Why is Local 1613 affiliated with the AFL-CIO?
In order to remain the exclusive labor organization for agents, all National Border Patrol Council locals are required to maintain affiliation with the following organizations: AFL-CIO, AFGE, and NBPC. If we were to sever affiliation, Local 1613 (or any NBPC local) would lose all its assets, third-party legal insurance, as well as exclusive representative status and be placed into trusteeship, whereby AFGE national representatives (non-BP) would assume control of your union and your representation. The AFL-CIO per capita is paid for by AFGE and as of 2006, amounted to $0.54 per month per member (or $6.48 per year). Although NBPC Local 1613 is opposed to the shameless promotion of illegal aliens by the AFL-CIO, NBPC Local 1613 must work through internal measures to change the position of AFL-CIO or risk jeopardizing our Local (as explained above). Since AFL-CIO represents approximately 10 million workers in the United States, the NBPC only represents a trivial amount; thereby making us
In order to remain the exclusive labor organization for agents, all National Border Patrol Council locals are required to maintain affiliation with the following organizations: AFL-CIO, AFGE, and NBPC. If we were to sever affiliation, Local 1613 (or any NBPC local) would lose all its assets, third-party legal insurance, as well as exclusive representative status and be placed into trusteeship, whereby AFGE national representatives (non-BP) would assume control of your union and your representation. The AFL-CIO per capita is paid for by AFGE and as of 2006, amounted to $0.54 per month per member (or $6.48 per year). Although NBPC Local 1613 is opposed to the shameless promotion of illegal aliens by the AFL-CIO, NBPC Local 1613 must work through internal measures to change the position of AFL-CIO or risk jeopardizing our Local (as explained above). Since AFL-CIO represents over 11 million workers in the United States, the NBPC only represents a very small amount; thereby making us the ov
