United Through Service, AFGE Honors the Commitment of Government Nurses
May 06, 2015
The American Federation of Government Employees joins with millions across the country to celebrate the service, passion and expertise of nurses.
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One Determined Activist, a Union Election Victory for AFGE
May 01, 2015
Sandra Caldwell had been subject to mistreatment from management. She was told to work through her lunch, was denied mandatory training, and was denied due process and workers’ rights.
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9 Ways This House Panel’s Decision on Pentagon Funding Will Affect You
May 01, 2015
It took the House Armed Services Committee all day and all night on Wednesday to go over nearly 300 proposals in its 2016 Defense Authorization bill, but they finally approved it at around 4:30 a.m.
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DEFCON Orientation Video
April 28, 2015
We have just released a new orientation video for our DoD locals to use in their organizing efforts.
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DoD
Defend Our Jobs Website Gets Overhaul
April 17, 2015
AFGE relaunched the Defend Our Jobs web center this week to help employees keep track of Department of Defense spending and authorization bills as they move through Congress.
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DoD
What Is the Quickest Way to Reduce DoD’s Personnel Cost?
April 10, 2015
Hire federal employees, the cheapest of all the three workforces, pointed out AFGE in a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, whose office will soon consider an authorization bill for the Defense Department.
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Defense Grocery Stores Fired an Expensive Bakery Contractor But Is Looking for a New Expensive Contractor
April 03, 2015
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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DEFCON Holds Spring Legislative Week in Washington
March 27, 2015
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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DoD, AFGE National Departments
Skilled Trades Workers in North Dakota, Montana Win Pay Rate Increase
March 20, 2015
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has approved a union-backed plan to increase wages for federal blue-collar employees at Minot Air Force Base and surrounding locations.
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How the Federal Government’s Burning Away Your Money in 1 Chart
March 20, 2015
Of all the three workforces that do work for the federal government – federal civilian employees, military personnel, and contractors – federal civilian employees are the cheapest, often by two to three times. But because of politics, agencies are forced to cut down on the use of civilian employees and give the work to contractors.
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DEFCON Sets Meeting with Senate Armed Services Committee Staff
March 18, 2015
DEFCON is scheduled to meet with majority and minority staff from the Senate Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee.
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DoD
This Proposal Will Cut Commissary Worker’ Pay, Pensions
March 13, 2015
The Defense Department is planning to cut pay and pensions of commissary workers, as recommended by the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.
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Report: Federal Contract Spending Through the Roof
March 13, 2015
Our government and its workforce are there to create safe, thriving communities that benefit everyone.
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Panel, Pentagon Come after Military Families, Employees
March 06, 2015
The exchanges and commissaries are an earned benefit treasured by military families and an important contributor to their quality of life. The modest cost of providing military families with inexpensive but essential goods and services is almost invisible in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) overall budget.
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DEFCON to Host Spring Lobbying Week
March 02, 2015
AFGE’s Defense Conference (DEFCON) will be hosting its first annual Spring Lobbying Week from March 22-27 in Washington, D.C.
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