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The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is an American labor union representing over 750,000 employees of the federal government, about 5,000 employees of the District of Columbia, and a few hundred private sector employees, mostly in and around federal facilities.
Gage was elected as national president of AFGE in 2003, also becoming a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. As leader of the union, he focused on organizing new members, and arranging agreements with employers, the last one being with the Transportation Security Administration. [3] He retired in 2012. [4]
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It is responsible for administering the department's programs that provide financial and other forms of assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors. Major benefits include veterans' compensation, veterans' pension, survivors' benefits ...
A union representing Social Security Administration employees wants Congress to provide $20 billion in additional funding to help the troubled agency address problems that range from staffing...
Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, signing formal recognition of SI Lodge No. 2463 of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). An October-November 1965 issue of the Smithsonian Institution's employee newsletter, The Smithsonian Torch, features a photograph of Secretary S. Dillon Ripley signing a document to recognize AFGE Lodge No. 2463. [1]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of ...
Other areas where master agreements can be found include tire manufacturing, [6] public education, [7] baking, [8] custodial and housekeeping services, [9] and healthcare. [ 10 ] In some cases, the goal of a master agreement is to standardize pay and benefit conditions in a market or industry so that employers compete on the grounds of quality ...
In 1966, newly elected national president Vincent L. Connery and his supporters defeated a proposed merger into the larger American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). They launched organizing campaigns, adopted a new constitution, and began transformation from a social club into an active labor union.