DEFCON Orientation Video
April 28, 2015
We have just released a new orientation video for our DoD locals to use in their organizing efforts.
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Workers' Memorial Day
April 28, 2015
Most Americans often do not think about the danger government workers experience every day. But when workers in the Border Patrol, the Bureau of Prisons, the TSA, the Federal Protective Service (FPS), the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense and many others clock in for work, they do so knowing that they could get hurt or even killed.
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TPP Is a Bad Deal for Workers – Including Government Employees
April 24, 2015
As the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees will soon vote to allow the administration to fast track a bad international trade deal being negotiated behind closed doors, AFGE activists on Monday joined hundreds of activists from other organizations to make it clear that we will not let this happen without a fight.
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VA Whistleblowers At Risk
April 24, 2015
Rep. Jeff Miller of Florida, chair of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, on Thursday introduced a very bad bill.
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VA
Privatization of Grain Inspection Proves to Be a Complete Failure. Lawmakers Want to Do It Anyway
April 24, 2015
Years ago the George W. Bush administration pushed to outsource the mandatory inspection of grain exported from the U.S. They did a pilot project and found neither savings nor efficiencies in privatizing the function.
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USDA
Bill Extends Law Enforcement Retirement Coverage to FPS Officers
April 24, 2015
An AFGE-backed bill was introduced this week to extend law enforcement retirement coverage to Federal Protective Service officers and make other improvements to the security at federal facilities.
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DHS
Bill Introduced to Hire 500 FPS Officers, Strengthen Security at Federal Buildings
April 24, 2015
A separate bill by Rep. Carson, HR 1850, would make a number of other reforms to FPS to security at federal buildings.
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DHS
Stop The TPP
April 24, 2015
Watching the discussion around the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) gives President Cox a nasty sense of déjà vu.
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Do You Know Any Outstanding Local Women’s Coordinator or Fair Practices Coordinator?
April 24, 2015
During each of AFGE's National Conventions, the Women's and Fair Practices Departments seek to recognize those who have exceeded the expectation of their role as a local coordinator and are fully dedicated to our department's mission of advocating for and educating our members in the areas of civil, human, women's and workers' rights.
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Convention 2015
NST Hudson Delivers Opening Remarks at Inaugural Black Men & Boys Day on Capitol Hill Advocacy Training
April 24, 2015
AFGE National Secretary Treasurer Eugene Hudson Jr. on Wednesday spoke at the inaugural Black Men & Boys Day on Capitol Hill advocacy training aimed at encouraging black men and boys to engage in legislative advocacy on issues that impact their communities.
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Corporations Spend $2.6 Billion a Year Lobbying Congress
April 24, 2015
Corporations are asking what the country can do for them. They now spend $2.6 billion a year lobbying members of Congress to write and change laws and regulations to benefit their businesses and increase their profits.
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AFGE Whistleblower Details Problems at VA Philadelphia Regional
April 24, 2015
VA benefits claims employees, including one from AFGE, took to Capitol Hill this week to detail how they are retaliated against and abused when blowing the whistle on mismanagement and wrongdoing against veterans.
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VA, Workers' Rights
TPP Is a Bad Deal for Workers – Including Government Employees
April 21, 2015
As the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees are set to vote to allow the administration to fast track a bad international trade deal being negotiated behind closed doors, AFGE activists on Monday joined hundreds of activists from other organizations to make it clear that we will not let this happen without a fight.
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Congress Wants to Cut Your Pay 12% to Give 5,500 Multi-Millionaires a $269 Billion Tax Break
April 17, 2015
Just weeks after voting to cut your pay by 12%, Congress has already figured out what they want to do with your money: repeal the estate tax.
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Defend Our Jobs Website Gets Overhaul
April 17, 2015
AFGE relaunched the Defend Our Jobs web center this week to help employees keep track of Department of Defense spending and authorization bills as they move through Congress.
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