John,
May and June are months of rejuvenation and growth – and as you’ll read in the latest edition of the Government Standard, AFGE is reaping the rewards of both right now.
We are scoring major victories in contract negotiations, in pushing for higher pay, in securing language to beef up agency budgets, and in growing our strength through record-breaking membership increases.
Here’s a look at the top stories featured in this issue:
The White House says it’s committed to protecting, empowering, and rebuilding the career federal workforce. We look at 10 proposals in the administration’s 2024 budget and explain what they would mean for you.
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Next year’s pay raise proposed by the White House may be the largest in four decades – but we make the case why it’s still not enough to bring federal employees out from the hole caused by record inflation and years of underfunding.
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This March we recorded the highest net membership increase in seven years. We look at what’s behind this membership boom, and hear from one of the fastest growing locals in the country.
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Legislators across this country have introduced more than 300 bills targeting the rights and personhood of trans, non-binary, and gender expansive people. As we approach the start of Pride Month in June, we connect with two AFGE members who discuss why it’s more important than ever for labor organizations and members to take a stand for LGBTQIA+ rights.
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After a five-and-a-half-year struggle, the AFGE National Veterans Affairs Council reached tentative agreement with the Veterans Affairs Department on a new contract – the largest public-sector collective bargaining agreement in the country. We look back at the struggle to get to this point, and how our media outreach increased pressure on the agency to reach a deal.
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Even as AFGE scores major victories at the bargaining table and in the halls of Congress, there is much more work to be done, President Kelley writes in a new column. When we raise our voices, anything is possible – from securing an 8.7% pay raise to negotiating better union contracts.
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And that’s just for starters. Also inside this issue we chat with EPA local and council leader Justin Chen as we recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, remember former AFGE leader and civil rights icon Andrea Brooks, and profile AFGE District 14’s new effort to organize 10,000 unrepresented federal employees working in Europe.
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