Veterans Must Choose: Paycheck or Medical Care?
May 01, 2017
Without fixing the current law, veterans who work at the VA have to take unpaid sick leave to receive medical care for their service-related injuries.
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Congress Reaches Deal to Fund Government Through September
May 01, 2017
Congress April 30 reached a $1 trillion agreement to fund the government through the end of September, averting another shutdown threat at the end of this week.
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AFGE Condemns Trump’s Plan to Close EPA Offices, Cut 4,000 Jobs
April 24, 2017
The administration is putting in motion its plan to 'deconstruct' the EPA.
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EPA, The Insider
You Will No Longer Have to Pay out of Your Own Pocket When Traveling for Work If This Bill Becomes Law
April 24, 2017
A bill has been introduced to correct Defense's controversial per diem rules.
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DoD, The Insider
Congress Extends Program Allowing Veterans to Receive Care at Non-VA Hospitals But Fails to Tackle Long-Term Needs
April 24, 2017
AFGE stands with veterans’ service organizations and their members to defend those who have borne the battle against special interest groups who will profit from the privatization of the VA.
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Veterans, The Insider
Shutdown Showdown?
April 17, 2017
Trump is seeking to cut additional $18 billion from this FY 2017’s budget.
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Budget, The Insider
Danger Ahead
April 17, 2017
With looming budget cuts and various anti-public servant bills, the next couple of weeks will be crucial for federal employees. Here's a recap of important dates and an explainer on the budget process.
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Budget, The Insider
Invest In — Don't Dismantle — America
March 21, 2017
As massive budget cuts and reorganization loom, there's a big reason we should rethink what it means to invest in America.
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Trump's First Budget
March 21, 2017
President Trump has unveiled his first budget, and if you're poor or work for a living, this budget is not for you.
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The Insider, White House
Why Moms, Scientists, EPA Employees Take to the Streets
March 20, 2017
When the guy who built his entire career dismantling the EPA has been put in charge of the EPA, people take to the streets.
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The Public Servant Behind the Creation of Medicare
March 20, 2017
Even though Medicare is now one of the most popular government programs in the country, it took Congress decades to create it. This public servant helped make it happen.
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Social Security, The Insider
For the Profit, Not the People
March 13, 2017
The VA is the best and only integrated healthcare system tailored entirely to veterans' needs. But to profit-hungry hospital CEOs and corporate insiders, there’s money to be made off veterans’ well-being...if only the VA could just go away.
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VA, The Insider
Remember Your Rights
March 13, 2017
As a union member, it's important that you know your workplace rights to have a successful career. Here are a few things you need to know.
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Workers' Rights, The Insider
Whistleblowers, Union Reps Poised for Punishment if this Bill Becomes Law
March 13, 2017
A new bill targeting whistleblowers and union representatives is being considered in the House. Here are two ways it would punish whistleblowers and union reps who try to protect them.
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Hold It — We're Closed
March 10, 2017
Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia has closed its public restrooms and some historical buildings due to understaffing.
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Budget, The Insider
