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Feb. 14, 2018 - In conjunction
with their 2018 Legislative Conference, the American Federation of
Government Employees (AFGE) held a rally in Upper Senate Park.
Union leaders and a number of congressional Democrats denounced "recent
massive tax cuts for the wealthy, two government shutdowns in less than
a month, and the White House’s 2019 budget proposal that freezes
federal employees’ pay and cuts their health care and retirement."
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Jeffrey David Cox Sr. has served
as president of AFGE since his election in Aug. 2012; he was re-elected
to a second three-year term in Aug. 2015. (At left Sen. Cory
Booker (D-NJ) waits to speak at the rally).
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AFSCME president Lee Saunders.
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House Democratic Leader Nancy
Pelosi (CA).
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck
Schumer (NY).
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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
(D-NM), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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After their speeches Schumer and
Pelosi confer briefly.
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
shows off a can of AFGE whoop-ass.
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AFGE, the largest federal
employee union, claims 310,000 active, dues-paying members and 700,000
total workers represented.
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