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Given recent misstatements by lawmakers and members of President-elect Trump’s transition team regarding the use of telework in the federal government, the American Federation of Government Employees wants to set the record straight.

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23, Aug, 2018

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The AFL-CIO launched a television ad campaign on Monday highlighting the wave of collective action sweeping the country.

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