Government Shutdown 2018: The 4 Facts You Need to Know Right Now
January 22, 2018
The shutdown might be over, but Congress can do this all over again in two weeks.
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AFGE Echoes Call to Reject Cuts to Federal Worker Pay, Benefits in Budget Deal
January 05, 2018
AFGE is echoing a call by 95 members of Congress to oppose further cuts to federal employee pay and benefits as part of any budget negotiations.
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What’s on our Radar for 2018?
January 05, 2018
With Congress returning from recess and AFGE locals’ organizing campaigns in full swing, here are some of the critical issues we’ll be watching this year.
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Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Outsourcing , Privatization, The Insider, White House, Organizing , Retirees
Congress Must Do Its Job and Keep the Government Open
December 18, 2017
Over the past several years, the country has constantly been on a brink of a government shutdown - and not because we don’t have the money to fund it. Some in Congress can’t decide whether to fund programs that benefit most Americans, or whether to give massive tax cuts to the wealthy and big corporations. It is disheartening that we are once again at the brink of a government shutdown right before Christmas.
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Join us at AFGE's 2018 Legislative Conference
December 18, 2017
You are invited to join us at the 2018 Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference on February 11-14, 2018. Registration is now open.
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Washington, D.C., Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Big Enough to Win, AFGE National Staff, Training, The Insider
Shutdown Averted, for Now
December 11, 2017
Congress passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open until Dec. 22.
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9 Reasons Why Everyone Needs a Union
November 13, 2017
We all want to have a job that allows us to take care of ourselves and our families. Things like paid sick leave, affordable health care, paid vacation, retirement, 8-hour work day, and safe workplaces are important to each of us as an individual and all of us as a society. Not many people, however, know that all the things that we working people enjoy today are a result of union negotiations.
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Official Time, Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Benefits, Member Benefits, Labor, The Insider
Anti-Government Sentiments Drove Federal Employees to Join Labor Union
November 13, 2017
As politicians and powerful special interests are doubling down on their attacks against federal employees, civil servants are fighting back by joining AFGE.
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AFGE Activists Defeat Cuts to Pay, Retirement, and Health Care
October 30, 2017
AFGE activists defeated the severe cuts to federal employees' pay, retirement, and health care, after making tens of thousands of phone calls to their members of Congress urging them not to accept any final budget that cuts federal employee compensation.
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Washington, D.C., Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, Outsourcing , Privatization, Labor, Job Cuts, The Insider
Rising COLA Falls a Little Flat
October 20, 2017
Social Security benefits are rising by their largest amount in six years, but it’s still small change for many cash-strapped retirees.
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AFGE Members in Action
October 13, 2017
Government workers take to the streets to fight for fair pay, benefits, and retirement.
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VA, EPA, Senate, Congress, Official Time, Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Benefits, Outsourcing , Privatization, Retirement, Veterans, Labor, Job Cuts, The Insider, White House
When Firefighters Came to Washington
October 13, 2017
Federal firefighters from the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments came to the nation’s capital in early October to fight for fair pay and healthier working conditions for all federal firefighters and first responders.
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An Inside Look into the War on Federal Employees
September 29, 2017
Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia recently sat down with a group of Northern Virginia Labor Confederation activists, including AFGE members, to explain why federal employees are being attacked.
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Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Benefits, Outsourcing , Privatization, Retirement, The Insider
"Activism is at an All-Time High" Interview with President J. David Cox Sr.
September 29, 2017
J. David Cox Sr. has served as national president of the American Federation of Government Employees since 2012 and was the union’s secretary-treasurer for six years prior. AFGE, an AFL-CIO affiliate, represents 700,000 employees across 14 federal agencies with 310,000 active members. Cox, a former nurse in the Veterans Affairs Department, spoke with National Journal's Alex Clearfield about the federal workforce and why President Trump is “Bush on steroids.”
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5 Things You Need to Know about the Latest Governmentwide Reorganization Efforts
September 22, 2017
The Trump administration has directed all agencies to create agency reorganization plan. Here are five things you need to know.
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