AFGE Fact-Checks Op-ed Attacking DoD Civilians
February 13, 2015
AFGE shot back at a Wall Street Journal op-ed which misrepresented facts about the size of the civilian workforce at the Defense Department.
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DoD to Host First AFGE-DoD Depot/Arsenal Meeting at Pentagon
February 06, 2015
John Johns, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Maintenance Policy and Programs in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, will host the AFGE Depot/Arsenal Caucus at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 12, for a roundtable discussion on policy and budget issues impacting the government-owned, government-operated industrial base.
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AFGE Applauds Obama Budget Plan to End Sequestration, Says Federal Worker Proposals Fall Short
February 02, 2015
President Obama’s 2016 budget falls short of his State of the Union pledge to raise living standards for middle-class Americans by failing to honor the nation’s commitment to our dedicated public sector employees, AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. said today.
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AFGE Inquiry Prompts DoD to Direct Army to Comply with Sourcing Rules
January 23, 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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Business Leaders Throw Contractors an Unexpected Curveball
January 23, 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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California Lawmaker Wants to Get Rid of Cheapest Workforce – 120,000 Feds
January 23, 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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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 Officials Say Travel Per Diem Cuts Won’t Apply to Union Members Until After Bargaining
December 12, 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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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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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 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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Depot Workers Have a Voice through AFGE at DoD’s Depot Symposium
November 26, 2014
At the invitation of the Defense Department leadership, AFGE local presidents and several members of the executive boards of the AFGE depots as well as DEFCON Chair Don Hale attended the 2014 DOD Maintenance Symposium in Birmingham, AL, last week.
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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
Depot Workers Have a Voice through AFGE at DoD’s Depot Symposium
November 26, 2014
At the invitation of the Defense Department leadership, AFGE local presidents and several members of the executive boards of the AFGE depots as well as DEFCON Chair Don Hale attended the 2014 DOD Maintenance Symposium in Birmingham, AL, last week.
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Depot Employees Earn Maintenance Award
November 21, 2014
AFGE depot employees at Hill Air Force Base in Utah earned bragging rights this week after accepting the Secretary of Defense’s Robert T. Mason Award for Depot-Level Maintenance Excellence at the 2014 DoD Maintenance Symposium in Birmingham, Ala.
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