Rep. Jeff Miller of Florida, chair of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, on Thursday introduced a very bad bill.
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Years ago the George W. Bush administration pushed to outsource the mandatory inspection of grain exported from the U.S. They did a pilot project and found neither savings nor efficiencies in privatizing the function.
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An AFGE-backed bill was introduced this week to extend law enforcement retirement coverage to Federal Protective Service officers and make other improvements to the security at federal facilities.
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A separate bill by Rep. Carson, HR 1850, would make a number of other reforms to FPS to security at federal buildings.
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Watching the discussion around the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) gives President Cox a nasty sense of déjà vu.
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During each of AFGE's National Conventions, the Women's and Fair Practices Departments seek to recognize those who have exceeded the expectation of their role as a local coordinator and are fully dedicated to our department's mission of advocating for and educating our members in the areas of civil, human, women's and workers' rights.
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AFGE National Secretary Treasurer Eugene Hudson Jr. on Wednesday spoke at the inaugural Black Men & Boys Day on Capitol Hill advocacy training aimed at encouraging black men and boys to engage in legislative advocacy on issues that impact their communities.
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Corporations are asking what the country can do for them. They now spend $2.6 billion a year lobbying members of Congress to write and change laws and regulations to benefit their businesses and increase their profits.
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VA benefits claims employees, including one from AFGE, took to Capitol Hill this week to detail how they are retaliated against and abused when blowing the whistle on mismanagement and wrongdoing against veterans.
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As the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees are set to vote to allow the administration to fast track a bad international trade deal being negotiated behind closed doors, AFGE activists on Monday joined hundreds of activists from other organizations to make it clear that we will not let this happen without a fight.
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Just weeks after voting to cut your pay by 12%, Congress has already figured out what they want to do with your money: repeal the estate tax.
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AFGE relaunched the Defend Our Jobs web center this week to help employees keep track of Department of Defense spending and authorization bills as they move through Congress.
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The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing Monday, April 13 regarding continued whistleblower retaliation within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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April 19th is the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The physical wounds of that day have healed and buildings have been rebuilt—but memories of the horrific bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City continue to affect the lives of those who were in the building and their friends and family.
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The 2015 Communications Contest is your opportunity to be recognized for those stories. This contest provides AFGE members with the opportunity to showcase their union activism through engaging articles, photos, graphics, and effective layout and design.
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