House, Senate Pass Short-Term Funding Bill
December 12, 2014
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House Budget Committee Ranking Member Shines Spotlight on Expensive Contracted Workforce
December 12, 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 10, 2014
Congratulations to the AFGE TSA Council for reaching the highest membership mark at 15,814 members.
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TSA
Border Patrol Union Praises House Passage of Landmark Pay Reform Bill
December 10, 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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Border Patrol
DoD Appears to Forsake Commitment to Saving Taxpayers’ Dollars Through Better Sourcing Decisions
December 05, 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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DoD
House-Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement on Defense Authorization Act
December 05, 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 05, 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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Budget
Funding for Rest of 2015 Expected for Most Agencies Except Homeland Security
December 05, 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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DHS
House Passes Bill to Double Transit Subsidy for Workers
December 05, 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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Pay
Underpaid Workers at Minot AFB Win Pay Rate Increase
December 04, 2014
AFGE applauded the Office of Personnel Management for approving a union-backed plan to increase wages for employees at Minot Air Force Base to compensate for a spike in living costs.
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AFGE Reaches Highest Membership Ever
December 03, 2014
AFGE last month reached its highest membership ever at 288,374 members.
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Big Enough to Win
How One Woman Helped Change the VA
November 26, 2014
In 2011, Dr. Michelle Washington went before Congress to sound the alarm about a shortage of VA doctors able to treat troops returning from war with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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VA, Workers' Rights
AFGE to Hold DoD Conference Call on Cuts to Travel Per Diem
November 26, 2014
On December 4th at 11 a.m. EST, the AFGE Legislative and Political Action Department will hold a conference call to discuss the recent changes to the Joint Travel Registry (JTR) that reduce per diem pay for long-term TDY travel.
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DoD
Happy Thanksgiving from AFGE
November 26, 2014
"During this time of year we give thanks for our family and friends. We recognize the challenges we faced throughout the year and reflect on the road ahead.
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Labor
Don't Discount Union Solidarity
November 26, 2014
Walmart is the largest private employer in the world. They make $16 billion a year in profits. And yet their workers live in poverty and rely on public programs to survive.
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Workers' Rights
