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Big Enough to Win:
T h e S o l i d S e v e n t h D i s t r i c t
Rally for Change Fight Back!
American Federation of Government Employees 'Proud to Make America Work'
We are Federal Employees of I l l inois, Michigan, Wisconsin
DOROTHY JAMES
National Vice President
CRYSTAL STOKES
National Representative
JOE DOLAN
National Representative
DON EVANS
District Organizer
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MATT MUCHOWSKI
Office Manager / Editor
ALBERT THOMAS
Retiree Representative
NVP's Corner
Union Shield
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If a grievance is
denied, the local union may
seek arbitration.
Some frequent
topics that are grieved
include confl icts over
scheduling, inconsistent
reprimands, and safety
rules.
.
E-mail your stories
of how your steward helped
fi le a grievance, or how an
agreement was reached to
We Need Staff They Just LaughWe Need Supplies They Roll Their Eyes
We Need Money They Think That's FunnyBut If We Fight They'll Do What's Right
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Bargaining Tips:
Read more and support Big Enough to Win at:
afgedistrict7.org/?p=1 041
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Member Focus
Big Enough to Win
Local 789 makes progresson their strategic plan
Back Issues Now Online
Members from District 7 rock this photo.
with their
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201 4 Woman of the Year: Germaine Clarno,
president of AFGE Local 781 which represents
VA workers in Hines, IL, became a whistle
blower in 201 4, highl ighting practices of VA
management that undermined veterans
health. She has worked tirelessly to call
attention to these issues.
201 4 Man of the Year: Ken Brucks has fought
for housing rights for years. As an employee
of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development he works to help provide
adequate housing for al l , and as President of
AFGE local 911 in Chicago, IL, he has worked
to keep HUD offices open in cities that need
them.
Locals that had the highest net increase:
Local 1 395 with 256 new members,
Local 648 with 1 33 new members,
Local 777 with 99 new members,
Local 2483 with 78 new members.
Locals that had the highest % increase:
Local 648 with 40%,
Local 781 with 34%,
Local 3838 with 31%,
Local 2722 with 29%.
networking with their fel low
union members and leaders.
s. District 7 had a large showing at the
conference, with a packed room for our
district meeting, and a
breakfast that
several members
of congress
attended.
See more Online
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Legislative Conference 2015
Local 911 Detroit VA members ral ly on Capitol Hil l .
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Rally for Safety at TSA
TSO's Demand Safe AirportsSince the shocking
machette attack on
TSA workers in New
Orleans in March,
AFGE has taken a
leading role in cal l ing
for increased safety at
airports. TSO's work
hard to keep the public
safe, and they deserve
a safe workplace as
well . This is why Local
778 took the lead in
organizing a ral ly on
Apri l 1 , at Detroit
Metropolitan Wayne
County Airport to
address the issue.
1.2. - actionnetwork.org/letters/support-safe-airports3.
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See more Online3 Things You Can Do To Make Our Airports Safer
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Left:
Organizer
Don Evans
watches as
a new
member fi l ls
out thier
membership
application.
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Right: Local 2326
President Dale
Richardson (seated)
with a new member and
their bonus bucks!
Changes
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Mack graduated
with degrees in Political Science and
Sociology from the University of Wisconsin -
Madison and received her J.D. from South
Texas College of Law.
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AAnnootthheerr AAFFGGEE LLoossss
1. Fil l out these word balloons.2. Cut them out.
3. Use them on your local 's bul letin board withlocal members photos!
Bulletin Board
I Joined AFGE Because:
The Best thing about AFGE is
One time the union helped me was:
Management knows that AFGEMembers are
We want
...and with AFGE we are going to get it!
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The 1 978 Civi l Service Reform Act provides
federal employees the right to union
representation during investigations
conducted by management that may
reasonably result in discipl ine. I t is cal led
"Weingarten rights", after a 1 975 Supreme
Court Decision. Many AFGE contracts also
include a "Weingarten rights clause."
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1. Cut this page out.2. Write contact information for yourlocal, LP or Steward on the back.
3. Photocopy double sided in color.4. Cut the cards out along the l ines.5. Hand out to local members.
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