Federal Government Policy and Business

How Feds Can Contribute to the Harvey Recovery Effort

Government Executive: As officials at all levels of government continue to respond to the impacts of Hurricane Harvey on east Texas and Louisiana, public employee groups are contributing their own resources to the effort and providing outlets for feds not directly engaged in the response to help as well.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said around 7,400 of its member live or work within the area affected by the storm. In an email, AFSME President Lee Saunders said that many of those union members are serving their community without regard for the safety of themselves or their homes, whether they helped to evacuate prison inmates or aided in the rescue of residents from flooded homes.

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