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November 11, 2022

Las Vegas VA Agrees to Give Nurses 12% Raise after Learning AFGE Local Was Planning a Rally

Health care professionals working for the Veterans Affairs hospital in Las Vegas are underpaid compared with their private sector counterparts in the area. But thanks to […]
November 11, 2022

SSA Employees Rally at Headquarters Protesting Chronic Understaffing, Underfunding

Social Security Administration (SSA) employees staged a rally at the agency’s headquarters to protest chronic understaffing, underfunding, and management’s refusal to negotiate a fair contract with the union.  […]
November 11, 2022

AFGE’s July Membership Numbers Remain Strong with 3,337 New Members

3,337 new members joined the AFGE family in July – nearly another record-setting month!  Locals and councils are working hard to keep the momentum going, and, while we […]
October 28, 2021

Biden Directs Agencies to Do 6 Things to Promote Unionization in Federal Government

The Biden administration has directed federal agencies to take concrete steps to help bolster union membership in the federal government and ensure employees are fully informed […]
October 25, 2021

Representative R-NY-02 Andrew Garbarino Thanks AFGE TSA officers at JFK

Congressman: Rep. Andrew Garbarino ( R-NY-02 ) with President. Hydrick Thomas AFGE Council 100. Thank the TSA- BUE’s for what they do to protect the flying […]
October 15, 2021

TSA to impose cybersecurity mandates on railroad and aviation industries

The Transportation Security Administration will impose new cybersecurity mandates on the railroad and airline industries, including reporting requirements as part of a department effort to force […]
May 25, 2021

Trump-Era VA Bargaining Team Slapped with Bad Faith Bargaining Violation

In another victory for AFGE’s National Veterans Affairs Council (NVAC), an arbitrator ruled that the VA had engaged in bad faith bargaining during contract negotiations with […]
May 20, 2021

Nebraska AFGE Member Hits the Jackpot with Union Plus Mortgage

Becky White says she never usually wins anything.    But that didn’t stop White from deciding to try her luck in a sweepstakes available to union members […]
May 20, 2021

Celebrate National Police Week by Passing This Bill

If you’ve ever visited a federal agency or military facility, a Veterans Affairs hospital, or the National Zoo in our nation’s capital, you may have seen […]
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