Award Winners at the 2018 Convention
August 20, 2018
Members like you have been busy growing our union Big Enough to Win, and some went above and beyond. Here's the complete list of award winners from our convention.
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Cassandra Butler: Outstanding Service in Community Award
August 20, 2018
Besides balancing her assignment as a full-time Social Security Administration employee and her many union duties, everywhere she goes, Cassandra Butler is always looking for ways to help those in need in her community. And those in need are often young, homeless people who do not have any type of support system to help them deal with difficult situations like drug addiction, pregnancies, mental illness, and domestic violence. That’s why we honored her with our A. Philip Randolph-Hubert H. Humphrey Award for outstanding community service.
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Keena Smith: Women’s Achievement Award
August 20, 2018
Jim Rihel: Ed Klein Award
August 20, 2018
Jim Rihel takes every opportunity to get his fellow union members involved. And that's why he's the 2018 Ed Klein Award winner.
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J. David Cox Sr., Everett Kelley, Jeremy Lannan Elected National Officers
August 15, 2018
Our members came together at the union’s 41st National Convention to elect our top three national officers.
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Our Union Kicks off 41st Convention as Threats Mount
August 06, 2018
Our union has faced life-threatening challenges before, but these threats are different. We have politicians in the White House, the House, and the Senate who are hell bent on wiping us out. We have never had our union contracts unilaterally annulled, our union volunteers kicked out of offices, our work fighting injustice severely restricted or denied. That’s why this national convention is extremely important. The stakes have never been higher – and that's why our 41st Triennial National Convention is so important.
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Why Your Coworkers Need to Join Our Union Now
August 06, 2018
With all the new anti-federal employee laws, pending bills, and Executive Orders, you may feel federal employees are the sole target of politicians. In reality, these politicians have been coming after all working people for decades.
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The Insider, Organizing
AFGE On the Rise: What We've Accomplished Together
August 06, 2018
A lot of things have happened since our last national convention in 2015 – a new administration, hiring freezes, anti-union executive orders – just to name a few. But our list of some of our accomplishments below shows that our union is most powerful when we all stand together to protect our rights and democratic values.
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Two Little-Known Bills That Take Away Your Rights
August 06, 2018
Some members of Congress have introduced pieces of legislation that are not only hostile to employees but are also against our democratic values. What’s worse is that not many people know about them.
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Official Time, Workers' Rights, Labor, The Insider, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures
Senate Approves 1.9% Raise for Feds Next Year
August 06, 2018
Because of your activism, the Senate has approved a 1.9% pay raise for federal workers next year. This modest pay adjustment would help prevent federal employees from falling further behind next year and help federal agencies recruit and retain the high-caliber workforce that the public expects and deserves.
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America Before Social Security
August 06, 2018
Eighty-three years ago, on Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act as a safeguard "against the hazards and vicissitudes of life." Today, Social Security single-handedly keeps 22 million Americans out of poverty. We are better off today because generations before us demanded that our government do something to save us from poverty as we enter old age.
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86 Years of Fighting for Workers
August 06, 2018
Throughout our history, we have been champions of equality and justice in the workplace. Our government’s mission is to make America work for everyone, and 86 years after our founding, AFGE is proud to represent those who make America move forward.
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Massive Protests in the Streets, Congress, Court Against Illegal Executive Orders
July 30, 2018
Thousands of AFGE members, more than 100 union presidents, members of Congress, and union members from unions throughout the country gathered to wear red for feds and stand up to the illegal executive orders targeting federal employees.
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FLRA Says Education Department Engaged in Union Busting
July 30, 2018
In the first victory against the Trump administration’s efforts to purge your union and your rights in the workplace, our union prevailed in an unfair labor practice investigation against the Department of Education, which unilaterally imposed its own illegal edict on 3,900 federal employees.
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VIDEO: We Are America's Workforce!
July 30, 2018
From putting the first man on the moon to ensuring your food is safe to eat, federal employees, like you, make profound differences in our lives every day. Your union is proud to represent these fine men and women, and help them do their jobs better serving the American people. That’s why we’re launching the America’s Workforce campaign – to tell our stories and show the country the important work we do!
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