AFGE has reached an agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA), allowing 42,000 SSA employees nationwide represented by AFGE to enjoy new workplace rights and protections.
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“I told them the key points of AFGE, how we fight for solidarity and causes and that we’re internationally known and if you have a problem you can come to the unio.”
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AFGE Local 3403 representing researchers, scientists, and administrative employees at the National Science Foundation (NSF) is pushing back against the agency’s unilateral change in telework arrangements without waiting for the counteroffer from the union.
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AFGE is proud to announce that 20 AFGE members and their families have been awarded the 2023 merit-based scholarship organized by the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA).
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With the help of our many sponsors including the NVAC and AFGE Local 1633, WFP and AFGE’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) awarded 20 recipients each a $1,000 scholarship on behalf of the Fredna S. White Memorial Scholarship Program.
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The extreme, anti-union National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (NRTWLDF) tried to bust our union, and they failed.
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At a congressional hearing on pending legislation July 12, Department of Veterans Affairs officials told members of Congress it has enough tools to address poor performance and doesn’t need a bill pending in Congress that would speed up firings of employees without proper due process.
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AFGE is working to revive union representation at a long-established local at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples in Italy after members and potential members have expressed renewed interest in the union.
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The Department of Defense civilian workforce has lower percentages of women and minorities than the rest of the federal government, according to 10 years of data analyzed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn new skills and network with your AFGE siblings at one of the union’s biggest events of the year!
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AFGE ended June with another overall net increase of 1,362 members!
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July/August Government Standard: May was a bellwether month for union growth, as AFGE broke recruitment records dating back 10 years.
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Federal employees working in Fresno, Calif., Reno, Nev., Rochester, New York, and Spokane, Wash. are slated to get a locality pay raise next year.
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A new nationwide patient survey confirms what AFGE has been saying all along – that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ hospitals are superior to non-VA counterparts.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is now accepting complaints from workers who feel they have been refused reasonable accommodations in the workplace and discriminated against due to their pregnancies and related medical conditions.
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