AFGE is hailing a landmark Supreme Court ruling that affirms employees cannot be fired for their gender or sexual orientation.

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In a major victory for AFGE and the entire federal sector labor movement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled against the Trump federal labor board’s attempt to limit federal workers’ bargaining rights by changing its own longstanding interpretation of the term “conditions of employment.”

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving forward with its anti-employee, anti-veteran agenda by submitting management proposals, many illegal, to the impasses panel that has the authority to impose management directives.

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Union Plus recently awarded $300,000 in scholarships to 215 students representing 43 unions, including six AFGE members.

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As of June 10, 2,134 federal inmates and 190 Bureau of Prisons staff have tested positive for COVID-19. The BOP, however, has never tested employees for exposure to the coronavirus and has no plans to test them in the future.

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The outbreak and severe shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other life-saving medical equipment have affected everyone in the country, including veterans receiving medical care and other services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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AFGE supports police accountability and reforms following the killing of George Floyd in police custody.

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In his powerful personal statement, the AFGE president unveiled to us the heartache and challenges growing up and living his life as a black man in America.

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The livelihood of federal employees who work for the Defense Department is at stake as Congress drafts fiscal 2021 NDAA.

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AFGE’s Women’s and Fair Practices Departments proudly welcomes you to LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

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The Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington is going digital!

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In response to the events around the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and the ensuing nationwide protests, the National Executive Council of the American Federation of Government Employees released the following joint statement.

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The Trump administration is moving forward with its proposed cuts to federal workers’ compensation benefits despite the coronavirus outbreak.

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AFGE asks Congress to provide the funding the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services needs in order to prevent the furlough of nearly 11,000 employees in July.

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EPA's mismanagement creates confusion and fear among workers regarding reopening.

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