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Every Government Worker Should Know These Hatch Act Facts

October 01, 2018

The original 1939 Hatch Act, which originally prohibited nearly all partisan political activities by federal employees – but the 1993 updates to the law allow federal employees to engage in partisan political activities during off-duty hours so that they can exercise their democratic rights as American citizens.

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Categories: The Insider

Administration’s Anti-Union Policies at CDC Jeopardize Public Health

September 24, 2018

In what has become an alarming, growing trend, members of the administration are attempting to bust unions through bad faith negotiations – with Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers becoming the latest targets.

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Categories: HHS, Official Time, Workers' Rights, Labor, The Insider, White House, Contracts, Organizing , Grievance Procedures

Retiree Activists Are on the Move! Get Involved Today!

September 24, 2018

Young people are not the only ones who are joining unions. More and more federal retirees have decided to stay in the fight and keep their union membership into retirement. They know their union is the most effective tool to fight back politicians’ attacks on their retirement and health benefits.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, Member Benefits, Big Enough to Win, Labor, Training, The Insider, Retirees

Doctor, Union Member, Y.O.U.N.G. Coordinator

September 24, 2018

Young people join unions for different reasons. For Janet Constance, it was because she had a bad boss. Janet had been working as a psychologist at the VA hospital in Kansas City, MO, for six years when a new manager took over.

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Categories: VA, Workers' Rights, Big Enough to Win, Member Profile, Veterans, Labor, The Insider

Alice Hamilton Changed the World. Do You Know Her Story?

September 21, 2018

Our workplace is a lot safer today than it was 100 years ago, thanks to the health and safety advocates who fought for protections for all workers. There is one person in particular, however, who took it upon herself to study job-related diseases and deaths among industrial workers at a time when no one else was paying any attention.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Disaster Relief

September 20, 2018

The residents in the Carolinas need our help as they deal with the devastating effects of Hurrican Florence. Please consider making a donation to the AFGE Relief Fund.

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Federal Employees Closer to a Pay Increase for Next Year

September 17, 2018

Congress has reached an agreement to fund the government until December 7. But they still need to pass a separate bill to raise federal employees' pay by 1.9%.

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Categories: Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, The Insider

Closure of FLRA Dallas Office Leaves Fed Employee Rights in Jeopardy

September 17, 2018

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is a tiny agency tasked with resolving labor-management issues involving more than 2 million federal employees. These issues range from unfair labor practices (ULP) to arbitration appeals to union elections. Federal employee unions go to the FLRA to challenge agencies’ unfair practices or failures to follow their own policies, among other things. But office closures across the country are leaving workers without a place to turn.

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Categories: DOL, Workers' Rights, Labor, Civil Rights, The Insider, Grievance Procedures

Despite Threats of Shutdown, Pay Freeze, Feds Continue to Save Lives

September 17, 2018

Responding to natural disasters is a core function of government that most people forget until their lives are at risk. As Hurricane Florence barreled toward the Carolina coast, more than 4,000 federal employees were mobilized to help communities prepare for the storm.

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Categories: USDA, DoD, DHS, EPA, Labor, The Insider

Unions’ Approval Rating Hits a 15-Year High

September 14, 2018

Despite corporations’ and politicians’ jointed efforts to cripple unions and union members, unions in America have enjoyed steady public support over the past decade.

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Categories: Workers' Rights, Labor, Civil Rights, The Insider

Opposition to Administration's Pay Freeze Grows in Congress

September 10, 2018

In a series of letters sent to the administration and congressional leadership, nearly 200 lawmakers joined to fight the proposed pay freeze for federal employees next year.

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Categories: Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, U.S. President, The Insider, White House

Another Union Win: VA Rescinds the Executive Orders

September 10, 2018

In yet another rebuke of the administration's anti-democratic, anti-worker executive orders, the Department of Veterans Affairs recently rescinded the order denying employees their representational rights at work.

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Categories: Official Time, Workers' Rights, OPM, Veterans, Civil Rights, The Insider, Executive Orders

Young, Proud, and Leading the Way

September 10, 2018

Jeremy Lannan, former AFGE activist and organizer, was elected to the national position at AFGE’s 41st National Convention in August. At 40 years old, he is the first openly gay person and one of the youngest members to hold an AFGE national position.

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Categories: AFGE National Staff, The Insider

Y.O.U.N.G Workers on the Rise

September 10, 2018

The future of the labor movement depends upon the active participation of younger generations. If the current trends in our union continue, our future is bright.

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Categories: Training, The Insider

Another Union Win: OPM Orders Agencies to Comply with Court Ruling on Executive Orders

September 04, 2018

As a direct result of our union’s leadership in the lawsuit against three union-busting, democracy-busting executive orders, and the resulting injunction we won in court, the Office of Personnel Management has ordered agencies to comply with the judge’s ruling and restore employees’ legal right to representation.

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Categories: Official Time, Workers' Rights, The Insider, White House, Executive Orders