Virginia became the first state in the nation to pass an emergency temporary standard to protect workers from the coronavirus.
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Asylum officers are voicing their opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed regulations that, if implemented, would dismantle the country’s asylum system and require officers to violate U.S. and international laws.
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Welcome to the AFGE Spotlight! This new addition is a weekly roundup of the major actions AFGE has taken in the last week as captured by the press. Whether it’s a rally or a letter to Congress, what we do has an impact, so keep it up!
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AFGE is calling on the Senate to include full workplace rights for TSOs in its transportation infrastructure bill.
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Senators call on the Trump administration to stop its plans to bring back federal workers to their worksites amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House to fund the USCIS through 2020 and prevent the furloughs of more than 13,400 USCIS employees.
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Thanks to our hard work and persistence, AFGE scored several major wins in the House version of the fiscal 2021 NDAA.
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Even though the United States has the world’s highest numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths, the federal government has remained open throughout the outbreak.
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More than 13,000 employees at the USCIS have received their furlough notices, but they have not given up on saving their jobs and their agency.
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Long hours, too many administrative duties, broken hiring promises, a hostile workplace, lack of equal bargaining rights, and the ongoing open attacks on unions demoralize VA employees on a daily basis.
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The Trump administration is working behind the scenes to move forward with its plan to merge OPM with the GSA.
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After a years-long fight, 1,000 employees working for the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development department are being moved out of the contaminated Goodfellow building complex in St. Louis, MO.
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia June 22 denied a motion by the FLRA that sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by AFGE challenging the constitutionality of appointments to the FSIP.
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EPA leadership appears to have confused agency “briefings” on COVID-19 with formal negotiations with the union required under the law.
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