USDA, We Have a Problem
February 06, 2023
At the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Maryland, the largest agricultural research facility in the world, things are not going well.
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Remote IT Workers at USDA Voted to Join AFGE
July 25, 2022
AFGE has big win at USDA!
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1,000 USDA Employees Being Moved Out of Toxic Building Complex
June 29, 2020
After a years-long fight, 1,000 employees working for the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development department are being moved out of the contaminated Goodfellow building complex in St. Louis, MO.
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FLRA Should Reject USDA's Request to Evade Legal Obligations
February 03, 2020
The FLRA should refuse to consider the USDA's request to issue guidance that would allow the agency to deviate from established labor law.
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USDA Issues Dirty Pork Rule, Allows Pork Producers to Inspect Own Meat
September 23, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is once again putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.
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AFGE Blasts USDA for Slashing Separation Payments for Workers Forced to Quit
August 26, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slashed the amount of separation payments it promised to make to employees who are being forced to quit their jobs as the department relocates two agencies.
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USDA, AFGE Reach Agreement on Provisions to Ease Forced Relocations from D.C. to Kansas City
August 12, 2019
AFGE has reached agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on provisions designed to mitigate some of the impact of the forced relocation of employees at two USDA agencies from Washington to the Kansas City region.
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USDA Firing Half of Scientists at 2 Research Agencies
July 22, 2019
The Trump administration is sending out removal letters to 250 scientists and researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) who have declined short-notice relocation from Washington, D.C. to a not-yet-to-be determined area in the Kansas City region.
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Mass Exodus Projected If USDA Forces NIFA Workers to Relocate
July 15, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is projected to experience catastrophic employee attrition as a result of the short-notice move of 90% of all NIFA employees out of the National Capital Region.
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GSA to Close Federal Complex Plagued by Cancer-Causing Chemicals Following AFGE’s Complaint
July 01, 2019
AFGE members came together to demand a safe workplace, and their efforts paid off. Employees were informed that the General Services Administration (GSA) will cease operating at the contaminated Goodfellow Complex in St. Louis, Mo., and employees will be moved to a new location.
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USDA Faces Mounting Pressure from Employees, AFGE, Bipartisan Lawmakers to Cancel Plan to Close Job Corps Centers
June 10, 2019
The Trump administration’s plan to kill 1,100 jobs by closing nine Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (CCCs) hit a major roadblock as employees, unions, and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle mounted stiff resistance.
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Bill Introduced to Block Relocation of USDA Research Agencies
June 03, 2019
A bill has been introduced in the Senate to block the Trump administration’s plan to politicize scientific research and relocate two research agencies outside the capital.
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Lawmakers Tell USDA to Halt Moving ERS Headquarters
May 20, 2019
The Trump administration’s plan to move the headquarters of the Economic Research Service (ERS) out of Washington, D.C. hit a major snag as capital region lawmakers are pushing back against the relocation, which many sees as the administration’s attempt to politicize research and science.
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Huge Victory: USDA Economists, Analysts Vote Overwhelmingly to Join AFGE
May 13, 2019
In a huge victory for federal government workers, economists, researchers, analysts, and other employees at the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) on May 9 voted overwhelmingly to join AFGE, the largest union representing D.C. government and federal employees nationwide.
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Despite Threats of Shutdown, Pay Freeze, Feds Continue to Save Lives
September 17, 2018
Responding to natural disasters is a core function of government that most people forget until their lives are at risk. As Hurricane Florence barreled toward the Carolina coast, more than 4,000 federal employees were mobilized to help communities prepare for the storm.
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