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AFGE Members & Leadership Get Out the Vote in North Carolina and Virginia

October 20, 2014

This weekend, AFGE National President J. David Cox, Sr. and National Secretary Treasurer Eugene Hudson Jr. joined dozens of AFGE members to pound the pavement and get out the vote for this November’s elections.

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Categories: AFGE National Staff

VA Membership Drive Recruits More Than 8,000 New Members

October 17, 2014

AFGE and its National VA Council ran a successful VA membership recruitment campaign that signed up 8,073 new members from June 1 to Sept. 30. VA employees make up the largest portion of AFGE’s membership, standing at 101, 071 strong. The NVAC hit a major milestone this summer when it recruited its 100,000th dues paying member.

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Categories: VA, Big Enough to Win

Get the Facts: Ebola

October 17, 2014

At a time when Ebola is all over the news and it's easy for misinformation to get interpreted as truth, make sure you have the clear-cut facts.

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Categories: HHS

Get Out the Vote!

October 17, 2014

With Election Day just a few short weeks away, time is running out to get involved, get educated, and get ready to vote.

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Categories: Senate, Congress, Labor

Budget Cuts Slow Ebola Research

October 16, 2014

Starving agencies of their needed funds could have deadly consequences when it comes to agencies responsible for preventing and fighting infectious diseases such as Ebola. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been working on Ebola vaccine for a decade, but research stalled as Congress keeps taking away its funding – $5 billion over 10 years, adjusted for inflation.

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Categories: DHS, Senate, Congress

Meet Matt Albucher: Fighting for Worker Rights Every Day

October 15, 2014

As a federal employee and AFGE union activist, Matt Albucher is on the front lines of the battle being waged daily against working people in America.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, Member Profile

A group of Senators Threaten Another Government Shutdown

October 14, 2014

Fourteen senators led by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida are threatening another government shutdown over a provision in the Affordable Health Care Act designed to keep insurance premiums low.

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Categories: Senate, Congress

Minimizing Risk of Ebola Exposure for Employees at Points of Entry

October 10, 2014

In response to the recent Ebola crisis and the heightened risk for Transportation Security Officers, Border Patrol agents and other federal employees, AFGE is urging the government to take all necessary measures to protect the public and government employees stationed at the U.S. ports of entry and other sites from potential exposure to the Ebola virus.

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Categories: TSA, DHS, Border Patrol

Feds’ Health Care Premiums to Increase $3 in 2015

October 10, 2014

On average, non-postal federal employees with self-only coverage will see their health care premiums go up $2.93 more per pay period next year. Those with family coverage will pay about $6.89 more, according to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Changes in shares of premiums depend on what plan enrollees choose.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, Member Benefits

Election Day’s a Month Away!

October 06, 2014

You already know how important this election is to federal employees like us. But did you know that Election Day is only a month away?

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Categories: Senate, Congress, Labor

AFGE Remembers Sharon Harnage

October 03, 2014

Please be advised that Mrs. Sharon Harnage, wife of AFGE President Emeritus Bobby Harnage, passed away this morning. This is a very sad day for all of us in AFGE.

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Categories: AFGE National Staff

AFGE Delivers Half Million Signatures to Save Social Security Offices

October 03, 2014

AFGE, Social Security Works and the Alliance for Retired Americans on Thursday submitted half a million signatures of people who demand that Social Security offices remain open in local communities across the country. In total, four rallies took place across the country in Columbus, Ohio, New York, Oakland, Calif. and Washington, D.C.

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Categories: SSA, Workers' Rights, Retirement, Job Cuts, Retirees

VA Delays Grade Reductions

October 02, 2014

In keeping with VA Secretary Robert McDonald’s commitment to AFGE and its National VA Council to reverse harmful downgrades of medical center employees who interface with patients, the Department ordered top leadership to delay grade reductions for all 17 targeted positions covering nearly 21,000 lower wage employees.

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Categories: VA, Pay, Veterans

Hispanic Heritage Month

October 01, 2014

As the Women's and Fair Practices Departments continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we thought it'd be great to highlight a few Hispanic women who have made history in the areas of science, labor, and sports.

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Categories: Labor

A Helping Hand

October 01, 2014

When you think of our Border Patrol and ICE agents, what image comes to mind? Chances are, you envision an army of armed law enforcement officers standing guard, ready to do what it takes to impede the flow of undocumented immigrants, illegal drugs and human trafficking into the country.

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Categories: DHS, Border Patrol