Some lawmakers in Congress, led by House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe, voted to send our wounded warriors to unaccountable, inferior, more expensive, for-profit health care providers. But these providers don't specialize in veteran health care.
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AFGE members at Orlando International Airport relentlessly fought the return of airport security to the pre-9/11 era, and their enormous efforts paid off. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) recently voted to rescind its previous controversial vote to begin the process of contracting out security at the airport.
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After months of short-term continuing resolutions and two government shutdowns that disrupted the livelihoods of millions of federal workers and the programs they serve, federal employees can breathe a sigh of relief.
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Lawmakers will take up a controversial bill on March 15, the Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2018. If they get enough support to pass the House and the Senate, most of the two million federal jobs are at risk of being outsourced.
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Orlando is the number 1 tourist destination in the country but its airport authority is putting the lives of kids and adults at risk. The Greater Orlando Airport Authority voted to return Orlando International Airport to the pre-9/11 era, where airport security was in the hands of low-paid private screeners with little training and high turnover.
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Most have no idea what it’s like to be a TSA officer. Here are a few little-known facts about the men and women who take the oath of office and protect us all.
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President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Jan. 30, making several claims about federal employees that raised eyebrows. We fact-checked his speech below and set the record straight.
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Understanding the state of our union requires understanding the state of federal agencies which serve as the backbone of our government and provide taxpayer services to the American people. Here's a look at our agencies' state of the union.
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AFGE is calling on Congress to launch an investigation into the two main contractors running the Department of Veterans Affairs’ controversial Choice program after the VA watchdog found that they have defrauded taxpayers by nearly $90 million.
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With Congress returning from recess and AFGE locals’ organizing campaigns in full swing, here are some of the critical issues we’ll be watching this year.
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Doctors, nurses, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals continue to take to the streets to shine a spotlight on the 49,000 vacancies at Department of Affairs hospitals nationwide. Understaffing deprives veterans of the critical care they deserve and were promised when they signed up to serve the country.
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When Congress created the Veterans Choice privatization program years ago to push veterans into for-profit hospitals, they sold it as a temporary fix for a shortage of VA facilities and health care professionals. But they never made building facilities and hiring personnel to care for veterans a priority.
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AFGE activists defeated the severe cuts to federal employees' pay, retirement, and health care, after making tens of thousands of phone calls to their members of Congress urging them not to accept any final budget that cuts federal employee compensation.
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Government workers take to the streets to fight for fair pay, benefits, and retirement.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia recently sat down with a group of Northern Virginia Labor Confederation activists, including AFGE members, to explain why federal employees are being attacked.
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