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Largest Federal Union Says Government Shutdown is Result of Failed Leadership
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January 20, 2018
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Government shutdown could ‘inflict serious pain’ on millions, labor leader says
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January 18, 2018
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After Dodging Latest Shutdown, Largest Federal Union Looks to Next Deadline
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AFGE: Irresponsible Budget Resolution Fails Working Families
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Federal union leader applauds budget, debt ceiling deal
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Largest Federal Union “Encouraged” by Steps to Invest in the VA
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July 28, 2017
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NEW VIDEO: How Trump’s Budget Hurts America’s Civil Servants, Veterans, Law Enforcement Officers
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July 19, 2017
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EPA Union Head Blasts Proposed 2018 Budget
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House Budget Abandons Working Families, American Values
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EPA Union Asks American People, ‘Why Do You Love the EPA?’
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July 13, 2017
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New Video: Why privatizing public services hurts everyone (except big business)
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EPA Union Blasts Pruitt Over Budget Testimony
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Trump budget cuts civil service pay, jobs, and benefits to line CEO pockets, union says
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May 23, 2017
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Largest Federal Employee Union Reacts to Budget Deal that Keeps Government Open
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May 01, 2017
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Trump Budget Cuts Endangering Public Safety, Federal Union Leader Says
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March 07, 2017
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Largest Federal Employee Union Issues Budget Day Call for Higher Wages, Improved Benefits
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February 09, 2016
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Two-year Budget Deal Provides Reprieve from Damaging Budget Cuts
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October 30, 2015
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Budget Deal Rare Example of Bipartisan Governing, Union Leader Says
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Budget austerity, not inflexibility, is what bedevils the federal pay system
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October 22, 2015
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Border Patrol Union Applauds Senate Committee Passage of Pay Reform Bill
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June 26, 2014
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Chained CPI Must Be Off the Table in Further Budget Talks, Union President Says
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February 21, 2014
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White House Targets Federal Workers for Additional Budget Cuts
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January 15, 2013
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SSA Union Warns Committee on Deficit Reduction about Effects of Budget Slashing
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