On June 23 last year, President Trump signed into law the Veterans Affairs Accountability Act, promising to help the VA get rid of unethical managers and help veterans get their health care faster. But one year after the bill became law, the law has been a massive failure – as we predicted.

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Labor unions play an important role in securing rights and protections such as health and safety, family and medical leave, overtime, and fair treatment. But the wealthy don’t want workers to come together and negotiate for a better life. An important case pending in the Supreme Court, Janus v. AFSCME, is an example of how these special interests are trying to destroy the labor movement and our democracy.

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On May 25, President Trump signed three executive orders that chip away at due process and collective bargaining rights for federal employees. On May 30, 2018, AFGE sued the Trump administration in response to the third executive order, which aims to deny workers their legal right to representation at the worksite.

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The three executive orders seek to undermine three things that serve as a protection for the merit systems and against the politicization of the civil service: removal procedure and merit principles, official time, and collective bargaining. After seeing the misinformation campaigns against EPA and VA workers, it's clear that the administration is trying to undermine our democracy and usher in the spoils system.

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Federal employees in six metropolitan areas should begin receiving higher locality pay next year to account for large pay gaps with non-federal employers.

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After months of hostility at the bargaining table, Department of Education management told AFGE Council 252 that it was no longer willing to negotiate a new. Management threw out the contract that the council had previously bargained and replaced it with an anti-union directive that strips 3,900 workers we represent of most previously-negotiated rights and protections.

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The contract includes several provisions directly affecting workers’ take-home wages and benefits, including new clauses related to employee bonuses, work shoe allowances, and paid leave during administrative closures.

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The Department of Education, having made headlines over the past year for its attacks on both teachers and students, has now launched its newest attack directly at public employees. In a violation of the law, the Department of Education implemented a management edict that aims to kill the union and deny workers their legal right to representation

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Join the ranks of AFGE stewards and activists who have earned a badge for completing the online Worksite Representation: Stewards Essentials course in AFGE Learn!

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One of AFGE’s bargaining councils has cut the time it takes to negotiate a new contract from more than six years to less than two weeks – and you can do at your own local or council, too.

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Attention AFGE stewards: you can now complete introductory stewards training online! Online Essentials is a fully online self-paced training available in our new learning management system (LMS), called AFGE Learn. Complete the eight interactive modules and quizzes to earn your badge for Worksite Representation: Stewards Essentials

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The Trump administration is expanding its plan to privatize public assets and jobs. Here are seven things they want to privatize right now.

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Thousands will be forced off the job when their appointments end due to the hiring freeze instituted by President Trump.

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2016 was a year of challenges and triumphs. Revisit photos of the moments that made 2016 memorable.

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Early in 2016, TSA workers forced the agency's management to go back to the negotiating table. After months of hard work, TSA officers have voted overwhelmingly to accept the improved contract.

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