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AFGE Calls for Immediate Action to Address Health and Safety Concerns at FCC Butner
Published:
April 30, 2024
Categories:
BOP
AFGE calls for retention pay for staff at FCI Englewood amid chronic staffing shortages
Published:
April 01, 2024
Categories:
BOP
Bureau of Prisons Union President ‘Extremely Disappointed’ with Proposed FY24 Funding
Published:
March 06, 2024
Categories:
BOP
Bureau of Prisons Ends Retention Pay for USP Canaan Workers
Published:
January 08, 2024
Categories:
BOP
National Union Leaders Call on Justice Department to Stop Pay Cuts for Workers at FCI Thomson
Published:
January 03, 2024
Categories:
BOP
AFGE Urges Bureau of Prisons to Retain Retention Pay for FCI Thomson Employees
Published:
December 22, 2023
Categories:
BOP
Federal Investigators Affirm Union Complaint that Workers, Inmates Were Exposed to Hazardous Materials at FCI Dublin
Published:
November 20, 2023
Categories:
BOP
Labor Leaders call on Bureau of Prisons Director to Prevent Pay Cuts at Thomson Federal Prison
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October 19, 2023
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AFGE Applauds Approval of Higher Pay to Address Dangerous Staffing Shortages at Eight Federal Prisons
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October 03, 2023
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USP Canaan Staff, Inmates Risk Exposure to Dangerous Drugs, Union Says
Published:
June 06, 2023
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Union Representing FCC Florence Staff Thanks Rep. Pettersen for Urging Action to Address Staffing Shortages
Published:
January 12, 2023
Categories:
BOP
Federal Correctional Officers’ Union Calls for Removal of Prison Warden over Failure to Stop Sexual Assaults Against Staff
Published:
January 05, 2023
Categories:
BOP
Union Representing FCC Florence Staff Thanks Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper for Urging Action to Address Staffing Shortages
Published:
December 07, 2022
Categories:
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Union Representing USP Thomson Staff Calls for Action to Address Rampant Sexual Assaults by Inmates Against Employees
Published:
December 06, 2022
Categories:
BOP
Union Leader Tells Congress that Bureau of Prisons Faces ‘Staffing Crisis of Epic Proportions’
Published:
September 30, 2022
Categories:
BOP
Management at Federal Prison Violated Local Union President’s Civil Rights and Labor Contract, Arbitrator Rules
Published:
July 25, 2022
Categories:
BOP
AFGE Calls for Manager’s Removal Following Staff Assault Allegations
Published:
July 13, 2022
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AFGE Whistleblower Complaint Prompts Attorney General Review of Unsafe Working Conditions at FCI Dublin
Published:
April 11, 2022
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Workers' Rights
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Largest Federal Employee Union Calls for Action to Address Dangerously Understaffed FCC Florence
Published:
March 14, 2022
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Federal Prisons’ Union Demanding Immediate Action to Address Unprecedented Staffing Crisis in Western U.S.
Published:
January 12, 2022
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Union protest against unsafe working conditions at FCC Florence results in approval of pay increase
Published:
January 05, 2022
Categories:
Pay
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BOP
USP Thomson Employees to Receive Locality Pay Boost
Published:
December 17, 2021
Categories:
Pay
,
BOP
AFGE Urges Action on Lawmakers’ Call to Address Dangerous Staffing Shortages at FCC Florence
Published:
December 09, 2021
Categories:
Pay
,
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‘Big win’ for correctional officers and staff at USP Thomson
Published:
September 17, 2021
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Congress
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Union for Federal Prison Employees Applauds President Biden’s Order to End Federal Use of Private Prisons
Published:
January 26, 2021
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