SSA Employee Wins 248 hours of Religious...

On May 8, 2009 the FLRA dismissed the agency’s exceptions and confirmed an arbitrators award granting the grievant 248 hours of Religious Compensation Time.  In this case attorneys Eric Pines and Phillip Kete represented an SSA employee in an EEO grievance who had requested time off for religious...

DOD Settlement for Sunday Pay and Night ...

An AFGE Local 1923 Attorney represented a DOD civilian employee detailed to IRAQ who had been tasked with working 7 day a week 12 hour shifts in furtherance of the war effort.  He put in for Sunday Premium Pay and Night Differential and was told this pay was not authorized at his civilian duty station...

AFGE STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ANNOUNCEME...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                    Contact:  Enid Doggett Friday, May 15, 2009                                                                                                      (202)...

SSA New Employee Orientation...

May 04, 2009 11:15 am

Operation CLEAN UP Act: AFGE Leads the F...

Operation CLEAN UP Act: AFGE Leads the Fight to Stop Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Outsourcing AFGE Action News Tuesday May 12, 2009   The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is ramping up its efforts to permanently stop waste, fraud, and abuse in government contracting. Thanks to the hard...

Operation CLEAN UP Act: AFGE Leads the F...

Operation CLEAN UP Act: AFGE Leads the Fight to Stop Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Outsourcing AFGE Action News Tuesday May 12, 2009   The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is ramping up its efforts to permanently stop waste, fraud, and abuse in government contracting. Thanks to the hard...

AFGE Demands Better Agency Planning for ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2009 Contact: Emily Ryan (202) 639-6421 AFGE Demands Better Agency Planning for Future Epidemics/Pandemics (WASHINGTON)—Federal agency response to the H1N1 flu outbreak was generally “slow and inadequate,” in part, due to resentment toward unions, American Federation...