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Biden Signs Order to Create COVID OSHA Standard
One day after taking the oath of office to become the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden has hit the ground running with a number of Executive Orders (EO) aimed at controlling the COVID-...
Biden First 100 Days: Help Unions
With Joe Biden now becoming the President of the United States, unions are stepping up their effort to ensure that Biden is the most pro-union President in history. Some of these are things that...
Amazon Union Vote Set
One of the most important union elections of 2021 will begin next month according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The election, which will happen at the Bessemer Alabama Amazon...
List: Capitol Insurgents Who Lost Their Job
Listed below are the worst of the worst. Since the DC Riot, the FBI has asked for help in identifying those who took part in the violence. Many have been identified and some have lost their jobs....
Right to Work Governor Arrested
In 2014, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder decided to switch Flint, Michigan’s water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. This plan was supposed to save money, but instead caused corrosion in...
Last NYC Non-Union Hotel Signs
When tourists come to New York City, they head to Times Square, and many stay at the Marriott Marquis. Up until last week, the towering hotel in the middle of Times Square held a dubious distinction...
Rioting NYC Transit Worker to be Fired
Following the attack on the United States Capitol on Wednesday by Trump supporters, there has been a nationwide manhunt for the perpetrators. That manhunt has come back to New York where a...
FBI Releases Pictures of Wanted Trump Rioters
Two days after the attack on the US Capitol, there are still many unanswered questions as well as a national search for the perpetrators. Some, like Richard Barnett, the man seen sitting in Speaker...
23 States Raise Their Minimum Wages
On January 1st, workers in 23 states saw raises as minimum wage increases took effect. States that raised their minimum wage included somewhere automatic increases were set years ago to create a path...
13 Things to Do If Your Boss Doesn't Take COVID Seriously
This post was written by the AFGE Winter is not coming. It’s already here. Due to the high volume of COVID-19 exposure in several government agencies, our union has...