AFGE Mourns Loss of VA Psychologist and Union Brother Timothy Fjordbak
January 14, 2015
The AFGE family is deeply saddened by the killing of Dr. Timothy Fjordbak, a psychologist at the El Paso VA Clinic.
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AFGE Files Grievance over Management Rigging TOPS
January 13, 2015
Transportation Security Officers are angry about the way management changed the rules to rig the TOPS system. They should be angry!
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Congress, Agencies Destroyed Nearly 20,000 Federal Jobs Last Year
January 13, 2015
Congress and federal agencies last year destroyed 19,100 federal jobs through arbitrary budget cuts and hiring freezes. Efforts by extremist lawmakers and their corporate sponsors to cut federal programs in order to preserve corporate entitlement programs and low corporate taxes have led to a misinformation campaign against federal employees and their jobs.
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Outsourcing , Privatization
Obama Grants 6 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave to Feds
January 13, 2015
If you stand for “family values,” then you need to walk the talk. President Barack Obama did just that this week when he issued an executive order directing agencies to grant six weeks of advanced paid leave to federal employees to care for a new born or an adopted child, take care of an ill family member, or attend to similar matters.
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Workers' Rights
CDC, NIH Scientists Singled Out as Time Magazine Person of the Year
January 09, 2015
AFL-CIO: Raising Wages Will Be Single Standard to Judge Politicians
January 08, 2015
Setting the tone for 2015, the country’s largest federation of unions, the AFL-CIO, this week announced a Raising Wages Call to Action in which politicians and candidates will be judged based on their actions on raising wages.
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Pay, Workers' Rights
President Cox Op-ed: Finding a Bargain for Government Buyers Shouldn’t Be a Crime
January 05, 2015
Important programs are being starved of vital funding because of inadequate revenues, congressional gridlock and sequestration. But contractors hope to use the “acquisition reform” moniker to minimize the importance of cost-efficiency in the federal acquisition process.
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Budget
VICTORY! AFGE Battle for Free TSO Parking Pays Off
December 30, 2014
Over 10 years ago, when AFGE first started working with TSA Officers seeking to form a union, we heard one issue loud and clear at many of the large and urban airports: FREE PARKING.
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Local 1662 Wins Arbitration at Fort Huachuca Army Base
December 19, 2014
An AFGE member who was wrongfully suspended for eight days will receive back pay thanks to AFGE’s Legal Rights Program.
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DoD
New Funding Strengthens Field Offices, Ensures Social Security Remains Accessible
December 19, 2014
The public, AFGE members, and Social Security Administration (SSA) employees received good news in the $1.1 trillion ‘CRomnibus’ package that keeps the government running through September 2015.
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AFGE Applauds Renaming of Lompoc Post Office for Slain Correctional Officer
December 19, 2014
This Thursday, President Obama signed a bill to rename the Lompoc post office in honor of a correctional officer killed in the line of duty.
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BOP
New Funding Strengthens Field Offices, Ensures Social Security Remains Accessible
December 19, 2014
The public, AFGE members, and Social Security Administration (SSA) employees received good news in the $1.1 trillion ‘CRomnibus’ package that keeps the government running through September 2015.
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District 2 Holds Organizing Drive
December 19, 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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VA
Shutdown Avoided
December 12, 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 12, 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
