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AFGE Denounces VA’s Latest Attack on Workers, Veterans

May 06, 2019

AFGE is denouncing a proposal from President Trump’s Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie that would strip 250,000 employees in the Department of Veterans Affairs of many of the rights and protections they’ve won through collective bargaining. The proposal is clearly an attempt to set VA employees up to fail and pave the way for VA privatization.

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Categories: VA, The Insider

New Report on Mismanagement at Las Vegas VA Echoes AFGE’s Concerns

May 06, 2019

A recent news report documenting serious management failings at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System illustrates widespread problems affecting veterans’ care that have worsened under this administration.

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Categories: VA, The Insider

Former Watchdog: DHS Leadership out of the Loop Due to Staffing Shortages

May 06, 2019

Staffing shortages are making it harder on the American people who use these services and the employees who have to shoulder overwhelming workloads. At a congressional hearing on May 1, we learned that understaffing may have more serious consequences when it comes to the Department of Homeland Security.

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Categories: The Insider

New District 5 Y.O.U.N.G. Coordinator Excited to Get Started

May 06, 2019

We all know how important it is to involve young people in the labor movement, and we are excited to announce that we have another champion here at AFGE who will help us reach that goal. Congratulations to AFGE Local 503 member Tanyell Jackson, who has been appointed Y.O.U.N.G. Coordinator for District 5!

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Categories: District 5, The Insider

Trump’s Dangerous OPM Plan Kicks into Gear, Threatening Jobs and Civil Service as We Know It

April 29, 2019

In his continued quest to dismantle the apolitical civil service that keeps our country running, President Trump recently signed an executive order to authorize the transfer of the governmentwide suitability, credentialing and security clearance portfolio from the Office of Personnel Management to the Defense Department.

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Categories: OPM, The Insider

AFGE VA Council, VA Agree on Contract Negotiation Ground Rules

April 29, 2019

AFGE’s National VA Council and the Department of Veterans Affairs earlier this month signed off on ground rules for negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement for the 250,000 VA workers we represent.

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Categories: VA, The Insider

AFGE Supports Legislation Protecting Workers from Violence on the Job

April 29, 2019

Workplace violence is something no one should ever be forced to endure, but sadly it’s become the third-leading cause of death on the job – and is a serious and growing problem for all workers in this country.

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Categories: The Insider

Join AFGE in Celebrating Pride 2019

April 29, 2019

Every June, AFGE celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month to applaud the progress that has been made and to bring awareness to the struggles that still exist to reach equality for our union family. This year, we commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which are widely considered the most important event leading to the modern fight for LGBTQIA+ rights.

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Categories: LGBT, The Insider

Lawmakers blast Space Force proposal as ‘alarming’ attack on worker rights

April 22, 2019

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress are echoing AFGE’s concerns about the administration’s proposal to create a sixth military branch, the U.S. Space Force.

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Categories: DoD, The Insider

Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living on Workers Memorial Day!

April 22, 2019

Workers Memorial Day is April 28, and working people throughout the world are using the day to remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and renew our commitment to building safe workplaces for all workers.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Condemns Administration’s Policy Targeting Transgender Service Members

April 22, 2019

The Trump administration’s controversial rule barring transgender individuals from serving openly in the military went into effect April 12, reversing a policy the Obama administration had put in place three years earlier.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, The Insider, Women's & Fair Practices

AFGE Mourns Passing of Former National Organizer Maria De Leon

April 22, 2019

We write today with sad news. Our friend and former colleague Maria De Leon passed away in a car accident at the age of 64.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Defends Our Rights in EO Lawsuit Appeal

April 15, 2019

AFGE was back in court last week, defending our victory in the lawsuit we filed against the Trump administration’s May 2018 executive orders, which illegally attempted to limit collective bargaining, due process, and representational rights for federal workers.

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Categories: The Insider, Executive Orders

TSA Chief Reveals the Real Reason He Won’t Increase Officer Pay

April 15, 2019

Despite the important work they do protecting the flying public, frontline Transportation Security Administration officers are the lowest paid employees within TSA and among the lowest paid employees in the federal government.

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Categories: TSA, The Insider

VA to Kick off Privatization Process in June

April 15, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs is set to implement a new privatization program in June that will eventually lead to an irreversible dismantling of the VA health care system as more veterans are sent to for-profit doctors and more VA medical facilities are starved for resources.

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Categories: VA, The Insider