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WITH TSA ADMINISTRATOR IN THE WINGS, AFGE RENEWS CALL FOR BARGAINING RIGHTS

http://afge.com/index.cfm?Page=PressReleases&PressReleaseID=1118&from=home With TSA Administrator in the Wings, AFGE Renews Call for Bargaining Rights WASHINGTON — According to news reports, President Obama plans to nominate Robert A. Harding to become the TSA administrator. Multiple news sources say that the retired major general will be announced today, ending weeks of speculation about who the White House wouldRead… Read more »

Career, Human Resources

CLAIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT FILED BY MEN HAVE DOUBLE IN LAST TWO DECADES

http://afge.com/index.cfm?Page=PressReleases&PressReleaseID=1117&from=home (WASHIGNTON) – According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), sexual harassment claims filed by men have doubled since 1990. While women still file the overwhelming majority of sexual harassment claims the increase in complaints by men has risen from 8 percent of all complaints in 1990 to 16 percent of all claims inRead… Read more »

Communications

Labor Mourns the Loss of Magda Lynn Seymour, AFGE’s Former Communications Director

Friday March 5, 2010 Statement from the American Federation of Government Employees: The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today mourns the recent passing of a beloved member of the AFGE family. Former Communications Director Magda Lynn Seymour lost her lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis on February 23rd. Madga was an integral part of theRead… Read more »

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AFGE Outraged Over Furloughs of Transportation Workers, Filibuster on Jobs Bill

http://www.afge.org/Index.cfm?Page=PressReleases&PressReleaseID=1112 John Gage, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation’s largest union for federal employees which represents furloughed transportation workers issued the following statement. It is outrageous that the action of one U.S. Senator, Republican Jim Bunning of Kentucky, has resulted not only in the furlough of thousands of DepartmentRead… Read more »

Tech

[Video] AFL-CIO President Trumka Speaks to AFGE About TSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgArJa2jEjQ As the only union to represent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees since the agency’s inception and with 12,000 dues-paying TSO members, AFGE is THE union of choice for TSOs. Listen to a special message from AFL-CIO President Trumka in the video.