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Welcome to the AFGE 1709 web site, and thank you for visiting with us. Local 1709 represents over 1200 employees at the Dover AFB, Delaware. This site is intended for viewing by the public and Local 1709 members, and serves as a resource of useful information and materials, as well as an avenue for contacting our officers, locating related materials on related web sites, and much more.


Mission Statement

AFGE Local 1709 Inc, chartered in 1961, a non-profit corp. (1972) promotes and improves the        general welfare of the Bargaining Unit(s) at a local, state, and national level.

LATEST NEWS

AFGE STATEMENT ON LABOR-MANAGEMENT FORUMS EXECUTIVE ORDER

WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the issuance of the Executive Order on Labor-Management Forums issued today by the White House, AFGE National President John Gage said, “The Executive Order clearly demonstrates to the political and career managers in each agency that the President wants a real change away from the confrontational, anti-union labor relations approach that has been practiced by the managers and labor relations officials over the last nine years. It will be up to the White House to hold agencies accountable for making the 180 degree turn quickly. We will be holding the Obama Administration to their promise to work with us to get America’s work done.

“The success of any government reform effort depends on pressure not only from the top officials pushing their ideas down but from the frontline workers, through their elected representatives, having meaningful input into how the people’s work can best be done. The Executive Order on pre-decisional involvement is not an end, but a means to an end—the goal is the transformation of how government services can be more effectively delivered in an energized work environment where people feel they are making a difference.

“The administration’s decision not to make b(1) bargaining mandatory, is, of course, a disappointment. But our locals are ready to develop good relationships with their management counterparts. AFGE’s focus will be in working through issues so that the agencies will be better able to advance their missions. As the Executive Order illustrates, significant improvements in the agencies’ performance will be directly related to how well the managers engage with the unions which represent approximately eighty percent of the non-managerial eligible government workforce.”

 

CURRENT EVENTS

Membership Meeting is the 2nd Tuesday of every month starting at 4:45 p.m.

Lobby Day - February 24, 2010 Flyer Here Signup Now!
Congratulations to Cheryl Roberts who won February's monthly drawing. A $50.00 gift card to WAWA... 
Do you know your "Weingarten Rights"  Contact your Officers or Stewards for complete details. It could save you later.
Are you interested in a Lunch and Learn in your Office or Duty Section. Contact us for details and we can accommodate you and your Co-Workers. Learn about the Union.
MEET YOUR OFFICERS
President - Mr. Brent Reynolds
Executive Vice President - Mr. Jerry Davies
Secretary/Treasurer - Ms Libby Bowman
Fair Women's Coordinator - Vacant
Chief Steward East - Mr. Barry Brown
Chief Steward West Mr. Dan Sacco
Chief Steward DeCA Ms. Kim Davies
Chief Steward NAF Mr. Simon Davis
Chief Steward NAF Ms. Marie Ridgeway
Chaplin - Ms. Mary Trice
Sergeant at Arms- - Vacant
 
MEET YOUR STEWARDS
436th CES - Mr. Gerald Charles
436th MXS - Mr. Al Cote
436th APS - Ms. Melissa Mickens
436th APS - Mr. Robert Russo
436th SFS - Mr. Glenn Strunk
436th AMXS - Mr. Barry Sitko
712th AMXS - Mr. Andy Bowman
712th AMXS - Mr. Joseph Therrien
736th AMXS - Mr. Michael Smith
736th AMXS - Mr. Michael Workman
 
 
AFGE Local 1709 Updated  January 20, 2010 - Contact the Webmaster