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Major Win for AFGE. EO Opposition Grows: Senators Release Another Letter Blasting Attacks

June 25, 2018

Following letters sent to the White House last week from 21 Republicans and 23 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, 45 Democratic members of the U.S. Senate issued their own letter to President Trump urging him to rescind three executive orders he issued last month targeting federal workers.

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Categories: Congress, The Insider, Executive Orders

Members and Allies Stand Up to Save Social Security Field Offices

June 25, 2018

AFGE members, seniors, and allies joined together in North Baltimore to say: enough is enough.

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Categories: SSA, The Insider

Happy 80th Birthday, Fair Labor Standards Act!

June 25, 2018

On June 25, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), "the most far-reaching, far-sighted program for the benefit of workers ever adopted in this or any other country." The Bill changed the American workplace and the lives of working men and women (and children) in this country forever.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, The Insider

Federal Reorganization Would Gut Our Taxpayer Programs

June 25, 2018

On June 21, the administration announced plans to reorganize the federal government programs, politicize the government workforce, and line the pockets of the wealthy.

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21 Republicans, 23 Democrats Rebuke Trump Over Anti-Employee Executive Orders

June 18, 2018

In a stunning show of support for federal employees and their access to rights in the workplace, 21 House Republicans and 23 Democrats delivered their letters to President Trump, asking him to rescind his recent executive orders as they are undermining the laws.

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Categories: Congress, Workers' Rights, Labor, The Insider, White House

One Year Later, VA Accountability Act Is a Massive Failure

June 18, 2018

On June 23 last year, President Trump signed into law the Veterans Affairs Accountability Act, promising to help the VA get rid of unethical managers and help veterans get their health care faster. But one year after the bill became law, the law has been a massive failure – as we predicted.

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Categories: VA, Pay, Workers' Rights, Privatization, Veterans, Job Cuts, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing

Federal Prisons Overflowing with 1,600 New ICE Detainees

June 18, 2018

The massive influx of new detainees will exacerbate the short-staffed prisons, endangering the lives of correctional officers, inmates, detainees themselves, and the surrounding communities.

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Categories: DHS, DOJ, BOP, The Insider

AFGE Celebrates LGBT Pride in the Nation's Capital

June 18, 2018

The Capital Pride Parade attracts over 150,000 spectators every year, many of which are AFGE members working in the D.C. and federal governments. In our fourth year as a Capital Pride sponsor, AFGE staff, members and officers joined in the parade along with more than 170 contingents-floats, vehicles, and walkers.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., Workers' Rights, Civil Rights, LGBT, AFGE National Staff, The Insider

Revealed: Veterans Wait Longer for Care at Private Hospitals

June 08, 2018

The Government Accountability Office has just issued a new report on wait times at private hospitals under the VA’s “Choice” privatization program, and it’s not pretty. The sad thing is, the pro-privatization lawmakers don’t care.

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Categories: VA, Veterans, The Insider

Is the Supreme Court Poised to Undermine Union Rights?

June 08, 2018

Labor unions play an important role in securing rights and protections such as health and safety, family and medical leave, overtime, and fair treatment. But the wealthy don’t want workers to come together and negotiate for a better life. An important case pending in the Supreme Court, Janus v. AFSCME, is an example of how these special interests are trying to destroy the labor movement and our democracy.

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Categories: Official Time, Pay, Workers' Rights, Labor, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures

Celebrate Your Union Dad

June 08, 2018

The labor movement is all about solidarity and appreciation for one another in our union family. On this Father’s Day, show your appreciation for the union dad in your life with union-made gifts at our very own AFGE store!

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Categories: The Insider

Register Now! New Local Officers Orientation Webinar

June 08, 2018

The webinar will cover subjects such as legal duties under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and Civil Service Reform Act, how the AFGE Constitution defines local officer roles and responsibilities, fiduciary duties of all union officers, running local elections and local meetings, and basic strategic planning best practices for a “strong and effective” local union.

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Categories: Training, The Insider, Organizing , Grievance Procedures

AFGE Sues President Trump Over Executive Order

June 04, 2018

On May 25, President Trump signed three executive orders that chip away at due process and collective bargaining rights for federal employees. On May 30, 2018, AFGE sued the Trump administration in response to the third executive order, which aims to deny workers their legal right to representation at the worksite.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., Official Time, Workers' Rights, Labor, Civil Rights, U.S. President, The Insider, White House, Contracts, Grievance Procedures

How Trump’s Executive Orders Remove Checks and Balances

June 04, 2018

The three executive orders seek to undermine three things that serve as a protection for the merit systems and against the politicization of the civil service: removal procedure and merit principles, official time, and collective bargaining. After seeing the misinformation campaigns against EPA and VA workers, it's clear that the administration is trying to undermine our democracy and usher in the spoils system.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., Official Time, Workers' Rights, Veterans, Labor, The Insider, White House, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures

5 Things You May Not Know About RFK’s Role in Labor, Civil Rights Movements

June 04, 2018

Fifty years ago this week, Robert Francis Kennedy was shot and killed at a hotel in Los Angeles after delivering a speech celebrating his win in the California primary. While many remember his legacy as a politician, however, few are aware that Robert Kennedy played a key role in the labor and civil rights movements at a time when America was embroiled in social and political crises at home and abroad.

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Categories: Labor, Civil Rights, The Insider