As their wages lagged behind, blue collar workers left their old jobs to take General Schedule jobs, causing major gaps in their career fields. The exodus of skilled hourly workers became so bad that the Army ended up outsourcing certain jobs as they were not able to fill the positions.
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For years, the correctional workers in the federal Bureau of Prisons have done more with less. Facing the threat of even more staffing cuts to their workforce, the Council of Prison Locals held a Senate roundtable to make it clear: fewer correctional workers mean more dangerous prisons and less safe communities.
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As we observe Workers Memorial Day on April 28 and remember those who have suffered and died on the job, AFGE and the entire labor movement renew our commitment to defend the right of every worker to have a safe job. We also demand that elected officials put workers’ well-being above corporate interests.
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A. Philip Randolph is one of the most visible faces in the long national struggle for civil rights. Despite his significant contributions to the civil rights and labor movement, younger people may not even know him.
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Federal employees in six metropolitan areas should begin receiving higher locality pay next year to account for large pay gaps with non-federal employers.
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The EEOC, which adjudicates workplace-discrimination claims in the government and at private companies, will receive a $15 million funding increase through the rest of the fiscal year, which ends September 30.
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It’s been two years since AFGE’s action and relentlessness helped federal employees with children on autism spectrum breathe a little easier.
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In commemoration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AFSCME and the Church of God in Christ, Inc. (COGIC) partnered to create the I AM 2018 Mountaintop Conference. AFSCME and COGIC designed this convening to celebrate, reflect, and show the labor movement that we still have work to do to reach that mountaintop.
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Congress recently passed and the President signed into law a $1.3 trillion spending bill that funds the government through September 2018. But the administration is now taking steps to slash the increases they disagree with.
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Housing is a basic need, but it also plays a major role in defining our quality of life. Our homes guarantee our security and access to opportunities and amenities such as schools, employment, and transportation. That’s why having access to the housing of our choice is so important.
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The teachers’ movement that started in West Virginia is gaining momentum as thousands of teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky walked off the job and filled their state capitols April 2 to protest cuts in public school funding, pay, and benefits.
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Health and safety in the workplace could be a matter of life and death. That’s why the National VA Council would like to invite you to join its annual Safety & Health Conference this April 16 - 20, 2018
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AFGE's Field Services and Education Department is offering two online classes that will help you become a top-notch union rep.
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After months of hostility at the bargaining table, Department of Education management told AFGE Council 252 that it was no longer willing to negotiate a new. Management threw out the contract that the council had previously bargained and replaced it with an anti-union directive that strips 3,900 workers we represent of most previously-negotiated rights and protections.
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The contract includes several provisions directly affecting workers’ take-home wages and benefits, including new clauses related to employee bonuses, work shoe allowances, and paid leave during administrative closures.
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