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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Don&apos;t Get Sc#@%*$!</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:52:36 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Message from TSA Council President</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*May 4, 2012* 

*Message from TSA Council President*

Brothers and Sisters,

This week we had a meeting with TSA&apos;s Partnership Office where we made several requests on various important issues. Among them was a request to start labor-management forums at the national and local levels to streng]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 12:18:46 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Bills Introduced to Roll Back Deal on Automatic Defense Cuts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*May 4, 2012* 

*Bills Introduced to Roll Back Deal on Automatic Defense Cuts:* Two bills have been introduced [ http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/224767-ryan-introduces-legislation-to-replace-12-trillion-sequester ] in the House of Representatives to stop automatic cuts to Defense progr]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Gag-worthy</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>24 hours left to give your opinion on AFGE endorsement </title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Obama? Romney? What&apos;s Your Opinion?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:16:35 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Three Removals Overturned</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*April 27, 2012*


*Three Removals Overturned*


Good news for three of our officers who had been wrongfully terminated. AFGE has successfully appealed their removals, proving once again how important workplace protections are at TSA. The officers, who were from Salt Lake City, Southwest Flori]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:49:10 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>House Panel Approves Tax Hike on Federal Employees</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*April 27, 2012*


*House Panel Approves Tax Hike on Federal Employees: *The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday voted [ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/house-committee-approves-measure-upping-federal-employee-contributions-to-retirement-plan/2012/04/2]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:33:52 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>President Gage Tells Romney to Stop Spreading Lies about Federal Employees</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[&quot;****This information should not be downloaded using government equipment, read during duty time or sent to others using government equipment. Do not circulate at the worksite.***

*&quot;Below is AFGE President *John Gage*&apos;s letter to presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney condemnin]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:05:08 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Romney rips &apos;unfairness&apos; of federal pay, benefits</title>
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*Romney rips &apos;unfairness&apos; of federal pay, benefits*


&quot;By Tom Shoop&quot;, GovExec.com

8:28 AM ET




After ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:36:49 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Update from the Negotiations Table  </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*April 20, 2012* 

***Update from the Negotiations Table *

Brothers and Sisters,

In the past few weeks we have discussed the following topics: Attendance Management, Annual &amp; Shift bid, Awards, Parking, Uniforms, Shift Trades, Transfers, Part-Time/Full Time conversions, Special Assignments, ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:53:02 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Should Congress Pledge Allegiance to Our Nation or to Just One Man? </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*April 20, 2012*


*Should Congress Pledge Allegiance to Our Nation or to Just One Man?* That one man is *Grover Norquist*, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform who has gotten nearly every right-wing lawmaker to sign a pledge [ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57327816/the-pledg]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Joining us tomorrow?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:31:02 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Public Disagrees with Right Wing&apos;s Budget Priorities</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*April 13, 2012* 

*Public Disagrees with Right Wing&apos;s Budget Priorities:* Americans don&apos;t see eye to eye [ http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/04/snapshot_040912.html ] with the right wing&apos;s approach to creating jobs and rebuilding the economy. According to a new Bloomberg poll, 51 percen]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Dirty chicken on your table</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:24:38 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Food Inspectors, Consumer Groups, Activists Rally against Dirty Chicken Rule</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*April 6, 2012* 

*Food Inspectors, Consumer Groups, Activists Rally against Dirty Chicken Rule: ** *Consumers count on independent, federal inspectors to help keep our families safe from food borne illnesses, but the USDA wants to save money by removing most of the inspectors that we need. That&apos;s]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:13:37 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE Mourns Passing of Local 2617 VP George Bedard</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*April 9, 2012* 

*AFGE Mourns Passing of Local 2617 VP George Bedard
*
AFGE lost one of our TSO rights champions last week. George &quot;Coach&quot; Bedard passed away on April 1 at his residence following a lengthy illness.

George Bedard was a founding charter member of AFGE TSA Local 2617, which was]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>You paid - so should the 1%</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:36:27 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Even grosser than pink slime</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:50:48 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>House Approves Budget for the Rich</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*March 30, 2012* 

*House Approves Budget for the Rich: *Right-wing lawmakers continue to work for their campaign donors instead of Americans and working families. The House of Representatives on Thursday passed [ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74651.html ] an extremist budget proposal ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>UPDATE: Ryan Plan passes the House</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:14:14 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Message from Your Council President, Kimberly Kraynak-Lambert </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*March 30, 2012* 

*Message from Your Council President, Kimberly Kraynak-Lambert *

Brothers and Sisters,

We just wanted to let you know that we have started our contract negotiations with TSA. This is a very exciting time for AFGE members. It has taken us ten years to literally have a seat ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Check out this letter from your coworker</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:19:26 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Wrongful Removals Reversed, Thanks to AFGE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*March 23, 2012*


*Wrongful Removals Reversed, Thanks to AFGE* 

AFGE has recently won several cases in which TSA officers had either been wrongfully disciplined or unreasonably penalized. Because of our excellent team of attorneys, we were able to get these adverse actions reversed or reduced]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:54:34 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Paul Ryan&apos;s Budget Wipes Out Most Government Agencies, Leaves Tens of Millions Uninsured</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*March 23, 2012*


