National Border Patrol Council of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO

NBPC President TJ Bonner on Fox News

Posted Fri, 08/06/2010 - 00:24 by admin2366

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4299760/national-guard-role-at-border/

Del Rio Stewards

Posted Fri, 07/16/2010 - 23:49 by admin2366

Despite an increased presence of the Union in Del Rio Sector, the purpose and abilities of a steward are often misconstrued.

Del Rio Sector flooding

Posted Thu, 07/08/2010 - 13:13 by admin2366

Due to the historic levels of water presently in Lake Amistad, the dam is nearly entirely open.  The surrounding areas and the communities down stream will continue to experience flooding for, what may be, several more days.

ATF agent (former PA, class 350) charged with murder after being cleared by agency

Posted Wed, 07/07/2010 - 19:42 by admin2366

The following text came from CleanUpATF.org and can be read in it's entirety here:

"On Sept. 07, 2008 ATF Special Agent William Clark, stationed in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, was assaulted by an armed and violent assailant who, when the Agent went to the aide of the assailant's girlfriend who was being threatened and assaulted by the assailant in a heated domestic brawl. The girlfriend, Ms. Margie Duncan pleaded for the Agent (a neighbor) to rescue her from her live-in abusive partner, Marcus Sukow. Both the assailant and his victim knew that the Agent was a federal law enforcement officer, and in desperation she naturally sought refuge in the one she knew would help her.

NBPC press release on rock assaults

Posted Sun, 06/13/2010 - 23:04 by admin2366

Rock Assaults are Deadly Force, says Border Patrol Union

El Paso, TX - June 9, 2010 - Since biblical times, rocks have been used as a crude but effective weapon to injure and kill humans. On June 8, 2010, when Border Patrol Agents were assaulted at the U.S./Mexico border by several individuals armed with rocks, they were forced to defend themselves and their fellow agents.

Border Patrol Agents are not trained, nor paid to withstand violent assaults without the ability to defend themselves. Rocks are weapons and constitute deadly force. If an agent is confronted with deadly force they will respond in kind. No agent wants to have to shoot another human being, but when an agent is assaulted and fears for his life then his hand is forced.

AFL-CIO and Arizona's SB 1070

Posted Sat, 06/12/2010 - 12:05 by admin2366

The National Border Patrol Council Opposes AFL-CIO's Position on SB - 1070

Thursday, 20 May 2010

The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) strongly opposes AFL-CIO’s position on provisions of 8 USC § 1357 (g) (also known as 287(g)) and Senate Bill 1070, which was passed by the Arizona legislature and amended by House Bill 2162. Although the NBPC is an affiliate of AFL-CIO, the NBPC was not consulted by AFL-CIO regarding the letter to Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security.