AFGE Local 2382

05/11/2020

"The coronavirus would be a devilish test of any president’s leadership, but Trump has failed beyond measure. And the errors are metastasizing. “The failed coronavirus response is not a story of mistakes that were made and have now been fixed,” Klain says. “It’s the story of mistakes that continue to cost lives.”

The White House’s inability to track the disease as it spread across the nation crippled the government’s response and led to the worst disaster this country has faced in nearly a century

08/05/2019

After coming home from the Army, Union Veteran Council Executive Director Will Attig struggled to find his place. “I came home without a job, a degree, or a future”, Attig said. That changed when he found a National Building Trades Registered Apprenticeship Program and became a Journeyman Pipefitter with the UA.

This is not only Attig’s story but countless other veterans who have used registered apprenticeship programs as a way to achieve the American dream after returning home from service. At the same time, we have seen private organizations and for-profit schools create phony programs that prey on veterans leaving them with sub-par training and no true education. Right now, the future of America's veteran construction workers, the integrity of their industry and programs that support tens of thousands of veteran’s transitions are at risk.

A new proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) could drive down training and labor standards in construction registered apprenticeship programs and set off a race to the bottom throughout this industry. We have only a month to stop it from becoming a reality. Here is how you can add your voice to the fight.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

FIRST: If you are a Union Veteran and a member of a Building Trades Union, we need you to click the link below to submit a comment. It takes less than 5 MINUTES and could mean the difference in defending the way of life for your fellow construction workers, your family, and yourself.

BUILDING TRADE VETERANS CLICK HERE :https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/3AA/ni0YAA/t.2tw/l99NzdigREuP4JBN9wK8XQ/h0/duxMEH-2BqiPH-2F1AnDeIkuFdCS9j-2BVSzqR3Yk1RbnS3HKK0FO7C75jDIZ2k-2B6K1v-2BksCnRwDY8NeuEsF7BRlocm70rjB74mYuV75V-2FZjGGPZEFLGyyYilmo9PQ-2BEWr2pG-2FV9yK-2Bs0ERDyxSLzwZ02JswZ90N2PH1S-2BCaF0ZaTlgpfmlFO-2F61VVgMS4-2B87mbH76SQiTIMBcCG8nemKfxk0Bd563YM9D-2BymdT-2BqXW-2Fj0w0COJIws2CGL6XgK2xdkllIMqs9dx-2BlIO4mE7iK2eXpQ5VYY05tftehDcTH-2BYlPtnJY-3D/cypV

SECOND: If you are not a member of the Building Trades but support your fellow Union Veteran Brothers and Sisters, Please follow the link below to send in a comment voicing your support and solidarity for your fellow Union Veterans in the trades and the programs that are helping thousands of veterans find a way to truly return home.

VETERANS AND SUPPORTERS CLICK HERE: https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/3AA/ni0YAA/t.2tw/l99NzdigREuP4JBN9wK8XQ/h1/duxMEH-2BqiPH-2F1AnDeIkuFSNEt9YF77vRaxaxfBSMziesQCxSuLJeXuXLcuiX0YJcFoG1K7fi3f0N55-2FvUwj8zBxeGKQQStYi1diobFx8s6eiOfzSQc5OW0NKgl2NEjWFn9-2B4jS8it3OdSY5K9IiHV1mKjX6MYCQeP8EGq5mkNJ-2BZmMJCg153HIfhQ6Xyd2jhY5OIc7ekJOItSVDaUIIu4K5B-2BF-2FnAzLmW73dRi3OPFkfCoSiOpgefVx3-2BrbdbTjz4X7NeoC1ZL1XgqvHPYQbFyWJ7o6TZ5dMEbDjEGCWCoagg2pWeYScKB-2BKFmcPiPeH/4z13

As Veterans and supporters of Veterans, the time is now to stand together and oppose second-rate IRAP certifications that would undermine the gold-standard that the Registered Apprenticeship Programs have attained.

Please be sure to share this with your coworkers, friends, and family members. Thank you for your time.

08/19/2018

Is the private sector prepared to treat America’s veterans? Two studies from New York and South Carolina provide a starting point for evaluation.

07/19/2018

The "persuader rule," championed by unions and the Obama administration, is officially dead.

05/31/2018

Late Friday, May 25, 2018, President Trump issued three Executive Orders (EOs) targeting federal employees. Although the White House labeled them “civil service reform,” each one takes away some of your rights as a union member and as a federal employee. We need allies in the federal government,...

05/25/2018

The Department of Veterans Affairs just repudiated its 7-year agreement with AFGE Union to allow certain employees like doctors and nurses the right to union representation during a disciplinary hearing or removal hearing.

05/11/2018

The VA health system is working on par or better than similar non-VA providers, although there was "high variation" in quality across facilities, according to new analysis by RAND Corp. commissioned as part of the original 2014 VA Choice law.

05/11/2018

It is easier to fire a Disabled Veteran than to accommodate his disability thanks to the so-called VA Accountability law

An investigation reveals that food-service workers, housekeepers, and claims processors—many veterans themselves—have lost their jobs under a new accountability law.

09/27/2017

The president is keeping federal wages down, enraging public unions and their allies.