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Largest Federal Worker Union Says Senator Barack Obama is the Change America Needs

May 9, 2008 -- (WASHINGTON) – The nation’s largest federal employee union today announced its endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States.

Homemade Barack Obama bumper sticker: Photo by juliecinci (CC)

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 600,000 federal workers, made the decision to support Obama in this historic election citing the critical need for positive change and Obama’s ability to unite the country.    » read more »

Coast Guard professional employees vote to consolidate with non-professionals

April 2, 2008 -- (WASHINGTON)—Adding to its reputation as the union for Department of Homeland Security workers, the American Federation of Government Employees recently was certified at the national level as the exclusive representative for approximately 2,500 United States Coast Guard employees.

Marking their trust in AFGE, professional employees at the USCG voted for inclusion in a consolidated unit with the non-professionals, thus merging 22 existing units into one nationwide unit. The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the new certification on March 31.    » read more »

Additionally, agency needs more funding for, and oversight of its libraries, says AFGE

March 13, 2008 -- WASHINGTON—American Federation of Government Employees Council of EPA Local #238 Charles Orzehoskie today told Congress that in his 37 years of service with the Environmental Protection Agency, he had never experienced such an unprecedented level of political consideration in the performance of EPA’s mission.    » read more »

Union Says, Federal Wage Increases Needed to Recruit and Retain Personnel

March 12, 2008 -- (WASHINGTON) – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today announced it will aggressively lobby Congress for a 4.4 percent increase in federal wages. AFGE activists have fought for and won in the last four years guaranteed pay increases for blue collar workers in the Federal Wage System, as well as all employees in the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense (DoD) whose pay raises have been put in jeopardy by the new personnel system authorities in those agencies.    » read more »

Union Says, Bill Reforms NSPS and Lays Foundation for Government-wide Privatization Reforms

January 29, 2008 -- (WASHINGTON) – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today applauded Congress’ action the Department of Defense accountable by including language in the Defense Authorization bill to restore collective bargaining and appeal rights to the proposed National Security Personnel System (NSPS).    » read more »

Union Membership Increased in 2007, According to Government Stats

(Washington, January 25) – Union membership in the United States increased by 311,000 to 15.7 million in 2007, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the largest single-year increase in union membership since 1979. Overall union density increased slightly from 12.0 percent to 12.1 percent last year, reversing a trend of decline in recent years.    » read more »