Nov. 7 was a big night for union members as labor-backed candidates from coast to coast cruised to victory as voters turned out to enact real change.
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There are so many reasons we love veterans. They risk their lives for our country. Many return home with wounds both visible and invisible. Their families sacrifice too. Many veterans come home not to retire but to serve again as civil servants -- 1 in 3 federal employees are veterans. Here's what you can do to support veterans on Veterans Day and beyond.
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AFGE members and leaders came out in number for the AFL-CIO convention in St. Louis last month. This year, AFGE was featured prominently as the union that has seen an increase of membership for 25 consecutive years despite challenges and attacks on many fronts. AFGE members have shown that when we band together, our voice is stronger and we can accomplish great things. Here’s a recap of AFGE’s presence at the AFL-CIO convention.
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Leaders of the House of Representatives on Nov. 2 unveiled its tax plan that would mostly benefit those who need help the least: wealthy individuals and large corporations.
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AFGE is proud to announce that National Vice President George McCubbin III has been newly elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council.
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When Congress created the Veterans Choice privatization program years ago to push veterans into for-profit hospitals, they sold it as a temporary fix for a shortage of VA facilities and health care professionals. But they never made building facilities and hiring personnel to care for veterans a priority.
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Horror movies and haunted houses are scary, but if you work for the federal government, there are things that are a lot scarier and far more real.
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AFGE activists defeated the severe cuts to federal employees' pay, retirement, and health care, after making tens of thousands of phone calls to their members of Congress urging them not to accept any final budget that cuts federal employee compensation.
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AFGE members are the cornerstone of their community. Here's just one example, yet Congress thinks he deserves a pay cut...
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Social Security benefits are rising by their largest amount in six years, but it’s still small change for many cash-strapped retirees.
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Government workers take to the streets to fight for fair pay, benefits, and retirement.
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Federal firefighters from the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments came to the nation’s capital in early October to fight for fair pay and healthier working conditions for all federal firefighters and first responders.
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Veterans, members of Congress, and health care experts gathered on Capitol Hill to discuss the future of the VA, the ongoing threat of privatization at the VA, and the dangers of forcing veterans into the private, for-profit health care system.
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Learning and community service are highlights of this year’s P.O.R.T Leadership Academy
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On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to approve a budget that mandates cuts to your pay and retirement. Every AFGE member and every federal employee will be impacted by these cuts if we do not act now.
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