• Preview of AFGE's Human Rights Training Conference Aug. 8 - 11
• Standing up for middle class workers and the right to collectively bargain

Bob Challender
President, AFGE Local 200

• Furloughs at the Federal Aviation Administration, which have affected thousands of workers including AFGE members

Bob Nicklas
Director, AFGE Political Action Committee

• Series of rallies planned nationwide to support middle class workers and public service
• The impact federal budget cuts will have on critical services provided to the public

James Glenn
President, AFGE Local 1643

• Unique perspective as a federal employee working in Iraq with the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
• Concerns over pay and hiring freezes, as well as budget cuts