In its fiscal 2020 budget proposal, various public services, including public health and education, are being slated for massive cuts. Federal employees’ pay and benefits are also on the chopping block.
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Under Trump’s 2020 budget proposal, most of the agencies that have already struggled through years of underfunding will see even further, in some cases drastic, cuts in their funding. This will undoubtedly hurt the missions of the agencies and put every American at risk.
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FEMA makes headlines every year during the hurricane season. Even though we hear a lot about the agency, most people have no idea what FEMA’s job entails.
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Our union is calling on Congress to protect public health and reject the Trump administration’s proposed cuts of 31 percent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) next year.
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Learn how to prioritize AFGE messages on Facebook and in your inbox.
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As we celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, AFGE is proud to share quotes from the notable women of our past, present, and future
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As part of our union’s upcoming Federal and D.C. Government Worker Appreciation Week, federal and D.C. government employees are inviting their members of Congress to come by their facilities to discuss their work and raise awareness about what they do for the American people.
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Here are stories you need to know this week.
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The Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act, (H.R. 1255) introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN), would allow for a more accurate and fair retirement calculation for firefighters working in the Defense Department, FEMA, VA, and other federal agencies in every state and overseas.
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The United States is the only industrialized nation without national paid parental leave.
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Our union fought a long battle for transparency around vacancies at the VA, finally forcing the agency to regularly publish information about the number of unfilled positions throughout the VA. The latest batch of numbers shows what we’ve known all along: there are 49,000 vacancies at the VA.
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Our union worked closely with Rep. Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, to introduce bipartisan legislation that would permanently reinstate a national council overseeing labor-management relations in federal agencies.
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Lt. Charley Lyke is a police officer, but he has a unique mission. That's why Lt. Lyke was awarded AFGE’s Law Enforcement of the Year, our union’s highest honor for law enforcement officers. Our hearty congratulations to our in-house hero, Lt. Lyke!
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AFGE National Vice President for Women and Fair Practices Jeremy Lannan has been named the recipient of the very first AFGE-wide Firefighter of the Year award.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon have introduced legislation that would increase Social Security benefits for American seniors, including retiring federal employees.
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