The funding package passed both the House and the Senate and President Obama is expected to sign it into law. How much will your agency get in 2016 compared to 2015?
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In 2002, radio wasn't telling labor's story. Frank Empsak decided to change that by starting Workers' Independent Radio.
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AFGE Local 2317 depot employees earned their bragging rights
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AFGE leaders held a series of private meetings with senior military and civilian leaders at the 2015 DoD Maintenance Symposium.
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AFGE went to bat against big corporations who wanted to privatize your jobs, and after months of hard work we emerged victorious.
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To avoid a government shutdown, the House and Senate last week passed a short-term bill to fund the government until Dec. 16 as lawmakers continue to work to come to an agreement on a long-term $1.1 trillion funding package.
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Hundreds of people have either got terminally ill or died after working at the former nuclear weapons facility – the only facility in the United States that housed both nuclear manufacturing and federal agencies in the same building.
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AFGE President J. David Cox Sr. Dec. 3 met with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to discuss three pressing issues that affect the Department of Defense’s civilian workforce.
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After being caught red-handed trying to illegally outsource its email system, the Defense Information Systems Agency is denying having ever done such a thing, saying it’s just “seeking only information”.
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The 2016 Legislative Conference is fast approaching. Stay tuned for more details about the conference in the coming weeks.
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Make this holiday season special by giving your friends and families lovely gifts while supporting your fellow union workers.
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It was a tough, hard fought year for AFGE activists working at depots and arsenals nationwide. Their livelihoods depend on provisions in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, a policy bill that authorizes programs at the Department of Defense.
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There was good news and not-so-good news regarding the pay raise for 2016. The good news was that for the first time in six years, we finally got an increase in locality pay. In addition to a 1% across-the-board nationwide adjustment, federal employees will receive a locality increase between 0.1% and 0.6% depending on where they work
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AFGE EMS Local 3721 President Aretha Lyles applauds Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie’s introduction of a bill that would reduce non-emergency 911 calls and hospital readmission.
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