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Second-class Status for Transportation Security Officers Results in ‘Continual Mistreatment, Fewer Rights and Lower Pay,’ Union Says
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May 04, 2021
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Head of Largest Federal Employee Union Testifies before House Subcommittee on ‘Revitalizing the Federal Workforce’
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February 23, 2021
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Union Sounds Alarm on President’s Plan to Reorganize Federal Government
Published:
June 27, 2018
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AFGE National President
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Congressional Testimony
VA Union Calls on Senate to ‘Work on Fixing, Not Dismantling Veterans’ Healthcare’
Published:
July 11, 2017
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EPA Union Blasts Pruitt Over Budget Testimony
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June 15, 2017
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“Federal employees earn a living wage and benefits – and that’s nothing to apologize for.”
Published:
May 18, 2017
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AFGE National President
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“You’re Fired” bill scapegoats frontline VA workers in disgraceful move to politicize career civil service, union says
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May 17, 2017
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Head of Largest VA Union Urges Lawmakers to Protect Workers’ Representation Rights
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February 16, 2017
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AFGE: Eroding Worker Rights Won’t Solve Management Failures
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February 09, 2017
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Congress Must Act to End the Second-Class Status of the TSA Officer Workforce
Published:
February 02, 2017
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Long Line at Airports ‘Foreseeable and Preventable,’ says TSA Officers’ Union President at Congressional Hearing
Published:
May 26, 2016
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Washington, D.C.
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Budget austerity, not inflexibility, is what bedevils the federal pay system
Published:
October 22, 2015
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Washington, D.C.
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