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Federal employees ask how cutting their pay, benefits puts Americans back to work

13 February 2012

Federal employees ask how cutting their pay, benefits puts Americans back to work The American Federation of Government Employees is launching a nationwide advertising campaign this weekend calling out Republican lawmakers for supporting a plan to pay for the payroll tax r...

AFGE LAUNCHES NEW ‘EXPLAIN IT TO ME, GOP’ AD CAMPAIGN

13 February 2012

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Federal workers’ union targets GOP in new ad

13 February 2012

Federal workers’ union targets GOP in new ad Turn on your television in the coming days and you may see this new television ad from the American Federation of Government Employees: The ad, called “Explain it to me, GOP,” targets recent Rep...

Inmate accused of attacking West Virginia prison workers

09 February 2012

Inmate accused of attacking West Virginia prison workers WHEEING, W.Va. (AP) - An inmate faces charges of assaulting several workers and trying to kill one while he was in custody at a federal prison in West Virginia. A federal grand jury in Wheeling indicted 41-year-o...

Assaults at FDC Sea Tac & USP Coleman part of Larger Issues at BOP, Union for Federal Prison Officers Says

11 January 2012

Assaults at FDC Sea Tac USP Coleman part of Larger Issues at BOP, Union for Federal Prison Officers Says Council of Prison Locals says low staffing levels result in increased violence WASHINGTON—The Council of Prison Locals (CPL) of the American Federation...

Federal inmate killed by fellow prisoner

09 January 2012

Federal inmate killed by fellow prisoner An inmate at the federal prison in Victorville was murdered Thursday after he was attacked by another inmate earlier that day, prison officials said in a press release. The name of the deceased is being withheld, b...

Prison in N. Louisiana on lockdown after fights

03 January 2012

Prison in N. Louisiana on lockdown after fights POLLOCK — The federal prison here was on lockdown Sunday night after fights broke out on New Year’s Eve among inmates at the facility in rural north Louisiana. Prison spokesman Steven Niles said the f...

Federal Times Video from BOP Rally

13 December 2011

The American Federation of Government Employees held a rally in front of the Department of Justice to bring attention their claims of discrimination and manager retaliation within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. FEDERAL TIMES VIDEO FROM BOP RALLY ...

Griffith Floor Speech

13 December 2011

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