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Local 17 Members Appreciating Camille NeSmith’s Insightful Analysis of Gudinas V. McDonough
We are elated to share that our friend and colleague Camille NeSmith was published by the Veterans Law Journal in its latest volume. In her article, Camille discusses Gudinas v. McDonough, 54 F.th…
Local 17 Members Amended Step 3 Grievance on behalf of Attorneys at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
To: Christopher Santoro, Senior Deputy Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”), Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA” or “the Agency” or “the Department”)
Benefits Debt Ceiling Crisis: Impact on Federal Employee Paychecks
The recent debt ceiling debate in the U.S. government could potentially affect the paychecks of federal employees if it is not resolved in a timely manner. According to an article by Government…
Events AFGE Local 17 Celebrates the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
AFGE Local 17 was honored to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We were incredibly grateful to have Svante Myrick as our guest speaker. While a student at Cornell University, Myrick…
Events AFGE Local 17 Holiday Party 2022
Thanks to union stewards Vanessa Watts and Marla Woodarek, who planned the holiday party on Pearl Street at the Navy Yard, as well as all the spirited union members who made the holiday party a…
Information Candidates Promoting Better Pay and Benefits for Federal Employees Re-elected
As recently reported by Government Executive, a number of candidates that have promoted better pay and benefits for federal employees were re-elected during the 2022 midterm elections. One of the…
Events AFGE LOCAL 17 Holiday Party
Please join us for our annual AFGE LOCAL 17 Holiday Party!
Training Employment Protections for Federal Whistleblowers
Local 17 works diligently to represent its members and emphasizes education, training and retraining to keep busy union stewards abreast of options as issues arise in the federal workplace.
Information Everything You Thought You Knew About Federal Workers’ Pay is Wrong
This op-ed by AFGE President Everett Kelley was published in The Hill on Sept. 28, 2022
Information Health Care Premiums Increasing 8.7% For Federal Employees
In a recent article from Government Executive, it was reported that federal employees will pay 8.7% more toward health care premiums in 2023. This was ostensibly caused by an "increased use of health…
News Backlog Delays Due To VA Hiring Decisions
According to an article recently published by Spectrum News NY1, the Department of Veterans Affairs has not reduced the backlog of claims as quickly as it should have. These backlog delays have been…
Local 17 Members Culmination of a Career - Joseph Hurlbert and the 988 Lifeline
Local 17 is proud to announce that one of our long-time members, Mr. Joseph Hurlbert, an IT specialist and contracting officers representative with the Office of Information and Technology (OIT), was…