American Federation of Government Employees

  • Vincent Gray D.C. Council Chairman J. David Cox AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer Jane Nygaard AFGE 8th District National Vice President Marilyn Park AFGE Legislative Representative

    April 22, 2010
  • Beth Moten AFGE Legislative and Political Director Philip Dine Author, \"State of the Unions: How Labor Can Strengthen the Middle Class, Improve our Economy, and Regain Political Influence\"

    April 15, 2010
  • AFGE and NTEU see areas where OPM could improve the federal human resources processes, but believe a major overhaul is not necessary. AFGE calls for more steps in the GS system and a broader use of career ladders. NTEU wants managers to receive more and better training on the how to best use the current HR processes.

    April 09, 2010
  • Josh Bivens Economist, Economic Policy Institute Johnnie Walker President, AFGE D.C. Government Local 383 Gerald Swanke AFGE 11th District National Vice President Karen Kellen President, AFGE Environmental Protection Agency Local 3607 Dave Christensen Legislative Advocate, AFGE Environmental Protection Agency Local 3607 Susie Peru Secretary-Treasurer, AFGE Department of Defense Local 2516

    April 01, 2010
  • John Gage has been sworn in for a third term as president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation\'s largest union representing federal and DC government employees.

    August 28, 2009
  • Michael D. Yates Author of \"Why Unions Matter\" Elise Gould Director of Health Policy Research, Economic Policy Institute Tom Webb President, AFGE SSA Local 3615

    August 06, 2009
  • Phil Glover AFGE Council of Prison Locals Legislative Coordinator Terry Rosen AFGE Labor Relations Specialist Perry Hooks President, Hooks Book Events Jeff Goldman Executive Director of Government Programs, Kaiser Permanente

    July 23, 2009
  • Big changes may be underway for the National Security Personnel System. The Defense Business Board stopped short of eliminating pay for performance, but it feels a lot of changes need to be made if the…

    July 17, 2009
  • The Defense Business Board’s task group examining the National Security Personnel System convenes a second day of hearings at the Hyatt Arlington hotel in Rosslyn this morning, this time to hear comments from DoD staff…

    June 26, 2009
  • Matthew Brooks President, AFGE Local 527 (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Rick Perlstein Author, \"Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America\" Gloria Totten President, Progressive Majority Dean Baker Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research

    June 18, 2009
  • Don Hale AFGE DEFCON Chair Jacque Simon AFGE Public Policy Director Scott Eblin President, The Eblin Group Heidi Shierholz Economist, Economic Policy Institute

    May 13, 2009
  • Carol Waller Pope FLRA Acting Chairwoman Mark Roth AFGE General Counsel Jim Aldridge President of AFGE\'s Law Enforcement Council Don Drewett Vice president of AFGE Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Local 3860

    March 05, 2009
  • The death of Jose Riveria, a federal correctional officer who was killed in the line of duty at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, Calif. June 20, 2008, brings more attention to AFGE’s contention that…

    February 09, 2009
  • All this week on FederalNewsRadio, we’ve been exploring what the election of Barack Obama will mean to the federal government. Today, FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas reached out to John Gage, president of the American Federation of…

    November 07, 2008
  • John Gage Karen White Bryan Lowry

    October 23, 2008