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Deaths on the Job in Federal Workforce Increased

October 31, 2014

Fatal work injuries among government employees went up 5% from 453 in 2012 to 476 last year. But the job fatality rate in the federal workforce shot up 19% to 124 during the same period, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs related to national security accounted for most of the fatalities – 75 deaths while the Postal Service accounted for 19.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, Labor

Employees Protest Closing of ER at North Carolina VA Hospital

October 31, 2014

As the Department of Veterans Affairs is still reeling from the secret waitlist and Legionnaire scandals, the recent closing of the emergency room due to a shortage of doctors at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in North Carolina puts a damper on its efforts to improve the department’s image and sends a wrong message to our nation’s heroes.

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Categories: VA, Veterans

President Cox: Army Needs to Lift Civilian Cap, Not Seek Exceptions to It

October 31, 2014

The Defense Department has put an arbitrary cap on the civilian workforce, violating a federal law. The Army has been going along with it, laying off thousands of employees and replacing them with military personnel and contractors.

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Categories: DoD, Job Cuts

Feds Not Taking Full Advantage of Government’s Retirement Matching Contributions

October 31, 2014

Many federal employees are not taking full advantage of the federal government’s matching contribution to their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts, said Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, which manages four of the TSP’s five individual funds.

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Categories: Retirement

Ryan, Issa Move Forward with Plans to Gut Federal Employees’ Retirement

October 31, 2014

Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Rep. Darrell Issa of California are asking the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare a report discussing long-term savings from their proposed cuts to federal employees’ retirement benefits.

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Categories: Congress, Budget, Retirement

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October 28, 2014

When you cast your ballot next Tuesday, you will vote for more than just the candidates on the ballot - you'll decide your future as a government worker.

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Vote for Your Future

October 28, 2014

When you cast your ballot for the Nov. 4 election, you will be voting for more than just the candidates running for office. You’ll be deciding your future as a government worker.

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Categories: Senate, Congress, Workers' Rights, Labor

Coast Guard Gives up Outsourcing Plan

October 24, 2014

The Coast Guard abandoned its plan to hand over control of its user fee collection operation to a private business.

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Federal Employees’ Job Satisfaction Drops 4th Year in a Row

October 24, 2014

“Employees are the most important resource in the federal government and an engaged and satisfied workforce is central to achieving agency goals,” writes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) at the beginning of its 2014 report on the results of a new government wide employee satisfaction survey.

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Categories: Labor

Coast Guard Gives up Outsourcing Plan, Thanks to AFGE

October 24, 2014

The Coast Guard has abandoned its plan to hand over control of its user fee collection operation at the National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) in Falling Waters, West Virginia, to a private business. This would not have happened without AFGE’s intervention at both local and national levels.

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Categories: DHS, Privatization

Medical Assistants Recognition Week

October 23, 2014

This week AFGE celebrates Medical Assistants Recognition Week, honoring the thousands of federal and D.C. government employees who provide important duties critical to the delivery of medical services in health care facilities operated by government agencies.

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Categories: DoD, HHS, VA, BOP

Updated: Ebola Safety Guidelines

October 22, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released new guidelines for health care workers who treat Ebola patients in the U.S.

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Categories: HHS

AFGE Joins the AFL-CIO’s Call for Worker Protections Amidst Ebola Crisis

October 22, 2014

AFGE has joined the AFL-CIO to call on both the White House and Congress to take immediate action and create enforceable safety guidelines to be put into place to help protect workers who could come into contact with infected Ebola patients.

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Categories: Labor

AFGE Sues to Halt USDA Implementation of Dirty Chicken Rule

October 21, 2014

AFGE is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to block implementation of a new poultry inspection system that will impede federal inspection of chicken and turkey carcasses, potentially resulting in diseased or tainted poultry being sold to consumers.

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Categories: USDA

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 20, 2014

The month of October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Women’s and Fair Practices Departments salutes those that have survived breast cancer, applauds those that are currently battling this disease and supports the loved ones of those that are suffering. It is our goal to encourage all AFGE members and their families to get screened for breast cancer regularly.

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Categories: Workers' Rights