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AFGE Activism in Action: 218 Lawmakers Urge Congress to Protect Our Rights

September 09, 2019

Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland sends letter to House leadership signed by 218 lawmakers, calling on Congress to take immediate action to prevent the White House from undermining the collective bargaining rights of federal employees.

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Next Year’s Pay Raise Falls Short by Excluding Locality Pay

September 09, 2019

Federal employees will receive a 2.6% across-the-board pay raise in January but were denied any locality pay adjustment under an alternative pay plan President Trump.

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Categories: Pay, The Insider

‘Team effort’ Behind This Local’s Impressive Switch to E-Dues

September 09, 2019

Soon after Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie proposed gutting the labor contract covering 260,000 employees we represent across the VA, Local 1862 sprang into action.

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Categories: The Insider, E-Dues

Feds Mobilize as Hurricane Dorian Batters Southeastern U.S.

September 09, 2019

Thousands of federal employees mobilized to respond to Hurricane Dorian as it crawled up the Atlantic coast last week.

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AFGE Asks Court to Review Ruling That Greenlights Union-Busting Executive Orders

September 03, 2019

AFGE asks the U.S. Court of Appeals to reconsider its July ruling that clears the way for the Trump administration to enforce three union-busting executive orders.

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Categories: The Insider, Executive Orders

AFGE E-Dues = Taking Our Power Back

September 03, 2019

There’s a way to take back the power to decide what you want to do with your paycheck and protect your workplace rights.

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Categories: The Insider, E-Dues

AFGE Sues Impasses Panel for Improperly Issuing Decisions

September 03, 2019

AFGE has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) alleging that it exceeded its authority when it issued a decision imposing several anti-worker provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between AFGE and the Social Security Administration (SSA).

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Categories: SSA, The Insider

2019 Diversity Week Sets Attendance Record

September 03, 2019

The Women’s and Fair Practices Departments’ 2019 Diversity Week of events was a huge success with record attendance of over 800 attendees.

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Categories: LGBT, Training, The Insider, Women's & Fair Practices

How to Sign up 100 E-Dues Members in 36 Hours

August 26, 2019

AFGE Local 420 at the United States Penitentiary Hazelton in West Virginia had zero E-Dues members on Aug. 13. Upon switching to AFGE E-Dues, the local signed up a whopping 70 E-Dues members in 24 hours. The number went UP to 100 just 12 hours later – an amazing feat by any standard.

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Categories: BOP, The Insider, E-Dues

SSA’s Imposed Hiring Freeze on Auditors Hurts Mission, Public

August 26, 2019

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has imposed a hiring freeze on its already understaffed workforce, including the auditors who identify and correct the agency’s errors and make sure it pays the right people the right amount.

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Categories: SSA, The Insider

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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Categories: USDA, The Insider

AFGE Sues to Protect the Speech Rights of Federal Employees

August 19, 2019

AFGE and AFGE Local 2578 sued the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) to protect the First Amendment rights of federal employees.

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AFGE Condemns Shootings at VA Hospital, ICE Office

August 19, 2019

AFGE condemns the act of violence against federal employees and federal facilities following reports of two shooting incidents at an ICE office in San Antonio, Texas, and a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

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Categories: VA, The Insider

This Local Has the Highest Number of AFGE E-Dues Members. Here’s How They Got There.

August 13, 2019

AFGE Local 1793 in Philadelphia is a high-performing local in many ways. The local, which represents employees at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center and several out-patient clinics, has a high percentage of members – out of the 1,600 employees in the bargaining unit, 1,300 are AFGE members.

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Categories: The Insider, E-Dues

These Locals Joined AFGE E-Dues and This Is What They Found

August 12, 2019

Nearly 200 AFGE locals and counting have declared their independence from government-controlled dues collection and joined the AFGE E-dues system.

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Categories: The Insider, E-Dues