We are so excited to report that AFGE has just won a union election for a new unit at Huntsville Alabama Army Corps of Engineers. The final count was 118 yes and 73 no. There are 425 bargaining unit members.
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Three correctional workers at USP Canaan, were assaulted in the dining hall by an inmate they supervised. The inmate attacked a food service foreman with a shank, aiming for his throat and neck. When his colleagues tried to break up the attack, one was struck with the shank in his chest above his stab-proof vest. Two of the three correctional workers were transported to an area hospital and treated for stab wounds, one for a dislocated shoulder. The other worker was treated for minor injuries and released. The prisoner was separated from general population for safety reasons.
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AFGE delegates attending AFGE’s 40th National Convention in Orlando have re-elected the union’s top three national officers.
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A rundown of all of the awards that were handed out today during the General Session at the 2015 National Convention.
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AFGE opened the first day of our 40th Convention with a message of growth, strength, and solidarity in the labor movement – the key components that will help us defeat attacks against the union.
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TSA Officer and AFGE Local 333 member Connie LaBouff (pictured, left) is being hailed as a hero after saving an ailing passenger’s life at her Philadelphia International Airport security checkpoint last week.
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AFGE’s Field Service and Education Department (FSED) has released new training videos for union leaders and activists as part of our new expanded education program in support of the union’s Big Enough to Win strategy.
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AFGE is gearing up for our 40th National Convention to be held next week on Aug. 17-21 in Orlando, Florida.
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A new Coast Guard unit in Maryland has recently been added to the AFGE family! A small but united group of 40 wage grade warehouse employees at the USCG in Curtis Bay unanimously voted for AFGE to be their exclusive representative. The employees will join AFGE Local 1923, which already represents GS employees at this location.
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If you work hard and invest into something, you should reap the benefits. But next year, 11 million Americans who have worked hard and paid into Social Security for 22 years on average stand to lose a big chunk of their hard earned money – nearly 20% to be exact.
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Social Security turns 80 on Friday, Aug. 14. Since its creation, the program has helped Americans live with financial security and dignity in their old age. Social Security keeps 22 million Americans out of poverty, and all workers help keep the program going to be available for generations to come.
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The war on federal employees and their unions marches on as elected officials in the Senate seek to make the IRS an independent agency and get rid of its union.
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If Sen. John McCain has his way, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be forced to send a very large share of veterans who seek VA care to for-profit private clinics and hospitals which are more expensive and inferior to the specialized care provided by the VA.
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