Listen Now! Concerns Over Public Service Cuts Discussed on "Inside Government"

Listen Now! Concerns Over Public Service Cuts Discussed on "Inside Government"

Listen Now!

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" for a special broadcast featuring four AFGE members from the union's Region B Training Conference in Chicago. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Sept. 2, is now available on demand.

U.S. Marshals Service Local 2272 President Jason Wilder discussed the unique challenges U.S. Marshals face on the job as well as efforts to negotiate a new contract for employees.

Social Security Administration Council 220 Regional Vice President David Sheagley shed light on how early field office closures would impact SSA recipients.

Environmental Protection Agency Council 238 Treasurer John O'Grady detailed the council's "Save the Environment - Save the EPA" campaign and discussed the need to secure proper funding for EPA.

Lastly, Council of Prison Locals National Workers' Compensation Coordinator Joe Mansour addressed the understaffing and underfunding crisis at the Bureau of Prisons and why correctional officers should be provided with protective equipment.

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"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 millions of 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 625,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

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