Listen now! New BOP pepper spray policy discussed on "Inside Government"

Listen Now! (http://www.federalnewsradio.com/216/2921598/New-BOP-policy-allows-correctional-officers-to-carry-pepper-spray---July-13th-2012)

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" to learn about a new Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy that will arm federal correctional officers with pepper spray. The show, which originally aired on Friday, July 13, is now available on demand.

AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel detailed the new BOP pilot program that will allow correctional officers in seven facilities to carry pepper spray, a move AFGE has supported for years.

But first, Betsy Myers, former Clinton White House senior advisor and chief operating officer for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, discussed her book, "Take the Lead: Motivate, Inspire, and Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Everyone Around You." Myers, now the founding director of Bentley University's Center for Women and Business, shed light on her seven core leadership principles to increase productivity and success.

Lastly, AFGE VA Local 1988 Executive Vice President Geddes Scott provided an inside look at the union's Young Organizing Unionists for the Next Generation (Y.O.U.N.G.) program and encouraged all AFGE members to participate in the program.

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"Inside Government" is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C., and online at FederalNewsRadio.com. It is also available to millions of iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 625,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

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