District 2 Holds Organizing Drive
December 18, 2014
AFGE District 2 held an organizing drive to recruit new members at a number of New York City Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities this week.
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Shutdown Avoided
December 11, 2014
AFGE is pleased that a catastrophic government shutdown will likely be avoided with the passage of this crucial funding measure. We urge the Senate to waste no time in passing its version so the cloud of a potential government shutdown is lifted for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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AFGE Represented on Asian Pacific Labor Board
December 11, 2014
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO, had its executive meeting in Seattle this week, and Tichakorn Hill, a representative from the AFGE national office, proudly represents AFGE as a board member.
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Workers' Rights
DoD Officials Say Travel Per Diem Cuts Won’t Apply to Union Members Until After Bargaining
December 11, 2014
AFGE recently participated in a meeting with three members of Congress, other unions representing Defense civilian workers, and DoD leadership.
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Senate Passes New Retirement Savings Fund Bill
December 11, 2014
The Senate this week voted to adopt a House-passed bill that will automatically enroll new hires in the Lifecycle Fund, a federal employees’ retirement savings fund that’s geared toward younger employees and yields higher returns but also higher risk.
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AFGE Wins Landmark Suitability Case in Federal Circuit
December 11, 2014
The AFGE General Counsel’s Office won a major legal victory this week that reaffirms the adverse action appeal rights of non-probationary federal employees who are removed by their employing agency at the direction of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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Workers' Rights
House, Senate Pass Short-Term Funding Bill
December 11, 2014
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House Budget Committee Ranking Member Shines Spotlight on Expensive Contracted Workforce
December 11, 2014
At the urging of AFGE, House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to do an analysis on the cost of the contractor workforce and potential savings from reducing the use of expensive contractors.
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AFGE TSA Council Reaches Highest Membership at 15,814!
December 09, 2014
Congratulations to the AFGE TSA Council for reaching the highest membership mark at 15,814 members.
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Border Patrol Union Praises House Passage of Landmark Pay Reform Bill
December 09, 2014
The House this week passed an AFGE-backed bill to reform the Border Patrol pay system. The milestone came after years of concerted effort by the union and bipartisan supporters in both chambers of Congress.
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DoD Appears to Forsake Commitment to Saving Taxpayers’ Dollars Through Better Sourcing Decisions
December 04, 2014
The Defense Department is not very enthusiastic about saving taxpayers’ dollars as it has decided to halt the statutorily required inventory of service contracts.
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House-Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement on Defense Authorization Act
December 04, 2014
House and Senate conferees this week reached an agreement on the 2015 Defense Authorization Act with a number of provisions that affect civilian employees.
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Congressional Budget Office’s One-Sided Take on Deficit Reduction
December 04, 2014
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) continues its questionable process of coming up with a one-sided list of options presented to Congress as an a la carte menu for deficit reductions.
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Funding for Rest of 2015 Expected for Most Agencies Except Homeland Security
December 04, 2014
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers said House and Senate negotiators are wrapping up negotiations over government funding bills and are hoping to file a consolidated bill to fund all agencies except the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of fiscal 2015.
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House Passes Bill to Double Transit Subsidy for Workers
December 04, 2014
The House this week passed legislation that would increase the transit subsidy from $130 to $250 per month for workers whose employers offer transit subsidies, including federal employees.
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