The Defense Department is looking for ways to cut cost, but it appears that the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is not.
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The Tomah VA hospital in Wisconsin has been in the news lately for allegedly prescribing high doses of drugs to veterans. But did you know that it was AFGE members who blew the whistle on these practices that may have led to 33 dead veterans?
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Indiana Governor Mike Pence last week signed into law a bill that allows people and businesses to circumvent state laws on the grounds that they contradict a person’s religious beliefs.
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After over 18 months of tireless efforts to push back against unnecessary security privatization, AFGE Local 556 members at Orlando Airport have finally seen the fruits of their labor.
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AFGE Local 556 members at Orlando Airport have seen the fruits of their labor as the TSA Committee of the Greater Orlando Airport Authority (GOAA) maintained federal security screeners at checkpoints rather than hiring private, for-profit contractors.
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Seven days before his death, Cesar Chavez and his son-in-law stepped off a plane in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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"Your activism is compelling, and, in fact, quite inspiring."
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Did you know that several leaders of the labor and civil rights movements helped change the course of their communities and our collective history when they were only in their twenties and thirties?
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They were everywhere. Teaching workshops. Taking to the streets. Up on stage. Besides being one of the largest delegations to the AFL-CIO Young Worker Summit in Chicago last week, AFGE members and staff were active participants and key contributors to the AFL-CIO’s largest gathering of young workers in the federation’s history.
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A man armed with homemade explosives, a machete, and a bottle of poison walked into the New Orleans airport last Friday and started attacking Transportation Security Officers.
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The House of Representatives this week voted to approve a funding bill that would make it harder for you to work and retire with dignity.
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A man armed with homemade explosives, a machete, and a bottle of poison walked into the New Orleans airport and attacked Transportation Security Officers. How many more TSOs have to get hurt or killed before TSA does something?
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AFGE members from Department of Defense agencies held the first annual DEFCON Spring Legislative Week in Washington the week of March 23.
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The federal government set a new record in hiring veterans. In fiscal 2014, 33.2% of new hires were veterans, up from 31% in 2013, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced this week.
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House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen and his colleagues are fed up with Robin Hood in reverse.
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