Hope in Union
April 08, 2016
How a decade-long fight to change the rules has reignited hope for the children of two working families.
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Cats and Dogs and Inequality
April 08, 2016
In our dog-eat-dog world, Americans are working more than ever but earning less than in the 1970s, (when adjusted for inflation)—a true cat-astrophe!
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NVP Bunn Elected Treasurer
April 08, 2016
AFGE District 14 National Vice President Eric Bunn has been elected treasurer of the Metropolitan Washington Central Labor Council, an organization that works with members of the AFL-CIO to create better workplaces for working people in the Washington, D.C. area.
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District 14
Budget Expert Thomas Kahn Joins AFGE
April 01, 2016
Budget Expert Thomas Kahn Joins AFGE as Legislative Director.
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AFGE National Staff
Victory for Working People in Fair Share Fees Case
April 01, 2016
In one of the most important court cases for working people in decades, the Supreme Court came to a split ruling, preventing a massive free-rider tax on workers and their unions.
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Workers' Rights
From Homeless Shelter Resident to Homeowner
April 01, 2016
The Union Plus Mortgage Program, a benefit available to AFGE members, helped one woman and her family leave a sheltered for battered women and fulfill their dreams of owning a home.
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Member Benefits, Member Profile
Inside the Plot to Destroy Veterans' Health Care
April 01, 2016
The VA Commission on Care is stacked with private hospital executives that stand to benefit financially from privatizing the VA. Now, Veterans Service Organizations like the American Legion are fighting back.
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VA, Privatization
Don't Want To Pay Taxes? This Budget is for You!
April 01, 2016
Rep. Price has a budget plan for (uh, only a couple) of you.
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Julie Tippens Named AFGE’s First-ever Retiree Program Director
March 25, 2016
AFGE's newly created program for retirees has its first director.
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AFGE National Departments, AFGE National Staff
Activists Speak Up for Workers on Capitol Hill
March 25, 2016
Attacks to the pay, benefits and jobs of DoD employees are coming from all sides. This group of AFGE activists came to Washington to fight back.
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Washington, D.C., DoD
This Senator Thinks Feds Deserve 5.3% Catch-Up Pay
March 21, 2016
The fight for 5.3% took a big leap forward this week as a group of Senators, lead by Brian Schatz of Hawaii, introduced their own measure to give employees a 5.3% catch up.
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New Beginnings Explained
March 21, 2016
Defense workers are about to get a good new performance system – but only if the Department of Defense doesn't rush it.
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DoD
A Measure of Justice
March 21, 2016
Long before Merrick Garland became President Obama’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, he helped lay the groundwork for the conviction of the Oklahoma City bombing perpetrators.
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The Legacy of Officer Eric Williams
March 21, 2016
It took three years of hard work and advocacy to make pepper spray a reality for correctional workers. Here's the whole story.
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BOP
VA Steps Up Suicide Prevention Initiatives
March 21, 2016
The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking action to heal veterans' unseen wounds and reduce veteran suicides.
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VA
