AFGE Wins Union Election to Represent DHA Headquarters Workers
May 23, 2022
AFGE is now the exclusive representative to more than 2,200 employees at the Defense Health Agency headquarters.
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AFGE Locals Need to Act Now to Ensure Representation of Transferred Defense Health Agency Employees
May 23, 2022
A long-delayed transfer of Department of Defense health care workers to the newly created Defense Health Agency is kicking into high gear – and AFGE locals need to act now to ensure the continued representation of our members.
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AFGE Efforts Lead to Cancellation of Pentagon’s Ill-advised Merger of Commissaries, Exchanges
April 11, 2022
It’s official – the Department of Defense has ended its plan to merge military commissaries and exchanges.
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AFGE Scores Wins as House Passes Defense Authorization Bill
December 13, 2021
House passes its version of the 2022 NDAA with several provisions that reflect AFGE members' priorities at the DoD.
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Judge Found Army’s Letter of Reprimand Against Black Atlanta Nurse Is Racially Motivated
December 13, 2021
Congratulations to AFGE Local 2017 for its recent victory in an employee’s Equal Employment Opportunity complaint against the Army.
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Two Air Force Bases Unilaterally Implemented Anti-Worker Contracts. AFGE Took Them to the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Won.
November 08, 2021
AFGE leaders and activists beat back anti-worker tactics at two Air Force bases.
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DoD Rejects Proposed Merger of Commissaries and Exchanges
October 04, 2021
The Department of Defense has backed off of plans to merge military commissaries with exchange stores.
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In Historic First, AFGE Leader Appointed by DoD to Sit on Defense Business Board
September 20, 2021
For the first time, a labor representative will sit on the Department of Defense’s Defense Business Board.
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Thanks to AFGE, Wrongfully Terminated Police Officers at Fort Gordon Got Their Jobs Back
September 20, 2021
What happened at Ft. Gordon is a reminder why we need a union.
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AFGE Rakes in 7 Pro-Worker Wins in 2022 Defense Policy Bill
September 07, 2021
The House Armed Services Committee Sept. 2 passed the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with several AFGE-backed provisions.
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DEFCON’s Plan to Recruit 5K New Members This Year
May 24, 2021
DEFCON sets goal to recruit 5,000 new members by the end of the calendar year.
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AFGE Urges Defense Leaders to Better Use Existing Personnel Tools to Address Skills Gaps
May 17, 2021
AFGE identifies DoD’s overreliance on term and temporary employees to perform jobs instead of investing in a stable cadre of career employees
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Biden Answers AFGE’s Call to Revoke Trump’s Anti-Worker Memo for DoD Employees
March 01, 2021
Biden revokes anti-union DoD memo.
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AFGE Begins New Year with Expanded Benefits for Feds in Newly Enacted Law
January 11, 2021
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has become law following a broad bipartisan override of the president’s veto of the measure.
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What’s in the Final FY2021 NDAA? Annual Leave Carryover, Paid Parental Leave Extension, and More
December 14, 2020
The House and Senate last week passed the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by large bipartisan margins with several provisions supported by AFGE.
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