Election Day is only two weeks away on Nov. 5. In addition to the presidential race, 33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats are up for election. Whoever wins the White House and Congress will have a profound impact on our union and the lives of government workers who carry out agency missions and provide the services to the American people.
AFGE talked to our members about why this election is important to them.
In this 7th video of the series, Linda Ward-Smith, president of Local 1224 representing employees at the VA hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., reflects on what happened to AFGE during the last administration and why it’s important to elect workers-friendly candidates up and down the ballot.
President Donald J. Trump spent his first day in office issuing a slew of executive orders directly targeting federal workers.
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AFGE, Public Citizen, and State Democracy Defenders Fund (SDDF) filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for violating a law requiring that an advisory committee such as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) be fairly balanced in its membership and points of view.
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A new bill has been introduced in the House and Senate to give federal employees a 4.3% raise next year as a way to close the pay gap between the federal and private sectors.
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