Many members have asked for an earlier start time for the General Membership Meetings.
In the coming days we will be surveying members for ideal times to meet.
Please leave a comment on the web page or email Gary Locken the time that works best for you:
5:oo PM
6:00 PM
or the current 7:00 PM meeting time.
Next General Membership Meeting is April 25, 2018 in Bldg. 500, Room 3400 or online at our GoToMeeting.
Note: Do not join this call while on duty time or with the use of a government-issued phone.
Join our monthly Tele-Town Hall to discuss the potential shutdown. We encourage all members and non-members to be on the call!
There will be an opportunity for callers to ask questions, so make sure to write down anything you would like to ask.
Source AFGE.org
General Membership Meeting Jan 2018
Wed, Jan 24, 2018 7:00 PM
Topics will include the recent changes to nursing service compressed tours as outlined in the MOU GLA Nursing FMLA Sick Leave Restriction loss of Compressed Work Tours This change affects Bargaining Unit Employees from AFGE Locals 1061, 3943 and 2297.
The upcoming 2018 election for Local 3943 officers. Download and read the AFGE election manual here Electionmanual
We will also speak to recent changes related to VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act.
Bldg. 500, Room 3400.
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (571) 317-3122
Please Email Gary Locken to request the link and password. Membership will need to be verified, deadline for access request is 8 PM Jan 22.
In person attendance is ideal, but if you can’t attend in person we understand and hope you will join our Gotomeeting. Please note that the gotomeeting will be limited to listen and watch only. We will attempt to respond to questions and comments on the Gotomeeting chat, but audio input from callers will be muted.
Officers and stewards from Local 3943 attended VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act in order to ensure that your rights are protected after recent legislative changes.
Local officers who attended this training are now more prepared to protect your rights as a union employee. Thank you union members for your support. We look forward to serving you so that you can continue to provide the best care for our veterans.
AFGE action alert 10/26/17
Brother and Sisters,
You did it! Today, the House passed the Senate Budget Resolution without reconciliation cuts to your pay, retirement, or health care benefits.
Your calls, emails and letters made the difference in keeping cuts to federal employees out of the final budget.
Thank you to all the local leaders and members who mobilized against these harmful proposals over the past five months, joined multiple conference calls, participated in telephone town halls, and took time to meet with Members of Congress.
You made 44,334 calls to Congressional offices to fight for your pay, retirement, and health care benefits.
Although this budget does not include cuts to our compensation and benefits, AFGE does not support this budget. The budget passed today is a vehicle for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, which will ultimately increase the deficit, and again result in cuts to federal budgets, and our jobs and benefits. We had a victory today, but OUR fight is not over.
YOUR voice makes a difference. We have many battles ahead of us and AFGE must be engaged and ready to fight for your rights and the rights of all working people.
Thank you,
AFGE
On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to approve a budget that mandates cuts to your pay and retirement. Every AFGE member and every federal employee will be impacted by these cuts if we do not act now.
We have one last chance to stop the House’s budget from becoming law – we must call every member of Congress and tell them to vote no on any budget that cuts federal employee wages and retirement benefits.
Calling your member of Congress is easy. Dial 1 (844)669-5146 and listen to the script, then enter your zip code.
When someone answers the phone, simply tell the staffer that you are a voter in the District, you are a federal employee and that you do not deserve cuts to your pay or your hard-earned retirement.
Then call the number back. You should make three calls: one to each DC office of your two Senators, and one to the DC office of your House Representative.
Then call this number: 1 (888)775-3148 to call all three District offices – one call to each of your Senator’s district offices and one to your House Representative’s district office.
Read more at its source AFGE.ORG
Also please join in on November 15 for our National Call in Day
Download here, the national-phone-action-flyer-nov-15
Please tell Your Lawmakers to Oppose Any Final Budget with Cuts to Your Pay & Retirement:
Tell them to oppose any cuts to federal employees compensation in the next federal budget:
D.C. Office: (844) 669-5146
District Office: (888) 775-3148
Read more about the house budget by reading the house budget flyer
Stay tuned in on current information at AFGE.org/win
Click here to download RN Report of Unsafe Conditions
You may also access on intranet SharePoint
http://vaww.portal.gla.med.va.gov/sites/afge/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/Lists/Unsafe%20Working%20Conditions%20V2/AllItems.aspx
Click on “new item” in SharePoint to start new report.
The AFGE Local 3943 October General Membership Meeting will be online! If you are unable to attend in person please consider joining our GoToMeeting
Wed, Oct 25, 2017 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (786) 535-3211 but will need the access code.
Please Email Gary Locken to request the link and password. Membership will need to be verified, deadline for access request is 8 PM Oct 23.
Join your fellow AFGE Local 3943 members at the 38th Annual Labor Solidarity Parade hosted by the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition.
DETAILS:
What: 38th Annual Labor Solidarity Parade
When: Monday, September 4
Where: March departs at 10 a.m. – Broad and E. St. in Wilmington
Rally at 12 p.m. – Banning Park
Click link below to download flyer
AFGE invites you to participate in a national union meeting on Tuesday, May 9 at 8 p.m. EST OR 10 p.m. EST. All government workers — whether they’re an AFGE member or not — are welcome to join the call.
We will be taking questions from members about the shutdown, the budget, and our jobs, pay, and benefits.
This meeting will be held on the second Tuesday of each month. Please make sure you are not on official time or duty time, not on government property and on your personal phone for this call.
The content of both the 8 p.m. EDT and 10 p.m. EDT calls will be the same, so please join at whichever time is most convenient to you.
We will be giving away 2 AFGE Big Enough to Win totebags to members who join the call, so don’t miss out! Click here for more information.
In solidarity,
AFGE
P.S. If you have any questions for the teletown hall, email townhall@afge.org or simply reply to this email.
You must be logged in to post a comment.