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2nd Data Breach Victims Receive Notice Next Month

August 07, 2015

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced this week that notifications will begin to go out to the 21.5 million individuals affected by the data breach involving the federal government’s background investigation records beginning in September.

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Categories: Member Benefits

Going to the Mat: Olympian and AFGE Member Goes for the Gold

August 05, 2015

When she was in elementary school, Grace Jividen remembers sitting on the sidelines of her brother's judo match and crying - not because she was bored. But because she wanted a chance to play too.

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Categories: BOP, Member Profile

AFGE Activists Got Congress to Keep VA Hospitals Open, Avoid Furloughs

July 31, 2015

Thanks to letters and phone calls AFGE activists made to their elected officials this week, both the House and the Senate approved legislation that would give the Department of Veterans Affairs the flexibility to shift funds from one account to another to keep hospitals open and avoid furloughing employees.

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Categories: VA, Budget, Workers' Rights

Unions & Latinos: We Want to Hear from You

July 31, 2015

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, the AFL-CIO Labor Council For Latin American Advancement (LCAA) is putting together a new report about how unions can positively impact the lives of Latinos. The LCAA is looking for YOUR stories to feature in their new report.

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Categories: Workers' Rights

After Nearly 20 Years, AFGE, HUD Sign New Contract

July 31, 2015

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and HUD AFGE Council 222 last week signed a new labor-management contract, the first in nearly 20 years.

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Categories: HUD, Pay, Workers' Rights

Under Full Sequestration, Army Could Cut Additional 6,000 Civilian Jobs on Top of Initial 17,000

July 31, 2015

Contractors are about to have a field day as the latest analysis shows the Army, under full sequestration, will have to cut an additional 6,000 civilian positions on top of the 17,000 earlier reported.

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Categories: DoD, Budget, Workers' Rights, Outsourcing

AFGE Supports Bill that Would Block Loss of up to 20% of your Social Security

July 31, 2015

If you work hard and invest into something, you should reap the benefits. But next year, 11 million Americans who have worked hard and paid into Social Security for 22 years on average stand to lose a big chunk of their hard earned money – nearly 20% to be exact.

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Categories: SSA, Workers' Rights, Benefits, Retirees

AFGE Mobilization Puts the Brakes on Bad VA Bill

July 31, 2015

The record breaking calls from AFGE activists to their elected members of Congress blocked efforts to rush a bad bill through both the House and the Senate before they leave town for the August recess this week.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., VA, D.C. Government, Workers' Rights

AFGE Denounces Passage of House Bill H.R. 1994

July 30, 2015

AFGE denounced the passage of H.R. 1994, legislation that will destroy the due process rights of more than 350,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Categories: VA, Workers' Rights

House Set to Vote Next Week to Allow VA Managers to Fire Anyone, Anytime

July 24, 2015

One in three VA employees are veterans, but that doesn’t stop elected officials from the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs from passing legislation that would give VA managers a green light to fire front line employees whenever, wherever.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., VA, D.C. Government, Workers' Rights

1.3% Pay Raise for Feds in 2016?

July 24, 2015

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed the 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill without blocking a 1.3% pay raise for federal employees proposed by President Barack Obama.

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Categories: Washington, D.C., Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights

AFGE Condemns Plea Bargain for BOP Officer’s Killer

July 24, 2015

It's been seven years since Joseph Cabrera Sablan killed Correctional Officer Jose Rivera while Rivera was on the job at USP Atwater. On Wednesday in Los Angeles, Sablan took a plea deal to serve a second life sentence, avoiding the death penalty as punishment for his crime.

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Categories: DOJ, Workers' Rights, BOP

Senate Bill Renews Ban on A-76 Privatization Studies

July 24, 2015

The Senate Appropriations Committee this week passed the 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill with a provision renewing a government-wide ban on the A-76 outsourcing process. An A-76 prohibition specific to the Department of Defense was included in the FY10 National Defense Authorization Act.

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Categories: DoD, Workers' Rights

AFGE Successfully Recruiting New Units Across America

July 24, 2015

Since launching our Big Enough to Win campaign earlier this year, AFGE has been actively growing memberships both through existing units and new units. We have won several union elections the past few months, giving us an opportunity to represent and provide workplace protections to employees who serve our country.

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Categories: VA, Workers' Rights

AFGE Receives Bipartisan Support for Depot/Arsenal Workers

July 24, 2015

Within one day, a letter showing support for federal civilians working at depots and arsenals across the country garnered 26 elected officials’ signatures – pretty impressive considering competing priorities and a short time frame.

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Categories: DoD, Workers' Rights