Paused Eric Williams Killer gets Life http://citizensvoice.com/news/con-ui-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-murder-of-correctional-officer-1.2217315#.WWPbGN4hvcs. Read More... Local Supplement Agreement Signed! On May 22, 2017, the FMC Devens Local Supplemental Agreement (LSA) to the Master Agreement was signed and is now in effect. Read More... Attack on Official Time . Read More... Download: Federal Employee Unions and the Official Time Reform Act _ FedSmith.pdf Presidential Executive Order PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS Voices of JOE Voices of JOE is a political advocacy group founded by Don Williams, father of fallen USP Canaan Correctional Officer Eric Williams. www.voicesofjoe.com Read More... House Passes Bills to Protect Whistleblowers House Passes Bills to Boost Overtime Pay and Protect Whistleblowers By Eric Katz 5:02 PM ET The House on Wednesday passed two bills friendly to various parts of the federal workforce, including a measure to boost overtime pay and another to increase protections for whistleblowers. Read More... You must re-enroll in credit monitoring About 600,000 current and former federal workers whose personal information was exposed in the data breach of personnel records maintained by the Office of Personnel Management must re-enroll to continue receiving credit monitoring and identity protection services. The contract for the company initially hired by OPM to handle credit monitoring services is expiring on Dec. 1. Read More... Private federal prisons — less safe, less secure By Joe Davidson | Columnist August 12  Law enforcement officials from a wide variety of agencies converge on the Willacy County Correctional Center in Raymondville, Tex., on Feb. 20, 2015, in response to a prisoner uprising at the private immigration detention center. (David Pike/Valley Morning Star via AP) Private prisons — unsafe and insecure. Read More... Corporate America: Using Incarceration For Profits Working in a prison has never been an easy job. Every day, our nation's correctional workers put their lives on the line to keep the peace in our communities, even as inmate populations grow and funding stays stagnant.   We all know that something must be done to curb inmate overpopulation. Read More... Nomination Meeting Minutes Read More... Download: Nomination meeting notes 2016.pdf

Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease caused by a rod-shaped bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis. How is TB Spread? TB is spread through contact with an infected person. It is an airborne disease, which means that droplets from the infected person become suspended in the air. Read More... AFGE Budget Materials . Read More... Download: 2018 Budget Talking Points_flyer_June1 (1).pdf

Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease caused by a rod-shaped bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis. How is TB Spread? TB is spread through contact with an infected person. It is an airborne disease, which means that droplets from the infected person become suspended in the air. Read More...

AFGE Budget Materials . Read More... Download: 2018 Budget Talking Points_flyer_June1 (1).pdf

House and Senate pass TSP 10% Penalty Bill From AFGE: Thanks to years of hard work by AFGE activists, the Senate and the House this week passed a bill that would eliminate a 10% early withdrawal penalty for federal law enforcement officers when they retire after age 50. The bill, which applies to those retiring after Dec. 31, 2015, will now go to President Obama for his signature.  AFGE applauds Sen. Read More... AFGE files Class Action Lawsuit against OPM Officials over Data Breach WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a class action complaint with a demand for jury trial against the Office of Personnel Management, Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour about one of the most devastating cyberattacks in U.S. Read More...

House and Senate pass TSP 10% Penalty Bill From AFGE: Thanks to years of hard work by AFGE activists, the Senate and the House this week passed a bill that would eliminate a 10% early withdrawal penalty for federal law enforcement officers when they retire after age 50. The bill, which applies to those retiring after Dec. 31, 2015, will now go to President Obama for his signature.  AFGE applauds Sen. Read More...

AFGE files Class Action Lawsuit against OPM Officials over Data Breach WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a class action complaint with a demand for jury trial against the Office of Personnel Management, Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour about one of the most devastating cyberattacks in U.S. Read More...

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