Tag Archives: AFGE

Posted on December 4, 2011 by AdminUN

AFGE HAS A VERY NICE SECRET AFGE membership has grown by 40% since 2003, which puts its growth curve  way, way ahead of all the other federal sector unions.  NTEU increased by only 11% during the same time, NATCA and … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 23, 2011 by AdminUN

HOW GOOD IS YOUR CONTRACT? The only valid measure of how good a labor agreement is what the union members who live under it think.  If it is overwhelmingly ratified and used, it is a great contract.  A less valid … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 20, 2011 by AdminUN

FEATHERBEDDING AT FSIP Featherbedding is a widely condemned practice in labor-management circles.  At best, it is wasteful; at worst, it is dishonest; and, at present, it appears that the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) is mired in it.  The cost … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 14, 2011 by AdminUN

AFGE POSTS NEW HIRE RECRUITING GUIDE Congrats to AFGE  for making available its guide for recruiting newly hired employees. There is probably no better time to recruiting an employee than during his or her first day or two on the … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 21, 2011 by AdminUN

UNION MEMBERSHIP ACHIEVEMENTS AFGE, NTEU, and NATCA excel when it comes to membership statistics, but for different reasons.

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