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Comment on AFGE Celebrates National Nurses Week by Randy Thomas

Randy Thomas — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:12:26 +0000

I would like to add Melissa Miklos President Local 2198 and all our Nurses at the Beckley, West Virginia VA Medical Center. Thank you for the service you provide our Veterans!

Comment on AFGE’s Latest Legal Victories! by Thomas Paul

Thomas Paul — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:55:27 +0000

What is the staus of the Dept of VA downgrade of Boiler Operators from WG-11 to WG-09? Mangement in VISN 17 in Texas will not hire until this isue is resolved and the manning level is @ 80% creating excessive overtime and it will only get worse if this issue is not resolved. We need to take care of our employees and arrive at a decision on the downgrade, so we will be able to hire to reduce the required overtime to cover shifts.

Comment on AFGE DENOUNCES SINGLING OUT OF BORDER PATROL FOR LARGEST SEQUESTRATION HIT by kathryn Camden

kathryn Camden — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:22:51 +0000

The cuts to pay should start with the president and the Congress, senate and house. Border patrol should be the last place to make cuts in pay. Your liberal agenda is not in the best interest of this country not is it upholding the constitution as you vowed to do.

Comment on AFGE DENOUNCES SINGLING OUT OF BORDER PATROL FOR LARGEST SEQUESTRATION HIT by Marion Mckinsey

Marion Mckinsey — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:38:03 +0000

They never cut the pencil pushers.

Comment on AFGE DENOUNCES SINGLING OUT OF BORDER PATROL FOR LARGEST SEQUESTRATION HIT by Drew

Drew — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:16:39 +0000

Sooooo DHS can buy 2500 light armored vehicles but they can’t pay men and women who are risking their lives to keep our country safe. Wtf

Comment on AFGE DENOUNCES SINGLING OUT OF BORDER PATROL FOR LARGEST SEQUESTRATION HIT by Linda Sargent

Linda Sargent — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:26:24 +0000

I am 100% in agreement with this article. Why not cut the agency’s spending levels for supplies and equipment. We could save hundreds of thousands there alone, thereby enabling the borders to be more secure. Also, why not offer a monitary, voluntary retirement to the CSRS recipients….don’t even have to offer a time perk for these people…they would be glad to take their retirement which would put the salary back into the budget to be used to support the extra hours needed to satisfactorily watch our border. This whole thing makes me SICK

Comment on AFGE DENOUNCES SINGLING OUT OF BORDER PATROL FOR LARGEST SEQUESTRATION HIT by Randy Thomas

Randy Thomas — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:35:59 +0000

Well thank you Secretary Napolitano to rethink this terrible decision is above you. I know there is some management that you can downsize to save some money!

First I recommend that you cut some of the management heavy, desk jockies that you have, you know the assistants for assistants!

I am appauled that you would risk National Security, Terroism, and Illegal Immigration!

Cut some of the fat, not your ground force! be a protecter not a promoter

Comment on Join the Communications Department for the 2013 Editors Association Conference and Training by Richard Slawson

Richard Slawson — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:56:55 +0000

Organized Labor needs Union publication editors more than ever! If we can’t get out a message we lose the debate.

President Cox:

The Labor Movement needs a “National Advertising Program!”

Please support an agenda item for the upcoming AFL-CIO General Executive Board meeting at the end of February to establish an AFL-CIO National Advertising Program.

Every Union affiliated with the AFL-CIO is looking for a way to participate in the national discussion on bugets, worker rights, Social Security and Medicare, Trade Agreements, the need for public employees, income tax fairness and a host of issues vital to American families.

We see the talk shows on national televisions, with views from every walk of life other than workers. The Labor Movement is missing from these conversations – either intentionally or with the view that the Labor is irrevellant. Unless our voice is heard working families will always lose in the debate.

With the support of all of the AFL-CIO member Unions, a National Advertising Program can be funded though monthly Union member contibutions of $1 or $2 dollars. As well, a 501(c)(3) can be established to accept contributions from employers, foundations and wealthy progressive supporters.

Just imagine the issues that Labor could cover with an annual advertising campaign budget of $100,000,000.00 to $200,000,000.00. Labor history, the truth about “free-trades agreements”, the need for labor/management negotiations, why public employees deserve decent pay and benefits, the real reasons for the decline in the middle-class. Why the AFL-CIO could even have these types of ads during the Super Bowl!

If Labor doesn’t begin to tell it’s own story it will continue to suffer the declines in membership we see when anti-labor, anti-union, profit at any cost organization continue to tell lies about it. The effort to win the support of the American public has always faced opposition, however, without our voice in the discussion it’s impossible.

Comment on SEQUESTRATION REPORT, RALLY HIGHLIGHT AFGE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE by jason

jason — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:21:58 +0000

yall stopped the nsps from happening lets stop this

Comment on OPM Director John Berry Discusses Employee Concerns, Fiscal Cliff with National Executive Council by Randy T.

Randy T. — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:55:53 +0000

I am hoping that John Berry can get Management under control. Management is knowingly breaking the contract and attacking the Federal workers in every way they can causing several ULC’s to be filed and costing the public money!