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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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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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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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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AFGE is known for our relentlessness in the pursuit of justice, and what happened this week shows our will to provide workplace protections for federal employees even though it might take years.
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AFGE issued this statement in response to the disclosure that an additional 21.5 million people had their personal data stolen as a result of intrusions into the Office of Personnel Management’s computer systems.
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) next month will rule on whether the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) contract with the office supply chain Staples violates the American Postal Workers Union’s (APWU) collective bargaining agreement.
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AFGE fully supports Senate legislation introduced Thursday that would provide individuals affected by the recent cyber attacks on Office of Personnel Management data systems with free lifetime credit monitoring.
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AFGE placed a full-page ad in Politico this week, calling on the Office of Personnel Management to detail the scope of the massive data breach and provide more assistance to those affected.
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The next time you purchase a ticket for a Broadway musical, make sure it’s the cast of Equity actors – performers who belong to the union and are protected against unfair treatments such as unreasonable performance demands.
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AFGE is declaring victory after President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that eliminates a financial penalty facing retired federal law enforcement officers, federal firefighters, and air traffic controllers.
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AFGE on Monday filed a class action lawsuit against Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour alleging that they failed to heed warnings, obey security policies, and are liable for one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.
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Curious about the new locality pay areas? Wondering about the data breach? Want to keep up with our Big Enough to Win Campaign? We got you covered and more. The July/August issue of the Government Standard is chock full of information important to federal employees like you.
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The Obama administration is issuing new regulations that will provide overtime pay to workers who have been forced to work overtime but have not been paid for it.
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On June 29, AFGE filed a class action lawsuit against Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour alleging that they failed to heed warnings, obey security policies, leading to one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.
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