Tag: American Federation of Government Employees
AFGE, Missouri AFL-CIO rally to demand action at contaminated Goodfellow complex
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
North St. Louis – Members and leadership of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the Missouri AFL-CIO and supporting unions rallied...
AFGE rally this Saturday, June 29, to demand employees be moved...
Despite reports of toxic chemical contamination at Goodfellow Federal Center, workers are still being required to work in this unsafe environment. On Saturday, workers...
Clay demands Congressional investigation into facility where government workers were exposed...
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Congressman Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) is demanding a federal investigation into the Goodfellow Federal Center in St. Louis where employees were exposed to...
AFGE members exposed to hazardous materials at Goodfellow Center tell federal...
83 hazardous substances found at complex
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Chanting “We demand to move” and “Federal lives matter,” members of the American Federation of Government Employees...
AFGE demands ‘immediate transfer’ of more than 2,000 employees exposed to...
Calls for Congressional investigation over whistleblower retaliation
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is calling for the “immediate transfer” of more than...
Trump’s Social Security Administration attempting to cripple union
Despite President Donald Trump’s public posturing as a champion of the working man, his administration’s anti-union bent is showing through yet again with the...
Betsy DeVos’ war on workers ‘hell-bent’ on destroying Education Department, union...
AFGE gives Education Secretary an ‘F’ for failing federal workers
Washington – The Department of Education’s ability to effectively serve students, teachers, and taxpayers is...
AFGE mourns loss of two of iconic Labor leaders
Emeriti officers Augusta Thomas, Ken Blaylock blazed path for union, worker rights
Washington – The American Federation of Government Employees is mourning the loss of...
In a major victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of...
Unions representing federal workers declared victory in what they have described as an assault by the Trump administration on Aug. 25 when a federal...
AFGE: VA Mission Act ‘imperils’ the future of veterans’ health care
Union calls legislation ‘a broken promise to our nation’s veterans’
Washington – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed S. 2372 – the VA Mission Act...