AFGE Family,
It’s hard to believe that we’re approaching the end of another year, but it’s a great time to look back at all we have accomplished as a union in 2023.
From pay increases and record organizing growth to legal victories that protected our members’ collective bargaining rights, 2023 was a banner year for AFGE and all the federal and D.C. government employees we represent.
We’re taking a look back at these accomplishments and more in our final Government Standard issue of the year.
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AFGE members have so many things to celebrate as 2023 draws to a close. As the largest labor union representing federal and D.C. government employees, AFGE is proud to have played a major role in improving the lives of our members – the people who keep our country running, especially during political turmoil and uncertainty.
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This has been an absolute banner year for bringing new federal and D.C. government employees into the AFGE family. By the end of July, AFGE had already surpassed our yearly goal of 8,000 new net members – and we’ve kept the momentum going all year long.
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AFGE’s Office of the General Counsel represents members in employment disputes from the worksite all the way to the Supreme Court – and 2023 was no exception. From protecting the collective bargaining rights of tens of thousands of National Guard members to winning back jobs for thousands of wrongfully terminated VA employees, we look back at some of our most significant legal wins of the past year.
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The AFGE Women’s and Fair Practices Departments have worked tirelessly throughout the year to educate and mobilize AFGE activists around issues critical to the departments’ mission. Through education and training, member organizing and mobilization, legislative and political action, and representation through litigation, WFP works with our Human Rights Network to advance issues that impact AFGE members, their families, and their communities.
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In the lead-up to the possible government shutdown, AFGE members went on national and local news programs from coast to coast to share their concerns about how a government shutdown would damage America.
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And that’s just for starters. Also inside this issue, we profile three hard-working military veterans from our AFGE family in honor of National Military Family Appreciation Month, look back at the recent history of past government shutdowns and their impact on the federal government, spotlight one of our many outstanding retired members who continue to give back to the federation, and we hear from President Kelley on how our success in avoiding a government shutdown plays into the larger growing support for labor unions among the public.
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