Today, Tuesday, May 24th, 2022, as we went about our day, we were interrupted by a most heinous crime that has been committed all too often in recent years—another mass shooting. This time, as was the case at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012,… Read More »Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas Statement
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month began in 1977 as a smaller ten-day celebration in May, and transformed to a month-long observance in 1990. The month commemorates the resilience and legacy, traditions, and culture of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders across the United States,… Read More »Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Recently, in the news, we read about the tragic death of country music singer Naomi Judd (born Diana Ellen Judd; January 11th, 1946–April 30th, 2022), who entertained audiences for decades with her daughter, Wynonna, as one-half of the superstar duo. This is especially important, because… Read More »Mental Health Awareness Month
Today, women are more empowered than they have ever been in our country—and the world’s—history! And for good reason: In the U.S., women make up about 60% of all college students; world-wide, approximately 400 million women are entrepreneurs or lead well-established companies—a 114% increase over… Read More »Women’s History Month – 2022
Previous Next Born in St. Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina to a father with no education, who picked cotton for a living and a mother who did not even finish seventh grade, Hydrick Thomas was born into poverty and experienced racism in its worst forms.… Read More »In the Spotlight: Hydrick Thomas
In between the retail store sales, family barbecues, friendly get-togethers, trips to the amusement parks, gatherings at public parks, and overstaffed yet under-stocked car dealerships advertising competitive pricing, AFGE Council 100 wants to wish you all a happy and… Read More »President’s Day – 2022
Throughout American and world history, Black people ofevery ethnicity, have contributed mightily to all societies, yet they have been intentionally mistreated, misinformed, targeted, and even until this day, racially profiled and criticized for living their truth. In a day when we thought the horrors of… Read More »Black History Month – 2022
Dear Ms. Baker-Amos: (Director, Labor Relations, TSA) On September 8, 2021, Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) Administrator David Pekoske submitted to Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas its plan to provide salaries to TSA employees that mirror the salaries set forth in the General Schedule… Read More »Request for Information
Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing to request that you make certain to include in the Department’s FY 2023 budget request funding for General Schedule-equivalent salaries for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs). I am also requesting that you clarify for Administrator Pekoske that expanding collective bargaining… Read More »AFGE Letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas
While many of us know the historical stories of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fight against racial inequality and his many triumphs and ultimately his final, tragic and untimely, death, not many know that Dr. King was a social justice warrior who fought for Unions and their… Read More »Martin Luther King Jr. Day
