Inside Government (Talk)

Tune in now to AFGEs "Inside Government" for a special discussion with Americans for Democratic Action National Director Michael J. Wilson. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Dec. 30, is now available on demand. Wilson addressed the benefits of collective bargaining and cited the recent four-year labor agreement between Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers as proof that the process works. MSNBCs Ed Schultz, host of "The Ed Show," and U.S. Rep....

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government for more on efforts to renew the payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Dec. 2, is now available on demand. Campaign for Americas Future Co-director Roger Hickey discussed the need to extend the payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment aid for middle class workers. Hickey also addressed job creation and protecting workers collective bargaining rights. But first, author Dan Roam and Hooks Book...

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government to learn about the critical staffing and funding shortages plaguing the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The show, which originally aired on Friday, Nov. 11, is now available on demand. AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel discussed the safety risks of not properly staffing and funding BOP, as well as details of a recent rally aimed at correcting Equal Employment Opportunity issues at the agency. AFGE local presidents John Garvey (General...

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government for the latest on contract negotiations with the Social Security Administration (SSA). The show, which originally aired on Friday, Oct. 21, is now available on demand. AFGE National Council of SSA Field Operations Locals President Witold Skwierczynski addressed the ongoing negotiations and points of dispute with SSA management. Skwierczynski also previewed a series of upcoming rallies to protest proposed cuts to Social Security and other government...

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government as the middle class fights to revive the American Dream. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Oct. 7, is now available on demand. At a special broadcast from the Take Back the American Dream Conference in Washington, D.C., The Nation Publisher Katrina vanden Heuval, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Democracy for America Chair Jim Dean, and former Clinton White House spokesman Bob Weiner all addressed the decline of the American Dream and whats...

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government to learn about President Obamas deficit reduction plan and the impact on federal employees. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Sept. 23, is now available on demand. AFGE Legislative and Political Director Beth Moten analyzed the presidents plan, which would require federal employees to increase their pension contributions by 1.2 percent over three years after the pay freeze ends. Grantham University Associate Provost and Vice President of...

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government for a look back at the impact of 9/11 on the federal workforce. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Sept. 9, is now available on demand. AFGE Social Security Administration Local 1760 Vice President Shaun OConnell discussed the impact of 9/11 on federal employees in New York City. OConnell, who was working just blocks from the World Trade Center on 9/11, also shared lessons he learned from the attacks 10 years ago. AFGE 14th District National...

Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" for a special broadcast from the union's annual Human Rights Training Conference. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Aug. 19, is now available on demand. AFGE National President John Gage discussed efforts to fight back against the attack on federal workers and the impact budget cuts will have on public services in the coming years. But first, Judge Greg Mathis, host of the Judge Mathis television show, addressed the need to educate young...

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government as the union fights back against legislators looking to shrink the federal work force. The show, which originally aired on Friday, June 24, is now available on demand. AFGE Legislative and Political Director Beth Moten discussed anti-federal employee bills in Congress including H.R. 2114, which would cut an already understaffed federal work force by 10 percent by 2015. Moten also addressed other anti-union bills aimed at taking away official time for...

Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" for more on efforts to increase contracting accountability at the Department of Defense (DoD). The show, which originally aired on Friday, June 3, is now available on demand. Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) discussed contracting out policies at DoD and his oversight amendment offered during the debate on the FY12 National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment, which ultimately failed, would have required DoD to meet a minimum accounting standard...

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government to learn about the state of American manufacturing. The show, which originally aired on Friday, May 13, is now available on demand. Alliance for American Manufacturing Executive Director Scott Paul provided an update on the state of American manufacturing and how investments in infrastructure could improve the economy and create jobs. Paul also discussed Chinas currency manipulation and its impact on manufacturing. AFGE Local 2281 2nd Vice President...

Tune in now to AFGE’s “Inside Government” radio show to get an inside look at the Merit Systems Protection Board and AFGE’s fight to save jobs at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service! The show, which originally aired on Friday, July 30, is now available on demand. Merit Systems Protection Board Chairman Susan Grundmann shed light on MSPB’s mission and future goals, including its upcoming research agenda and work with good government groups. AFGE 6th District National Vice President...

Tune in now to AFGEs Inside Government radio show to hear about AFGEs fight to save the Bureau of Prisons UNICOR program, its work with the Veterans Health Council, and more! The show, which originally aired on Friday, July 16, is now available on demand. AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer J. David Cox was joined by Vietnam Veterans of America President John Rowan to discuss the importance of caring for our nations veterans. Cox and Rowan also addressed the Veterans Health Council, which...

Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" radio show to hear Democracy for America Chair Jim Dean, Georgia State Senator Nan Grogan Orrock, CrooksAndLiars.com Managing Editor David Neiwert, and Campaign for America's Future Research Director Eric Lotke! The show, which originally aired on Friday, June 11, is now available on demand. Dean discussed DFA's Move Your Money campaign, which encourages people to invest in community banks and financial institutions instead of large national banks....

Tune in now to AFGE’s “Inside Government” radio show to hear AFGE National President John Gage and 14th District National Vice President Dwight Bowman! The show, which originally aired on Friday, May 28, is now available on demand. President Gage discussed efforts to stop employee downgrades at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and how the measure would have adversely affected thousands of support and clerical workers nationwide. Gage also addressed the work of AFGE’s National VA Council...