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Representing Department of Homeland Security Employees with USCIS & USICE in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, & South Dakota |
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In a break with the longstanding tradition of pay parity, Congress has proposed a 3.4% pay raise for the military (contained in the Defense Authorization Bill passed last week by the full House and contained in the Senate Armed Services Committee version of the same bill). But President Obama has proposed only a 2% pay raise for federal employees. Our troops deserve 3.4%. So do federal employees who face the same rising cost of living. We know that these are tough economic times. But we’re a union and pay is fundamental. As federal employees, we keep America safe and moving forward. From caring for veterans returning from two wars to processing their pay and benefits, from guarding dangerous inmates in federal prisons to patrolling our borders, from keeping terrorists off the planes to helping senior citizens file their Social Security claims – we work hard every day to serve America. As much as we love our jobs and are proud to serve our country, our country needs to recognize the value of these services and the skills required to do them well. The petition to President Obama is designed to respectfully send that message to the White House.
All federal employees may sign this letter - management, union members, and potential union members. Make your voice heard. <090803>
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Next General Membership Meeting will be held in October. |
AFGE Mourns the Loss of Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas AFGE joins its brothers and sisters in mourning the loss of Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas, who was murdered July 23 as he was following a group of people who had crossed the border illegally into Campo, California. Agent Rosas was fatally shot several times by unidentified assailants who fled back into Mexico immediately after the shooting. The events surrounding his death are being investigated by the FBI. The tragedy highlights the extreme dangers that border patrol agents face while protecting the country from the illegal entry of persons, drugs, weapons, and other contraband. Border patrol agents routinely work alone in remote areas due to the lack of manpower. Agent Rosas is the 108th border patrol agent to lose his life in the line of duty, with 21 of those deaths occurring during the past decade. <090803> Follow Us on Twitter! AFGE is now on Twitter. From what's going on on Capitol Hill to our legal victories, get the latest AFGE news at http://twitter.com/AFGENational . and for Local 3928 matters follow the link below after requesting access at: Telework Agreement Reached at NSC - 1st in the Nation AFGE Local 3928 completed negotiations on a new telework agreement for the employees of the Nebraska Service Center. This document is the first service center agreement to be completed. Other service centers are still in the process of negotiations. <more>
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In a historic victory for AFGE, the Office of Management and Budget, for the first time, issued guidance on insourcing in an attempt to stop the exodus of federal jobs to contractors and return these outsourced work to the government. According to the guidance issued July 29, every agency by Oct. 1 must identify areas where contractors are being overused and show how these jobs can be brought back in house, a step long proposed by AFGE.
Union Comment to Proposed Guidance
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New Report Released on Payday Loans
Phantom Demand:
Since its inception in the 1990s, the payday lending industry has
established over 22,000 locations which originate an estimated $27 billion
in annual loan volume. The amount of payday lending, while small relative to
other unsecured loan products like credit cards, is often said to reflect a
strong demand for the payday loan product. Further analysis, however,
reveals that a sizeable majority of payday lending volume is generated by
payday debt itself—borrowers
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