What did President Obama say about working people in his last State of the Union? Here's 6 important quotes ?
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Did you know there are 340,000 active-duty service members performing non-combat support jobs throughout the Department of Defense?
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The Air Force just announced it’s about to carry out a reduction in force for 1,000 civilians. Here’s what you need to know.
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Politicians and media have written Labor’s obituary many times over the past few years. Now, new research shows that young people may be ready to pick up the reins.
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Congress demanded that the Department of Defense cut civilian workers’ jobs to save money. So why are they spending more on service contractors this year?
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See our roundup of 10 engaging union Twitter accounts and how they're shaking up the labor movement.
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We faced cuts, setbacks, potential shutdowns and attacks on our rights. And every time, we rose to the occasion. Take a walk down memory lane with AFGE’s Year in Review.
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Although technology and organizing tools have been revolutionized over the last 20 years, one fact holds true: the best way to grow our union is through personal connection.
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AFGE members from all walks of life are committed to growing our union, strengthening our democracy and improving the lives of working people.
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AFGE members are the best at what they do. They deliver critical services to the American people, often putting their lives on the line to protect others.
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In 2015, AFGE took the vision Big Enough to Win and put it into action. After 24 consecutive years of growth, members broke new ground by surpassing 300,000 members for the first time.
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We welcomed our 300,000th member to the AFGE family. We stopped a shutdown and put off the sequester for 2 years. And together, we finally got our workers a locality increase raise after years of a locality pay freeze.
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The House and Senate this week approved a funding package that keeps the federal government funded through September, 2016.
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Because of your hard work, the Senate just voted YES to provide pepper spray to correctional workers.
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