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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
Categories:
BOP
,
White House
Local Union President Echoes Lawmakers’ Calls to Test Prison Staff for COVID-19 After Inmates Test Positive
Published:
June 05, 2020
Categories:
BOP
,
Coronavirus
Failure to Test Federal Correctional Officers for COVID-19 is ‘Irresponsible and Objectionable,’ Union Chief Says
Published:
June 04, 2020
Categories:
Congress
,
BOP
,
Coronavirus
Union Thanks Correctional Officers for Their Work
Published:
May 08, 2020
Categories:
BOP
,
Coronavirus
Union Says Failed Response to Coronavirus Endangering Federal Workers, Veterans, Communities
Published:
April 07, 2020
Categories:
VA
,
BOP
,
Coronavirus
Largest Federal Union Calls on Bureau of Prisons to Cease Inmate Transport Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Published:
March 24, 2020
Categories:
BOP
,
Coronavirus
Leader of Federal Prisons Union Council Warns Against ‘Rush to Judgment’ as Investigation into Epstein Death Continues
Published:
August 14, 2019
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BOP
Epstein Suicide Highlights Dangers of Understaffing Federal Prisons, Union Leader Says
Published:
August 12, 2019
Categories:
BOP
Federal Correctional Officers’ Union Responds to Resumption of Federal Death Penalty by Justice Department
Published:
July 26, 2019
Categories:
BOP
FCI Mendota Workers’ Union Hosts Congressional Tour as Difficult Working Conditions Persist
Published:
June 17, 2019
Categories:
BOP
Union Commends Correctional Officers for Their Work
Published:
May 09, 2019
Categories:
BOP
Conviction of Inmates for Assaulting Correctional Officer at FCI Big Spring ‘Highlights Our Need for Proper Staffing’ Says BOP Union
Published:
March 05, 2019
Categories:
BOP
,
Labor
,
District 10
It’s Been a 'Disaster Waiting to Happen’ Says Federal Prison Union About MDC Brooklyn
Published:
February 06, 2019
Categories:
BOP
Largest Federal Employee Union Brings Shutdown Conversation to McConnell, Kentucky with Billboard Campaign
Published:
January 22, 2019
Categories:
BOP
Union tells Senators: Inside federal prisons, government shutdown is ‘recipe for disaster’
Published:
January 17, 2019
Categories:
Congress
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BOP
Prison Staff’s Paychecks Delayed, But Inmates Still Getting Paid
Published:
January 07, 2019
Categories:
BOP
Federal correctional workers’ union endorses prison reform bill
Published:
December 14, 2018
Categories:
BOP
‘How Many More Attacks and Murders Will It Take for the Administration to Hire Enough Officers’ Asks BOP Union After Latest Violent Incident
Published:
November 15, 2018
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BOP
Bureau of Prisons Union Responds to Murder of Inmate at FCC Hazelton
Published:
October 30, 2018
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Murder of Inmate Highlights Understaffing in Federal Prisons, Union Says
Published:
October 30, 2018
Categories:
BOP
Lead Conspirator in Correctional Officer’s Murder Convicted on 6 Counts
Published:
September 21, 2018
Categories:
BOP
AFGE Mourns Loss of California Correctional Officer
Published:
September 19, 2018
Categories:
BOP
Correctional Officers and Staff ‘Are Crumbling Within’ Prison Walls Says BoP Union
Published:
July 09, 2018
Categories:
BOP
House of Representatives Pass Gun Locker Legislation in Honor of Fallen Law Enforcement Officer
Published:
May 15, 2018
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Washington, D.C.
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AFGE National President
Trump Administration Proposes Slashing Jobs; Endangering Correctional Workers, Inmates, and Communities Across America
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