2017 health premiums: It could have been so much worse

By Mike Causey – October 18, 2016 Whether you think your 2017 health premiums are going up an average of 4.4 percent, or 6.2 percent — and both numbers are accurate — the good news is that it could have been so much higher. Many private sector group health plans are going up 10 to…

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AFGE: Lead counsel named in OPM cyber theft class action lawsuit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2016 Daniel Girard will represent all victims of OPM cyber theft in class action lawsuit WASHINGTON – The attorney handling the American Federation of Government Employees’ lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management in response to last year’s massive data breach has been named lead counsel for the consolidated case….

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Social Security Numbers Of Every Federal Employee Stolen In Data Breach, Union Says

Associated Press – June 11, 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, asserting that the cyber theft of U.S. employee information was more damaging than the Obama administration has acknowledged. Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic leader, said on the Senate…

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APWU Joins ‘Government Works for America’ Rally

Web News Article #: 024-2015 – 02/10/2015 Members of the APWU endured freezing temperatures with their brothers and sisters from other federal and postal unions at a “Government Works for America” rally organized by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) outside the Senate on Feb. 10. The rally was held in conjunction with AFGE’s…

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EDITORIAL: Boycotting the boycotts

The postal union joins an ineffective attempt to stop a stamps-seller Membership in labor unions continues a steady decline. Right-to-work laws in many states guarantee Americans the right to choose whether to join a union or not. The latest strategem by the American Postal Workers Union offers a perfect example of why so many want…

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APWU: AFGE President Seizes the Moment

Web News Article #: 161-14 09/02/2014 – At a training session sponsored by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the union’s president J. David Cox  – a fierce supporter of the APWU’s campaign to Stop Staples! – collected 423 signatures on postcards to Staples CEO Ron Sargent and took them right over to the…

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