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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).
Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, signing formal recognition of SI Lodge No. 2463 of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). An October-November 1965 issue of the Smithsonian Institution's employee newsletter, The Smithsonian Torch, features a photograph of Secretary S. Dillon Ripley signing a document to recognize AFGE Lodge No. 2463. [1]
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 ...
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...
AFGE: American Postal Workers Union (APWU) 1971 286,700 ... 2024: UNITE HERE: National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) 1912 269,204 A division of LIUNA.
The break occurred over the AFL's refusal to abandon its support for craft unionism and cease its attacks on industrial unions. NFFE disaffiliated in December 1931. The AFL responded by chartering a new federal employees union, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), on October 17, 1932.
The USPS and a union representing city carriers struck a tentative deal on a new contract Friday. The deal sees COLA adjustments and raises with a requirement that new vehicles have air conditioning.
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]