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b'After building quite a bit of momentum last year, the largest union for federal employees is celebrating its first big win in Europe.\\nThe American Federation of Government Employees has just welcomed almost 400 civilian employees working at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Exchange in Germany, a move that labor organizers hope will spur union growth among federal workers stationed in Europe.\\nThe 389 non-appropriated fund (NAF) employees all work for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), at 11 separate facilities as retail, food and gas station workers. While\\xa0AFGE covers AAFES employees working in the United States under a single contract, it didn\\u2019t represent AAFES employees stationed abroad. Moving forward, the employees will automatically be covered under an existing contract between AAFES and AFGE.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'