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Your weekly Insider update.
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The sixth episode of AFGE’s new series, The Activist, highlighting our union members who have stepped up to help make a difference in the lives of their colleagues and our government..
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Find out more about how unions help the economy in a recent Department of Treasury report.
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Head in to fall with these union activist webinars from the AFGE Field Services and Education Department.
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As summer vacations fade into memory, we have a lot to celebrate heading into fall. As you’ll read in the latest edition of the Government Standard, we are close to finalizing the largest raise for federal employees in 40 years – on top of a major expansion of the locality pay system that will mean higher wages for tens of thousands of employees in both the General Schedule and Wage Grade pay systems. We’ve also blown past our organizing goal for 2023 – with nearly half the year remaining.
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This Week in Labor History
Sept. 14, 1959: Landrum-Griffin Act passed. The act establishes a Bill of Rights for union members, reporting requirements for labor organizations, standards for the regular election of union officers and safeguards for protecting labor organization funds and assets.
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This Week's Member Benefit
Do you have AFGE members, family members or prospective members who are NOT already covered under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), an employer or union's collectively bargained health plan? AFGE’s Working America and Union Plus are working with licensed agents at GoHealth to guide any uncovered workers and their families through the insurance enrollment process.
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