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AFGE was founded on October 17, 1932, by local unions loyal to the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and left the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) when that union became independent of the AFL (NFFE in 1998 became part of the IAMAW, which is affiliated with the AFL–CIO).
John W. Gage (born 1946) is a retired American labor union leader. Born in Pittsburgh , Gage attended Central Catholic High School , then studied at Wheeling Jesuit University . [ 1 ] In 1968, he became a professional baseball player, a catcher with the Baltimore Orioles , having been drafted in the 5th round, but did not play in a major league ...
In 1916, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) acted to bring the various local unions together to form a single national union. The National Federation of Federal Employees was founded in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 1917. In 1918, it became the first labor union to win the legal right to represent federal workers. [1] [2]
A union representing Social Security Administration employees wants Congress to provide $20 billion in additional funding to help the troubled agency address problems that range from staffing...
Formerly UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) and HERE, merged in 2004. 2024: UNITE HERE: National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) 1912 269,204 A division of LIUNA. United States Postal Service workers other than letter carriers. 2022: NPMHU: Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 1892 190,000 Mass transit service workers ...
In 2011, former Administrator John Pistole granted limited collective bargaining rights to Transportation Security Officers following a union election between to federal employee unions, the American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union. [65] In May 2024, an expanded collective bargaining agreement with a ...
In 1992, AFSCME was the first national union to back Bill Clinton in his presidential bid. [2] AFSCME led an effort to oppose Clinton's signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. In the late 1990s, AFSCME expanded its membership into Puerto Rico and Panama. The union was an early supporter of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. [16]
A collective agreement, collective labour agreement (CLA) or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is a written contract negotiated through collective bargaining for employees by one or more trade unions with the management of a company (or with an employers' association) that regulates the terms and conditions of employees at work. This ...