AFGE Mourns Passing of Mark Gibson
November 26, 2018
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dear friend Mark Gibson. Mark passed away on Nov. 18 surrounded by family in Tomah, Wisconsin.
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5 Things You Might Not Know about DHS on Its 16th Birthday
November 26, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security turns 16 on Nov. 25. The young agency was created in 2002 to fight a new kind of war following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. To create a unified agency, all or part of 22 different agencies such as FEMA, Border Patrol, Coast Guard, and Secret Service were merged into one department.
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Our Union Sues VA to Protect Our Rights
November 19, 2018
The lawsuit seeks to block union-busting actions by the administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Understaffing Results in New Attack of BOP Correctional Officers
November 19, 2018
Five correctional officers were hospitalized after being attacked by inmates at United States Penitentiary McCreary in Pine Knot, Ky. Nov. 14.
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Another Union Win: Des Moines, Imperial County to Receive Locality Pay Raise
November 19, 2018
According to data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, non-federal workers in Des Moines earned 10 percentage points more than federal employees doing similar jobs over a three-year period.
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Trump Political Appointees Seek to Politicize Federal Employees' Pay. Unions Say Not So Fast.
November 19, 2018
The administration is pushing its false narrative that some feds are overpaid and others are underpaid so that it can shift payroll from the bottom to the top.
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Trump Administration Eroding Workers’ Rights. But We Can Do Something.
November 18, 2018
In a new proposed rule, the NLRB is siding with corporate interests―pitting business owners against workers.
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Especially on Thanksgiving
November 18, 2018
Who are these unsung heroes behind Thanksgiving? It’s the men and women who work at many government agencies.
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VA Moves to Gut Workplace Rights for 100,000 Health Care Workers
November 13, 2018
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Nov. 8 it is removing 430 union volunteers from their union representation duties, denying workplace rights to more than 100,000 health care workers at the VA.
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Union Members Drive Pro-Union Candidates to Victory in Historic Midterms
November 13, 2018
On Nov. 6, a large number of pro-union candidates won their elections and re-elections, shifting the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the next Congress.
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Senators Pressure Administration to Comply with Court Order on EOs
November 13, 2018
Sixteen senators are asking the Trump administration why it’s not complying with a court order that invalidated major provisions of the White House’s executive orders targeting federal employees and their unions.
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EEOC Implements Trump’s EOs, Defying Court Order
November 13, 2018
Despite a federal judge’s ruling in August that largely invalidated President Trump’s three illegal anti-worker executive orders, the EEOC notified our union that it is on a fast track to implement several portions of the orders before the end of the year.
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AFGE Communications Wins Big in 2018 Labor Media Contest
November 13, 2018
AFGE’s communications team has won prestigious labor media awards for several years in a row, and this year is no different.
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Majority of Americans Prefer Rolling Back Tax Cuts to Cutting Government Funding
November 05, 2018
As lawmakers are finishing up appropriations bills funding various government programs in 2019, a new poll shows what the American people want members of Congress to do: Roll back Republicans’ tax cuts for the rich and big corporations.
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Top 10 Most Dangerous Jobs in the Federal Government
November 05, 2018
Because of the nature of their work, federal employees are more likely to suffer an injury on the job than those in the private sector.
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