AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer to Preview Union's 2010 Agenda on Special Rebroadcast of 'Inside Government'

AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer to Preview Union's 2010 Agenda on Special Rebroadcast of 'Inside Government'

J. David Cox to Discuss Organizing, Contract Bargaining, and Improving Technology on AFGE Radio Show

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees' National Secretary-Treasurer J. David Cox will preview 2010 this week on AFGE's "Inside Government" radio program. The show will air on Friday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. EST nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

Cox will recap AFGE's efforts in 2009 and look ahead to the union's priorities for 2010, including additional organizing efforts, contract bargaining with various agencies, and improving technology for AFGE's members.

In addition, Cox will examine the following issues:

-- Eliminating Veterans Administration outsourcing
-- Collective bargaining rights for Transportation Security Officers
-- Full staffing and funding at the Bureau of Prisons and Social Security
Administration
-- Ending the National Security Personnel System

"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.

Listeners also can follow the program on Facebook (AFGE Inside Government) and Twitter (@afgeradioshow).

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

"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.

Source: American Federation of Government Employees

CONTACT: Jason Fornicola of American Federation of Government Employees,
+1-202-639-6448

Web Site: http://www.afge.org/
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/

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