If you work hard and invest into something, you should reap the benefits. But next year, 11 million Americans who have worked hard and paid into Social Security for 22 years on average stand to lose a big chunk of their hard earned money – nearly 20% to be exact.
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The war on federal employees and their unions marches on as elected officials in the Senate seek to make the IRS an independent agency and get rid of its union.
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If Sen. John McCain has his way, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be forced to send a very large share of veterans who seek VA care to for-profit private clinics and hospitals which are more expensive and inferior to the specialized care provided by the VA.
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Federal employees represented by AFGE at national parks, monuments, battlefields, historical sites, scenic rivers and trails in seven states will soon be covered under one strong master collective bargaining agreement after AFGE won a petition to consolidate units in the Northeast Region.
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AFGE is offering a one-day online training for new stewards or member activists interested in becoming a steward. Currently, September, October and November are on a wait list.
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The record breaking calls from AFGE activists to their elected members of Congress blocked efforts to rush a bad bill through both the House and the Senate before they leave town for the August recess this week.
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One in three VA employees are veterans, but that doesn’t stop elected officials from the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs from passing legislation that would give VA managers a green light to fire front line employees whenever, wherever.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed the 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill without blocking a 1.3% pay raise for federal employees proposed by President Barack Obama.
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4.2 million federal employees' personal data was compromised because of a Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach. An additional 21.5 million people have had their personal data stolen because of intrusions into OPM’s computer systems.
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The Office of Personnel Management has set up a double standard for those whose personal data was stolen from OPM’s computer systems.
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No one in America should go to bed hungry. And so AFGE volunteers braved the summer heat to help distribute food to hundreds of people at a capital area food bank this week.
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Checks are being mailed out to 4,400 State Department employees who won a $39.9 million settlement over an overtime grievance filed by AFGE Local 1534.
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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 issued this statement in response to reports that 25 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 resignation of OPM Director Katherine Archuleta is not a solution to the damage that has been done to more than 20 million Americans as a result of the massive cybersecurity breaches into OPM’s data systems."
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