s what he lives by and that attitude and what he has done for the labor movement earned him the 2015 Labor Advocate Award by The El Paso Central Labor Union. He received the award at the 42nd Annual Labor Day Breakfast held at the Wyndham Hotel.

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Categories: DoD, Member Profile

4 Steps To Counter Border Violence

September 10, 2015

The head of the union representing Border Patrol agents says the agency needs more agents, fewer managers, and better training to counter a surge in violence along the Southern border. Brandon Judd, president of AFGE's National Border Patrol Council, testified on Sept. 9 before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Categories: Border Patrol

Will You Get Paid if the Government Shuts Down in Two Weeks?

September 10, 2015

The 2013 government shutdown cost the economy $24 billion, and it could happen again at the end of this month. That’s why AFGE is mobilizing support for the Federal Employees Fair Treatment Act of 2015 (FEFTA) to be introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland to ensure that all government employees receive guaranteed back pay for their work in the event of any future government shutdown.

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Categories: Congress

AFGE Pushes Agencies to Inventory Service Contracts

September 10, 2015

Agencies have until February 15, 2016 to submit their inventories of service contracts to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), according to a new OMB data call. The memo is for non-defense agencies only as the Defense Department is covered under separate legislation.

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Categories: Outsourcing , Privatization

Tapping into G Fund Is Immoral

September 10, 2015

The Federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is an important part of the retirement system for federal employees and retirees. For some in the military, this may be their only retirement savings.

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Categories: Retirement

DoD Is Cutting Cheapest Workforce in Haste to “Cut Costs”

September 09, 2015

The Department of Defense has a new goal: instead of reducing funding and staffing at its headquarters by 20%, it now wants to do a 25% cut. The problem is, the workforce it’s cutting is the cheapest among the three workforces.

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Categories: DoD, Outsourcing , Privatization

DoD’s Contractor Workforce Is Either As Big or Bigger Than Its Civilian Workforce

September 04, 2015

The Department of Defense had at least 641,428 contractor employees working on various projects in 2014, according to a new service contractor inventory released this week. That number, however, is on the lower end as it is not based on actual hours and does not include the numbers from four major components.

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Categories: DoD, Outsourcing , Privatization

AFGE President Joins March to End Voter Suppression in North Carolina

September 04, 2015

AFGE President J. David Cox Sr. on Wednesday joined Rev. William Barber, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and hundreds of activists in a rally at the North Carolina General Assembly to end voter suppression.

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Categories: Workers' Rights

Hostile Work Environment at Iron Mountain VA Affects Quality of Care for Veterans

September 04, 2015

AFGE Veterans Affairs Local 2280 President Benjamin Balkum has spoken out against poor practices at the Iron Mountain VA hospital that hurt quality of care for veterans.

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Categories: VA, Veterans

Data Breach Victims to Receive 3 Years Coverage

September 04, 2015

All 21.5 million federal employees and family members whose personal data was stolen during the data breach involving OPM’s background investigation records will be eligible to receive three years of identity theft and identity restoration services under a contract with Identity Theft Guard Solutions.

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Categories: OPM

AFGE Is One Step Closer to 300,000 Members!

September 04, 2015

The August numbers are in. We now stand at 298,906 members, an increase of 1,042 from July. Thanks to the hard work of locals, councils, and staff, AFGE is one step closer to our immediate goal of 300,000 members!

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Categories: Big Enough to Win

Celebrate Labor Day with an Act of Solidarity

September 04, 2015

This year as we celebrate working men and women who have contributed to the prosperity, strength, and well-being of our country, AFGE urges everyone to also celebrate Labor Day with an act of solidarity with fellow workers because their work makes our work possible.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, AFGE National Departments