Over the past several years, the country has constantly been on a brink of a government shutdown - and not because we don’t have the money to fund it. Some in Congress can’t decide whether to fund programs that benefit most Americans, or whether to give massive tax cuts to the wealthy and big corporations. It is disheartening that we are once again at the brink of a government shutdown right before Christmas.
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Congress passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open until Dec. 22.
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The last time Congress shut down the government for 16 days in 2013, it cost the economy $24 billion and 120,000 jobs in the private sector. There were also a few misconceptions out there about the shutdown and government employees. Before people start coming up with alternative facts again this time around, we want to set a few things straight.
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The House of Representatives passed a bill that would at least double the probationary period for federal employees.
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It’s that time of year to reflect and be thankful for the important things in life. This year, the most grateful people appear to be the wealthy and CEOs.
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Leaders of the House of Representatives on Nov. 2 unveiled its tax plan that would mostly benefit those who need help the least: wealthy individuals and large corporations.
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When Congress created the Veterans Choice privatization program years ago to push veterans into for-profit hospitals, they sold it as a temporary fix for a shortage of VA facilities and health care professionals. But they never made building facilities and hiring personnel to care for veterans a priority.
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Horror movies and haunted houses are scary, but if you work for the federal government, there are things that are a lot scarier and far more real.
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AFGE activists defeated the severe cuts to federal employees' pay, retirement, and health care, after making tens of thousands of phone calls to their members of Congress urging them not to accept any final budget that cuts federal employee compensation.
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AFGE members are the cornerstone of their community. Here's just one example, yet Congress thinks he deserves a pay cut...
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Social Security benefits are rising by their largest amount in six years, but it’s still small change for many cash-strapped retirees.
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Government workers take to the streets to fight for fair pay, benefits, and retirement.
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Federal firefighters from the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments came to the nation’s capital in early October to fight for fair pay and healthier working conditions for all federal firefighters and first responders.
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J. David Cox Sr. has served as national president of the American Federation of Government Employees since 2012 and was the union’s secretary-treasurer for six years prior. AFGE, an AFL-CIO affiliate, represents 700,000 employees across 14 federal agencies with 310,000 active members. Cox, a former nurse in the Veterans Affairs Department, spoke with National Journal's Alex Clearfield about the federal workforce and why President Trump is “Bush on steroids.”
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The Trump administration has directed all agencies to create agency reorganization plan. Here are five things you need to know.
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