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Attention Federal Workers: Rally on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July
12th to Protect Your Pay
The personnel changes being forced on the Department of Defense and
Department of Homeland Security could be coming to your agency and the rest
of the federal government soon. The Office of Budget and Management is
trying to get legislation passed in Congress which could eliminate the
current GS pay system, employee rights and whistleblower protections. Take a
stand. Join AFGE, DEFCON, the United Defense Workers Coalition and others on
the west lawn of the Capitol at 12 NOON on Tuesday, July 12th.
ATTENTION DHS Employees!
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued labor management
relations program and the adverse actions program for the DHS Personnel
System 6-24-2005
36,000 VA Jobs At Risk
The Administration is making a major push to significantly
increase contracting out at the VA. Senators on the Appropriations and
Veterans Affairs Committees are under extreme pressure to pass legislation
in the next few weeks that will divert money from veterans' health to fund
contracting out studies. If that happens, at least 36,000 VA jobs would
immediately be at risk - particularly sanitation, grounds maintenance,
pharmacy, radiology, medical records, laboratory, food service, and laundry
jobs. Equally important, the VA is already struggling to meet the medical
needs of veterans. This is not the time to line the pockets of contracting
out consultants with precious health care dollars. [act
now] 6-24-2005
Big Vote Coming Up! 6-24-2005
Win an Apple
iPod - Courtesy of the AFGE Benefits Department
All AFGE members are invited to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a
20GB iPod from the AFGE Apple computer discount program. The winner will be
chosen on July 1, 2005. For details and to enter online, visit
www.afge.org/iPod
