At the urging of AFGE, a group of 19 senators called on the Trump administration to provide a 25% pay increase for federal workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
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Victory: AFGE District 4 and correctional officers in West Virginia halt out-of-state BOP inmate transfers to the area.
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AFGE is calling on the Bureau of Prisons to stop transferring inmates between BOP facilities to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Government workers received an outpouring of support and appreciation during Public Service Recognition Week.
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House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, Sen. Sherrod Brown, and Rep. Elaine Luria joined a tele-town hall hosted by the AFGE National VA Council the night of April 29, vowing to address important issues such as hazard duty pay, personal protective equipment (PPE), and telework as the country’s battling the coronavirus outbreak.
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As the coronavirus outbreak raged on with cases in the U.S. nearing one million, employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Baltimore were worried about their own health and safety.
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President Trump’s executive order requiring meat processing plants to remain open despite numerous COVID-19 outbreaks in the factories could result in more people contracting the virus and possibly deaths.
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Randy Hall was having dinner with his family on April 3 when he realized he couldn’t smell the food. That worried him – the loss of sense of smell is a telltale sign of COVID-19.
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AFGE issues six preconditions that must be met before any reopening can occur.
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Bureau of Prisons reverses course on granting employees paid emergency leave thanks to pressure from AFGE's Council of Prison Locals.
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Helpful tips on how to manage anxiety related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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April 19 marks the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Two Army Reserve units join AFGE.
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AFGE local joins effort to make masks for Navy personnel.
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AFGE and federal employees demand safer working conditions as more federal employees die from the coronavirus.
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