*Paul Ryan&apos;s Budget Wipes Out Most Government Agencies, Leaves Tens of Millions Uninsured:* House Budget Committee Chairman *Paul Ryan* this week came up with a budget proposal [ http://budget.house.gov/fy2013Prosperity/ ] that would give the very wealthy and big businesses tri]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:03:01 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Robin Hood in reverse</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:10:41 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>A disaster</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:51:31 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Senate Votes Down Pay Freeze Extension</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*March 16, 2012* 













*Senate Votes Down Pay Freeze Extension: *At the urging of AFGE, the Senate on Tuesday rejected an amendment to the transportation bill (S.1813) that would have frozen federal pay for the third year. The amendment, proposed by Sen. *Pat Roberts *of Kansas]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:56:41 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE, TSA Sign Interim Agreement to Provide $232 Uniform Allowance to TSA Officers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*March 8, 2012* 

*AFGE, TSA Sign Interim Agreement to Provide $232 Uniform Allowance to TSA Officers*

March 1, 2012 marks another truly historic day for AFGE. AFGE President John Gage and TSA&apos;s Chief Negotiator Bob Ball signed a temporary agreement that provides for the release of the fiscal 2]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:20:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE, SSA Reach Agreement</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*March 2, 2012* 

*AFGE, SSA Reach Agreement: *After 27 months of negotiations, AFGE and the Social Security Administration have reached a conceptual agreement for the terms of the new national contract. Negotiations between AFGE and SSA have been ongoing, two weeks every month, since December 200]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Hypocrisy at its worst</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Hypocrisy at its worst</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Hypocrisy at its worst</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:54:15 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Are Your Representatives Working for You or against You? </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Feb. 24, 2012* 



*Are Your Representatives Working for You or against You? *AFGE is asking its DoD Locals to ask their representatives to sign on to a letter that will be sent to Defense Secretary *Leon Panetta* asking him to lift the ill-conceived cap on the civilian workforce that forces ma]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:37:39 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE Bargaining Team Meets for Negotiations Preparation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Feb. 24, 2012*


*AFGE Bargaining Team Meets for Negotiations Preparation*


This week is another exciting week for us as it&apos;s all about getting you the best contract. Our negotiation team met on Feb. 20-24 to develop issues and interests in preparation for the upcoming contract negotiations ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:53:59 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>We Are Not in a Battle; We&apos;re in a War!</title>
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*AFGE Denounces Plans to Have New Federal Employees Pay for Payroll tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits: *AFGE today denounced Congress&apos; plans [ http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-passes-extension-of-payroll-tax-cut/2012/02/17/gIQANC8tJR_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboPNE_p ] to]]></description>
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			<title>TODAY: House expected to vote to slash your pension</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:28:34 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>24 hours to speak out</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:47:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>New SPP Law Still Rests Privatization Decisions with TSA </title>
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*New SPP Law Still Rests Privatization Decisions with TSA*


Pro-privatization lawmakers this week pushed through a bill that forces TSA to consider privatizing the screening function at more airports. While AFGE expects an increase in applications to the Screening Partnership]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:29:21 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Right Wing House Lawmakers Want Federal Employees to Fund Highway Bill</title>
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*Right Wing House Lawmakers Want Federal Employees to Fund Highway Bill: *Extremist lawmakers in the House of Representatives want to take $45 billion out of federal employees&apos; pockets to fund the must-pass American Energy and Infrastructure Act &#8211; or Highway Bill, instead of ask]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>The &quot;Blame the 99%&quot; bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:09:18 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE Challenges CBO&apos;s Deeply Flawed Compensation Analysis</title>
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*AFGE Challenges CBO&apos;s Deeply Flawed Compensation Analysis: * The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) used the wrong methodology with irrelevant factors when comparing federal and private sector compensation, AFGE said in a memo [ http://www.afge.org/Index.cfm/Memo%20on%20CBO%20Stud]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Your lawmaker is only 1 of 20</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Are you tired of the disrespect?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:23:17 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE Announces Formation of National TSA Council</title>
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***AFGE Announces Formation of National TSA Council*


AFGE is excited to announce the formation of the National TSA Council &#8211; AFGE Council 100! TSA Local leaders and activists this week attended the founding convention of our TSA Council, solidifying the status of TSA Locals]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:36:02 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Defense Reveals Plans to Shrink Military, Pay</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Jan. 27, 2012*


*Defense Reveals Plans to Shrink Military, Pay: *Defense Secretary *Leon Panetta* on Thursday unveiled [ http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=66940 ] the department&apos;s plans to shrink the military and cut spending in order to save $259 billion over the next five years ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:14:33 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Wrongful Adverse Actions, Terminations Overturned, Thanks to AFGE!</title>
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*Wrongful Adverse Actions, Terminations Overturned, Thanks to AFGE!* 

One of the reasons that TSA officers joined AFGE is because of our unrivaled representation. With so many officers wrongfully disciplined or removed, the only thing that stands between them and these wrongfu]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:33:59 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Collective Bargaining in Federal Government</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Jan. 20, 2012*


*Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Collective Bargaining in Federal Government:* Fifty years ago on Jan. 17, President *John F. Kennedy* signed an executive order  [ http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=58926#axzz1grid3dza ]granting collective bargaining rights to most fe]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:22 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE President John Gage Responds to Obama&apos;s Agency Consolidation Plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Jan. 13, 2012*


*AFGE President John Gage Responds to Obama&apos;s Agency Consolidation Plan: *AFGE National President *John Gage* today issued the following statement in response to President *Barack Obama*&apos;s proposed consolidation [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/13/president-o]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:57:26 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE Wins Ground Rules Agreement, Ready to Move Forward with Contract Negotiations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Jan. 12, 2012*


*AFGE Wins Ground Rules Agreement, Ready to Move Forward with Contract Negotiations*


AFGE is one step closer to bringing home a collective bargaining agreement for 44,000 TSA officers after the union yesterday won an agreement with TSA on ground rules that govern the actual]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Will you stop by your lawmaker&apos;s local office?</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>More money out of your pocket?</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:02:19 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>NP Gage Meets DHS Secretary Napolitano to Discuss Arbitration </title>
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*NP Gage Meets DHS Secretary Napolitano to Discuss Arbitration * 

AFGE National President *John Gage* and General Counsel *David Borer* met Wednesday, January 4, with Secretary of Homeland Security *Janet Napolitano* and her chief of staff, *Noah Kroloff*, to discuss the critic]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:22:23 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>TSA Offer of Second-Class Due Process Rights is Unacceptable</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Dec. 23, 2011*


*TSA Offer of Second-Class Due Process Rights is Unacceptable* 

Administrator Pistole, in a broadcast email dated Dec. 21, 2011, sought to put his spin on recent discussions between AFGE and TSA about the fundamental rights of TSA officers. AFGE is here to set the record stra]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:52:50 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>House Caves, Passes 2-Month Payroll Tax Cut</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Dec. 23, 2011*


*House Caves, Passes 2-Month Payroll Tax Cut: *The House of Representatives this morning approved [ http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/201157-house-quickly-approves-payroll-tax-bill ] a two-month extension of the payroll-tax cut and unemployment benefits, ending the sho]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>The House GOP Holiday Wish List</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:35:52 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE Calls on TSA to End Unfair, Morale-Killing Dispute Resolution System</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Dec. 21, 2011*


*AFGE Calls on TSA to End Unfair, Morale-Killing Dispute Resolution System*
&quot;House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson Asks Vice President Joe Biden to Get Involved&quot;

In a press conference at the AFL-CIO in Washington, D.C. yesterday, AFGE National Pres]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:02:24 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>If You Disagree with Your PASS Rating</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[TSO Voice (Dec. 16, 2011)
If You Disagree with Your PASS Rating
TSA has issued the 2011 PASS payouts and if for any reason you believe your score was unfair, you have to challenge it within 15 days of when you knew or should have known your final rating for a grievance or a peer review panel. If y]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:51:11 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Congressional Leaders Reach Deal on 2012 Spending Bill, Averting Government Shutdown</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Dec. 16, 2011*


*Congressional Leaders Reach Deal on 2012 Spending Bill, Averting Government Shutdown: *Congressional leaders Thursday night finalized [ http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressional-leaders-negotiating-key-bills-to-avoid-government-shutdown/2011/12/15/gIQA6nPwwO_story.ht]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>What&apos;s really at stake with the government shutdown</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Fight the right-wing attack on the EPA and your job!</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:33:54 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>House to vote TODAY to freeze your pay</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:21:54 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>House Republicans Should Be Ashamed of Bullying Tactics Aimed at TSA Workers</title>
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**** This Message** **Was a Press Release AFGE Issued Today.**** 

****Not for Worksite Distribution****



*House Republicans Should Be Ashamed of Bullying Tactics Aimed at TSA Workers*
 
A Republican-backed bill in the House designed to remove the officer title from fed]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:02:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>AFGE Launches &apos;Explain to Me&apos; Ad Campaign</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Dec. 9, 2011 *


*AFGE Launches &apos;Explain to Me&apos; Ad Campaign: *AFGE on Wednesday launched a nationwide advertising campaign calling out right-wing lawmakers for supporting a plan to pay for the payroll tax relief extension by slashing federal employee wages and jobs. The &quot;Explain it to me&quot; campai]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:31:09 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Say no to another pay freeze</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:09:51 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Last week&apos;s victory is under threat</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Last week&apos;s victory is under threat</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:03:33 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Senate Rejects Payroll Tax Cut Bill with Pay Freeze Extension</title>
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*S**enate Rejects Payroll Tax Cut Bill with Pay Freeze Extension:* AFGE thanks our activists for helping to defeat a bill offered by right-wing lawmakers to extend the pay freeze for federal employees to pay for a payroll tax cut exte]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>URGENT: Extended Pay Freeze /Job Cuts Vote Tonight/Tomorrow</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Fight the right-wing attack on the EPA and your job!</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:08:55 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Deadline tomorrow - sign up today.</title>
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