AFGE’s Hazard Pay Lawsuit Website Is Now LIVE!
March 07, 2022
Federal employees who were exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace are now able to join a class-action lawsuit.
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AFGE to Launch Website for Feds to Join Hazard Pay Lawsuit
February 22, 2022
Workers who are eligible for hazardous duty pay and have been exposed to COVID-19 will soon be able to join a lawsuit seeking hazardous duty pay.
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Federal Employees Working in Healthcare to Lose OSHA COVID Protection
January 10, 2022
AFGE is calling on the Biden administration to reinstate the Health Care Worker Emergency Temporary Standard.
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92% of Federal Workers Have Received at Least 1 Dose of Anti-COVID Vaccines
November 29, 2021
AFGE continues to encourage all our members who are able to obtain one of the FDA-approved anti-COVID vaccines as soon as they possibly can.
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Pandemic Could Permanently Alter How We Work
November 29, 2021
AFGE surveyed its membership to assess experiences working during the COVID-19 pandemic and determine to what extent members want to continue teleworking going forward.
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AFGE, SSA to Begin Negotiating Over Office Re-opening in December
November 22, 2021
The negotiations between AFGE and the Social Security Administration over the agency’s plan to reopen physical offices in 2022 are set to take place in December.
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AFGE Asks Biden to Delay Vaccine Mandate Deadline for Feds to Line up with Contractors’
November 15, 2021
AFGE asks Biden administration to delay the deadline for federal employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from Nov. 22 to Jan. 18, to ensure federal employees and federal contractors are subject to the same deadlines.
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GAO Report Provides Snapshot of Agencies’ Re-entry Plans
November 01, 2021
A new report issued by GAO provides a snapshot of 24 Cabinet or Cabinet-rank agencies’ policies and plans to bring workers back to the office.
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AFGE Is Asking New OSHA Head to Focus on These 3 Things
November 01, 2021
AFGE congratulates Douglas Parker on being confirmed by the Senate to lead an important workplace safety agency.
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Vaccinated Feds Speak Out, Encourage Others to Get Vaccinated to Protect Themselves and Coworkers
October 25, 2021
Government workers share their stories on the importance of vaccination.
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Have a Question About the Vaccine Mandate? We’ve Got You Covered!
October 18, 2021
AFGE has been proactive in our efforts to protect our members from the pandemic since the very beginning.
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AFGE Expects to Bargain Over New Protocols, Urges Members to Get Vaccinated.
September 13, 2021
AFGE urges vaccination against highly contagious Delta variant.
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Surviving COVID: Policy Recommendations
September 07, 2021
This is the final segment of AFGE’s 4-part series: Surviving COVID: How AFGE Members Took on a Once-in-a-Century Public Health Crisis
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Surviving COVID: Fighting and Winning for Front-line Members
August 30, 2021
This is the third segment of AFGE’s 4-part series: Surviving COVID: How AFGE Members Took on a Once-in-a-Century Public Health Crisis.
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Local 501 Protests Unsafe Working Conditions at Miami BOP Facility
August 30, 2021
AFGE Local 501 on Aug. 23 held a rally to shine a spotlight on critical issues at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in downtown Miami.
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