Critical Issues Facing D.C. Government, Transportation Security Administration to be Discussed on "Inside Government"

Critical Issues Facing D.C. Government, Transportation Security Administration to be Discussed on "Inside Government"

AFGE Radio Show to Examine Layoffs at D.C. Parks and Recreation, Collective Bargaining Rights for Transportation Security Officers

WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A reduction-in-force at the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation and the fight to secure collective bargaining rights for Transportation Security Officers will be addressed this week on AFGE's "Inside Government" radio show. The show will air on Friday, July 17 at 10 a.m. EDT nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

AFGE 14th District National Vice President Dwight Bowman will discuss the layoffs, which affected 28 employees, and what AFGE is doing to get the workers' jobs back. Bowman also will shed light on a number of other issues facing the D.C. government including attempts to eliminate day care services at the Department of Parks and Recreation, and a proposed ban on city social workers using personal vehicles for work purposes.

Charity Wilson, AFGE legislative representative, then will update listeners on where the Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act currently stands on Capitol Hill. Wilson also will share her thoughts on the flawed Practical Skills Evaluation portion of TSA's Performance Accountability and Standards System, and how collective bargaining rights would improve morale at the agency.

"Inside Government" is hosted by AFGE Assistant General Counsel J. Ward Morrow. Programs are archived on the Federal News Radio Web site and can be heard on demand at http://www.federalnewsradio.com/ or http://www.afge.org/insidegovernment. Please note there will be a short advertisement prior to the start of the program. The program also is available via iTunes podcast by clicking here. Users must install iTunes on their computers before accessing "Inside Government" via podcast.

For instructions on how to listen to "Inside Government," click here.

The program also airs on Saturdays at 7 a.m. on KTKK 630 AM, "The Voice of Utah," in Ogden, Utah sponsored by AFGE Local 1592.

"Inside Government" is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C. and online at www.federalnewsradio.com. It is also available to 70 million iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

For more information, please e-mail InsideGovernment@afge.org or go to
www.federalnewsradio.com.
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