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Meetings, socials, and celebrations across the Local.
Holiday Party AFGE LOCAL 17 Holiday Party 2023
Please join us for our annual AFGE LOCAL 17 Holiday Party!
Events AFGE Local 17 - Bar Deco Happy Hour Photos
On Thursday, October 26th, AFGE Local 17 hosted a happy hour on the rooftop floor at Bar Deco. Our special guests – Congressman Chris Pappas and Congressman Morgan McGarvey, both of whom sit on the…
Events AFGE Local 17 and AFGE PAC Present: Exclusive Members' Happy Hour
When: Thursday, October 26th, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Events Join the Celebration: AFGE National VA Council Contract Signing Ceremony
The culmination of five years of dedication and hard work will be marked by the AFGE National VA Council Contract Signing Ceremony. Celebrate the signing of the 2023 Master Collective Bargaining…
Events AFGE Local 17 Town Hall April 2023
At our recent town hall, Local 17 discussed the many problems at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals due to poor leadership and mismanagement.
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…
Events AFGE LOCAL 17 Holiday Party
Please join us for our annual AFGE LOCAL 17 Holiday Party!
Events Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
AFGE Local 17 is honored to host Dr. Francoise Hamlin for a discussion on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Hamlin is a professor of Africana studies at Brown University, and was recently…
Events AFGE Local 17 Holiday Party
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…
Events Workplace Rights Rally: Join AFGE Local 17 to Defeat This Insanity
Have You Had Enough of This Insanity? It’s time to make your voice heard at the Workplace Rights Rally.
Events Recap: AFGE Local 17 Town Hall on the Executive Order and Your Rights
On the evening of August 13, 2025, AFGE Local 17 leaders and members gathered for an urgent virtual town hall to address the sweeping changes impacting thousands of Department of Veterans Affairs…