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AFGE Inquiry Prompts DoD to Direct Army to Comply with Sourcing Rules

January 22, 2015

Following a recent meeting with AFGE, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management Stephanie Barna directed the Army to review its sourcing decisions and comply with the Defense Department’s sourcing regulations.

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Categories: DoD

Business Leaders Throw Contractors an Unexpected Curveball

January 22, 2015

The Defense Business Board (DBB), which provides Pentagon officials with private sector perspectives, consists of business leaders and consultants, some of whom have been contractors to the Department of Defense.

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Categories: DoD, Outsourcing

California Lawmaker Wants to Get Rid of Cheapest Workforce – 120,000 Feds

January 22, 2015

The Department of Defense, the largest federal agency, has three workforces: military, civilian, and contractor. The civilian workforce is the cheapest, often two to three times cheaper than contractors doing the same work. If anyone wants to reduce the number of workers, citing fiscal constraints, you’d think he/she would target the most expensive workforce, right? Not Rep. Ken Calvert of California.

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Categories: DoD

Wyoming, South Carolina Lawmakers’ Plan Would Kill 200,000 Jobs, Undermine Economy, Safety

January 22, 2015

Reps. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina this week introduced a bill that would kill 200,000 federal jobs by replacing only one worker for every three that leave.

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Categories: Job Cuts

Supreme Court Rules against TSA

January 22, 2015

The Supreme Court ruled against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week in the whistleblower case of Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean.

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Categories: TSA

Social Security to Expand Field Office Hours

January 22, 2015

The Social Security Administration (SSA) this week announced it plans to expand hours at its field offices nationwide. A field office that’s usually open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will now remain open until 4 p.m on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

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Categories: SSA, Retirees

Federal Employees Central to Obama’s Middle Class Economics

January 22, 2015

As President Barack Obama touted current and new efforts to uplift the middle class in his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night, federal employees will be central to these efforts as they are the very people who will carry out these initiatives.

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AFGE Wins against TSA’s Inappropriate AWOL Charge

January 15, 2015

Thanks to AFGE’s outstanding representation, an arbitrator recently reversed a charge of absence without leave (AWOL) against a Newark Airport TSA officer who was unable to get to work because of a severe snowstorm and mass transit issues.

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Categories: TSA

AFGE Honors Dr. King

January 15, 2015

Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. means recognizing and uplifting the humanity of our neighbor. Dr. King dedicated his life to the service of others. Through relentless activism, community outreach and an unwavering determination in the fight for equality, Dr. King is memorialized in our nation’s history.

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Categories: Civil Rights

3.8% Raise for Feds in 2016?

January 15, 2015

AFGE-backed bills have been introduced in the House and Senate to give federal employees a 3.8% pay raise in 2016. The House bill was introduced by Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia, while the Senate bill was introduced by Sens. Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Ben Cardin of Maryland.

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Categories: Pay

McCain Amendment Would Destroy 400,000 American Jobs

January 15, 2015

The McCain amendment would repeal a requirement that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built in the U.S., which would effectively eliminate 400,000 U.S. jobs, reduce the GDP by $36 billion, and erase $24 billion in American workers’ compensation.

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Categories: Workers' Rights

Van Hollen Proposes Plans to Expand Tax Breaks for Middle Class

January 15, 2015

Tired of listening/reading about Congress giving out unfair tax breaks to the rich? A member of Congress from Maryland has good news for you. Rep. Chris Van Hollen is laying out plans to give the middle class a bigger paycheck.

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A. Philip Randolph Institute Targets Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Fast Track Trade Authority

January 13, 2015

The president and executive board of the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) joined a growing chorus of civil, labor and human rights organizations calling for major changes to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The AFL-CIO’s senior constituency group is also opposing the Fast Track authority that would eliminate the ability of elected officials and constituency groups to recommend and implement necessary changes.

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Categories: Outsourcing , Privatization, Job Cuts, Civil Rights