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AFGE Launches Campaign to Increase Public Appreciation of Federal
Employees
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American
Federation of Government Employees is kicking off a year-long campaign
to increase the public's awareness and appreciation of the women and
men who work for them each and every day.
The multi-faceted campaign, called "I Am AFGE," launches today with
the release of a two-minute video that highlights the invaluable
services federal employees deliver and explains how federal employees
have much in common with the citizens they are sworn to serve.
Subsequent videos will be released every three weeks, beginning March
26. These 15 short-form documentaries will highlight individual
federal employees who carry out important work across the country,
including caring for veterans, processing Social Security checks,
researching cures for deadly diseases, cleaning up hazardous waste,
guarding our nation's prisons, and ensuring the safety of the flying
public.
"Federal employees deliver programs and services that touch tens of
millions of American lives each and every day, yet some folks don't
make that connection between the work that federal employees do and
the benefits to the nation and individual communities," AFGE National
President J. David Cox Sr. said.
"The goal of this campaign is to break down the stereotypes that some
folks have about federal employees and the federal government, and to
highlight all the great work that federal employees are doing. The
best way to do this is through federal employees' own voices."
More than two dozen federal employees were interviewed for the
campaign during AFGE's annual Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization
Conference in February.
The videos will be posted to a dedicated website, www.afge.org/IAm,
and distributed to hundreds of news outlets across the country. The
campaign also will be promoted through social media, an employee photo
contest and other events.
In addition, a special toll-free phone line has been established to
record and share testimonials from federal employees or citizens who
value the services that federal employees provide. The number to call
is 1-844-IAM-AFGE (426-2343).
"Federal employees are the most dedicated workers you could ever have
the fortune of meeting. This campaign is our way of shining a light on
them and reminding the public why the work that they do matters," Cox
said.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest
federal employee union, representing 670,000 workers in the federal
government and the government of the District of Columbia .
For the latest AFGE news and information, follow us on Facebook and
Twitter .
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