Major Win for AFGE. EO Opposition Grows: Senators Release Another Letter Blasting Attacks
June 25, 2018
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Categories: Congress , The Insider , Executive Orders
More members of Congress are speaking out against the White House’s attempts to undermine the U.S. Constitution and laws providing checks and balances in the federal government.
New law would revive panels disbanded by President Trump
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees fully supports legislation introduced in the House and Senate that would establish in law a national council overseeing labor-management relations in federal agencies.
WASHINGTON – Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn 40 years of constitutional law that ensured public-sector workers benefited from the collective voice of union representation, the head of the largest union representing federal workers says employees will need to come together to preserve their workplace rights.
“On May 25, President Trump issued a series of executive orders targeting federal employees’ collective bargaining and due process rights. And now the Supreme Court has issued a decision that jeopardizes union rights and protections for millions of public-sector workers at the state and local levels, and here in the District of Columbia,” said J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees.
Twenty-five years ago on Feb. 5, 1993, President Bill Clinton signed into law one of the most important pieces of legislation for working families – the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
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Action makes a difference. Last Friday, the House decided to temporarily pull H.R. 273, the Pay Freeze bill that would have extended the current pay freeze to the end of calendar year 2013. This week, the House will focus on a bill to raise the debt ceiling. We'll let you know if there are any issues in the bill to worry about.
We expect the House to bring the pay freeze issue up again, so stay ready to act when it does happen. Thank you for the outpouring of responses last week and all the phone calls you made; they did make a difference. We appreciate all that you do, and will keep you updated.