SSA employees protest chronic understaffing, underfunding, and management’s refusal to negotiate a fair contract with the union.
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AFGE Local 704 representing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workers in Region 5 has filed suit against the EPA, seeking documents regarding the agency’s implementation of remote work for the workers.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the mental health of healthcare workers, many of whom can’t get the help they need coping with anxiety and chronic stress.
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Thanks to the activism of AFGE Local 1224, the VA hospital agrees to give Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) a 12% pay raise!
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AFGE joins State Department employees and members of Congress in calling on the State Department to take action against instances of antisemitism at the agency.
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Registration is now open for the annual National Conference on Worker Safety and Health to be held virtually on Dec. 6-8 and again Dec. 13-15.
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AFGE is holding a rally and virtual town hall this month to shine a spotlight on personnel issues at the Social Security Administration.
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The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance on how agencies can assist federal workers affected by Hurricane Ian and Fiona.
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AFGE has sent a letter to all U.S. senators urging them to support or oppose various amendments to the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act that will be considered by the Senate next month.
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AFGE is collaborating with the International Chemical Workers Union Council on health and safety training, including disaster response classes, to help AFGE locals build capacity and resolve health and safety issues at the local level.
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AFGE locals across the country are ramping up their organizing campaigns, resulting in a record-breaking increase in September’s monthly membership adds of 5,120, the highest since January.
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AFGE has charged the National Park Service with violating federal labor law by knowingly permitting an agency manager to file a petition seeking to decertify the AFGE local representing NPS employees at the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Our Membership and Organization Department has just launched brand-new training on how to talk to your coworkers about empowering each other and strengthening your collective voice in the workplace.
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The sorry state of America’s federal prisons was in full display at a Sept. 29 congressional hearing where AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Shane Fausey testified.
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Staff needed to move patients to other hospitals and get the grounds ready for the storm that was projected to be the region’s strongest on record.
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