AFGE Welcomes Ft. Hood Employees to the AFGE Family!
November 05, 2015
Employees at Ft. Hood Army Medical Center, Texas, voted to join the AFGE Family in a 184-26 vote.
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How Is DoD Paying Back Veterans and Military Spouses for Their Sacrifice?
November 05, 2015
When the Pentagon wants to cut costs, the workers at defense commissaries — many of whom are veterans and military spouses — are viewed as easy targets.
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AFGE Border Patrol, ICE Agents Win DHS’s Highest Valor Award
November 05, 2015
It was a tough, hard fought year for AFGE activists working at depots and arsenals, but AFGE activists did it.
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This Group of Feds Is Facing a $10,000 Pay Cut
October 30, 2015
If the Pentagon gets its way, these 12,000 employees could face a pay cut of at least $10,000 a year.
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Defense Cuts Turn this Small Community into a "Welfare Town"
October 28, 2015
Many Americans may think of Washington, D.C. as the place where the majority of government employees work. In reality, more than 85% of federal workers live and work outside of the nation's capital. Those employees help power communities all across the country—like Fort Huachuca in Arizona.
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The President Has Two Words for Lawmakers Who Want to Cut Defense Jobs: ‘No Thanks’
October 23, 2015
Obama vetoed and sent back to Congress the 2016 Defense Authorization Act which authorizes spending on defense programs.
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7 Things DoD Can Do to Save Money Right Now
October 23, 2015
Here are 7 things it can do right now to generate savings.
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Good News for Workers at New Jersey Base, Money-Wise
October 16, 2015
AFGE successfully pushed for wage equality at a New Jersey base.
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DoD Caught Red-Handed Apparently Trying to Illegally Outsource Email System
October 16, 2015
Outsourcing work designated for performance by civilian employees is prohibited by law and the Defense Department’s own implementation policy. Yet the Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking to do just that.
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Who Flies the Pentagon’s Drones?
October 16, 2015
Not Department of Defense employees, as it turns out.
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Wounded Warriors Are Now One Step Closer to Accessing the Treatment They Need
October 01, 2015
No veteran should have to choose between their medical appointments and a paycheck. And now they won’t have to.
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10 years after Katrina, FEMA on solid ground
September 28, 2015
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The National Security Personnel System (NSPS) Explained
September 25, 2015
Authority to create the National Security Personnel System was slipped into legislation soon after 9/11 in an atmosphere where giving vast discretion to the Secretary of Defense was politically popular. The NSPS explained:
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Have You Thanked a Nurse Today? It's Federal Nurses Week
September 25, 2015
Anyone who has been in a hospital knows that nursing professionals are often the first people you see when you enter and the last you speak to before you leave. What many do not know is that there are approximately 100,000 nurses across several federal government agencies serving countless patients each and every day.
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New Master Agreement Welcomes Era of Collaboration
September 17, 2015
After nearly 20 years, it finally happened. AFGE Local 2272 recently signed a new contract with the U.S. Marshals Service, ushering in a new era of collaboration and a new kind of relationship between management and the union.
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