American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)

Article Title: American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
Snippet of Article: "... the largest federal employee union representing 600,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Workers in virtually all functions of government at every federal agency depend upon AFGE for legal representation, legislative advocacy, technical expertise and informational services.

The union is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and divided into 12 geographical districts consisting of some 1,100 Locals. Over one-half of AFGE's members are consolidated into agency-wide bargaining units. Agencies with the highest concentration of union membership include the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Justice. ..."

Source: www.afge.org

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A federal hiring spree? When? Where?

Article Title: A federal hiring spree? When? Where?
Snippet of Article: "...You might be thinking, "If there are 35 agencies that are hiring, who is going to hire the most? Where is my best chance at employment?" The top three agencies that will be hiring the largest number of employees will be the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense...."

Source: www.examiner.com

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