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Your weekly Insider update.
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Find out more about this new White House initiative aimed at encouraging union participation.
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Learn more about four amazing public servants who are AFGE activists.
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Find out more about what workers say will improve services at the Social Security Administration.
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Learn more about the importance of passing the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
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More and more government workers are joining AFGE! We just wrapped up our best month of organizing adds since March of 2020 by bringing in more than 3,000 new members. Congratulations to all on this huge milestone! Our NOW organizing targets are not only achievable but could very well come in ahead of schedule if we keep our focus and our momentum. Keep on organizing!
Read More About the AFGE NOW Organizing Plan »
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This Week in Labor History
May 3-4, 1886: Four people were killed when police opened fire in a crowd of workers participating in a general strike at McCormick Harvester Company in Chicago. At a rally in Haymarket Square the following day to protest police brutality, events once again took a violent turn. A bomb exploded killing one police officer. Police responded by firing into the crowd, killing one and wounding many. Subsequently eight labor leaders were framed for the bombing. Four were eventually put to death.
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