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Workers Mobilize Against Trump’s Unacceptable VA Contract Proposal

June 03, 2019

Doctors, nurses, claims representatives, and other employees working at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide are uniting against the Trump administration’s effort to undermine its own workforce and, ultimately, privatize the VA.

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Categories: VA, The Insider

SSA Skirts Court Decision, Uses Trump Political Appointees to Impose Union-busting Contract

June 03, 2019

A panel of Trump’s union-busting appointees has imposed anti-worker provisions in a new labor-management contract, gutting workplace rights for the people who ensure elderly Americans and those with disabilities can live with dignity and financial security.

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Categories: SSA, The Insider

Can We Fix High Turnover at TSA? Yes! Here’s How

June 03, 2019

At a recent House Homeland Security Committee hearing about pressing issues at the Transportation Security Administration, everyone agreed that the turnover rates at TSA are way too high and TSA officers’ pay is too low. Something needs to be done if we are to protect our aviation safety and the safety and well-being of our workforce.

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Categories: TSA, The Insider

Bill Introduced to Block Relocation of USDA Research Agencies

June 03, 2019

A bill has been introduced in the Senate to block the Trump administration’s plan to politicize scientific research and relocate two research agencies outside the capital.

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Categories: USDA, The Insider

Watchdogs, Lawmakers Slam Trump Administration for Dangerous OPM Plan

May 28, 2019

The Trump administration’s dangerous plan to politicize the civil service and dismantle a central personnel agency received no support May 21 as lawmakers, watchdogs, and our union mounted stiff resistance against the plan.

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Categories: OPM, The Insider

GSA Fails to Fix Its Own Buildings, Let Alone OPM

May 28, 2019

The Trump administration wants the General Services Administration (GSA) to take over a major federal agency and help “fix” its problems. Turns out, GSA can’t even fix its own buildings, according to internal documents and watchdog reports.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Urges Senate to Pass Equality Act to Protect LGBTQ Americans, Including Feds

May 28, 2019

Many states still do not have laws explicitly prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people. That’s why we applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination against all LGBTQ Americans, including federal employees.

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Categories: The Insider

National Secretary-Treasurer To Receive International Honors

May 23, 2019

AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer Everett Kelley is the honored recipient of two distinguished opportunities by international organizations.

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Victory! House Panel Rejects Trump’s Proposed EPA Budget Cuts

May 20, 2019

We made phone calls and met them in person, and our hard work paid off. On May 15, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Categories: EPA, Budget, The Insider

The True Cost of Expanded Privatization at the VA

May 20, 2019

Don’t be fooled by the political leadership’s propaganda about how the MISSION Act will help veterans. It won’t. It is instead tearing down the VA, the lifeline for those on the front lines.

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Categories: VA, The Insider

Lawmakers Tell USDA to Halt Moving ERS Headquarters

May 20, 2019

The Trump administration’s plan to move the headquarters of the Economic Research Service (ERS) out of Washington, D.C. hit a major snag as capital region lawmakers are pushing back against the relocation, which many sees as the administration’s attempt to politicize research and science.

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Categories: USDA, The Insider

10 Priorities for Trump’s New EEOC Chair

May 20, 2019

Now that the Senate has voted to confirm Janet Dhillon as chair of the EEOC, and she has sworn in, our union’s Council 216 representing EEOC employees has issued a list of Top 10 priorities facing the new EEOC chair.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, The Insider

Huge Victory: USDA Economists, Analysts Vote Overwhelmingly to Join AFGE

May 13, 2019

In a huge victory for federal government workers, economists, researchers, analysts, and other employees at the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) on May 9 voted overwhelmingly to join AFGE, the largest union representing D.C. government and federal employees nationwide.

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Categories: USDA, The Insider

Lawmakers Urge TSA to Return to Negotiating Table with Union

May 13, 2019

Democratic representatives on the House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to TSA Administrator David Pekoske expressing concerns over Pekoske’s refusal to say for certain during a recent congressional hearing whether he would negotiate a new contract with TSA officers. The current collective bargaining agreement between AFGE and TSA expires in December.

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Categories: TSA, The Insider

Government Workers Honored During Public Service Recognition Week

May 13, 2019

Whether it’s the workers at the VA who care for our veterans, the correctional officers who keep our communities safe from dangerous criminals, the inspectors who make sure our food is safe, the TSA officers who maintain the security of traveling Americans, the EPA employees who protect our environment and human health, the workers who make sure our seniors’ Social Security benefits arrive on time, or the many other public servants who work every day on behalf of the American public – these workers provide vital services to us all.

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Categories: The Insider