American Federation of Government Employees

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, today issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of Defense's plan to furlough civilian federal employees: "The administration's latest furlough announcement, 11 days for Department of Defense civilians, is ... read more

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, today issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of Defense's plan to furlough civilian federal employees: "The administration's latest furlough announcement, 11 days for Department of ... read more

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lawyers for nine organizations representing 400,000 aviation professionals, passengers and law enforcement officers today filed a legal petition with Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole and copied to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano seeking to rescind plans to allow knives in the aircraft ... read more

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. today issued the following statement in response to reports of VISN 4 Director Michael Moreland receiving a five-figure Presidential Rank award on the heels of a Legionnaires' outbreak and other ... read more

Requiring all services, agencies to furlough workers will undermine readiness, increase costs WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. is expressing his disappointment at Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel for rejecting a bipartisan call from lawmakers to end the ... read more

Union representing Border Patrol agents says sequester hurts border security WASHINGTON, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees' National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd testified today in front of the Homeland Security Committee's Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee and discussed the devastating effects ... read more

Services, Defense agencies have enough flexibility to avoid disruptive furloughs WASHINGTON, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The American Federation of Government Employees is calling on the Department of Defense to do the right thing for its employees and the country by cancelling the planned furlough of civilian workers. "We ... read more

Listen Now! http://www.federalnewsradio.com/216/3272860/AFGE-responds-to-DOD-furlough-plan-highlights-legal-wins---April-5-2013 WASHINGTON, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" for the union's response to the Defense Department's furlough plan. The show, which originally aired on Friday, April 5, is now available on demand. AFGE Defense Conference Chair Don Hale analyzed ... read more

Pentagon has thrown federal workers crumbs while contractors feast, union says WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The head of the American Federation of Government Employees today rebuked the Department of Defense for awarding contracts worth tens of billions of dollars in March, even as the Pentagon says ... read more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of the Army issued a state-by-state analysis of its plans to implement spending cuts under sequestration. The proposed implementation plan would impose furloughs on hundreds of thousands of federal employees, and leave the Army's much larger and costlier ... read more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of the Army issued a state-by-state analysis of its plans to implement spending cuts under sequestration. The proposed implementation plan would impose furloughs on hundreds of thousands of federal employees, and leave the Army's much larger and costlier ... read more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. today issued the following statement regarding the Department of Defense's announced plan to furlough civilian employees: The Department of Defense didn't ask for this $45 billion budget cut, but its plan ... read more

Rep. McKeon, Sen. Inhofe proposed legislation would fatten defense contractor cronies while slashing federal jobs WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There they go again. The usual suspects are scheming to spare their big defense contractor friends from the impact of sequestration by arbitrarily slashing federal employee jobs. House ... read more

Listen Now! http://www.federalnewsradio.com/216/3212488/AFGE-voices-concern-over-threat-of-sequestration-civilian-furloughs-at-DoD---February-1-2013 WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" for the union's response to the threat of sequestration at the Department of Defense. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Feb. 1, is now available on demand. AFGE Defense Conference Chair ... read more

Failure to hold contractors to same budget cuts is bad policy, union argues WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Defense's Jan. 10 directive on handling current budgetary uncertainties reveals the unapologetic bias of the department in favor of contractors, regardless of cost, American Federation of Government Employees National ... read more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Federation of Government Employees released the following statement regarding the ongoing developments related to the Legionnaires outbreak at a VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. "We are deeply concerned about the reports we are receiving from the VA medical center in Pittsburgh, Pa.," ... read more

Up to 36,000 civilian employees would lose their jobs unless amendment is approved WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees is calling on all U.S. senators to support an amendment introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland that would prevent harmful cuts to ... read more