The presumption of workplace illness is ending in January for Covid survivors and people who are disabled by Covid. AFGE is working to extend the benefit in the 2023 omnibus full-year government funding bill as we still have incidences of workplace exposure and survivors who have long-term effects.
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Congratulations to AFGE Local 1061 President Dewanda Mitchell for receiving a doctorate degree in humanitarianism for three decades of activism and advocacy on behalf of workers, veterans, and cancer survivors.
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To keep our government running efficiently, AFGE is urging Congress to pass a full-year funding that includes AFGE members’ priorities.
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On Nov. 22, the agency and Council 216 signed off on a comprehensive memorandum of understanding that ensures office safety, increases workplace flexibilities, sets terms for safely providing in-person services to the public, and settles the FLRA complaint.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission employees are calling on the agency to expand its telework and remote work program with half ready to leave the agency tomorrow for a job that offers more telework and remote work opportunities.
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AFGE and EEOC Council 216 grieves the irreplaceable loss of union champion and family member, Sharon Denise Baker. She passed away peacefully on Nov. 16, 2022.
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AFGE applauds the Senate for passing an AFGE-backed bill that would allow law enforcement personnel and first responders to keep their full retirement benefits if they’re injured on the job and return to the federal workforce in another capacity. The bill, which passed the House in July, now heads to President Biden for his signature.
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AFGE and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nov. 17 signed a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with several new benefits, including expanded telework and remote work as the two parties work together to find a new way to achieve efficiency and work-life balance.
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Since 2010, the number of Social Security beneficiaries has gone up more than 20%, but the budget for processing social security claims hasn’t kept up. In fact, it has gone down 14%, causing backlogs and delays in the Social Security Administration (SSA)’s ability to respond to families and individuals seeking Social Security benefits.
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AFGE endorsed a bill introduced by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., that would promote food safety by hiring additional food safety inspectors and preventing dangerously high line speeds in food inspection.
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AFGE and the Department of Education have reached a settlement agreement over 14 unfair labor practice (ULP) charges the union filed against the agency.
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Employees at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) voted to unionize, joining hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have joined AFGE to build power and have a voice at work.
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Delegates at the National Veterans Affairs Council (NVAC)’s 24th Triennial Training Convention in Las Vegas have re-elected NVAC officers.
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AFGE is celebrating historic victories of union-endorsed candidates as more races are called for strong AFGE champions from both parties following the mid-term elections on Nov.8.
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In another victory for AFGE’s National VA Council and Department of Veterans Affairs employees, the VA has agreed to comply with privacy laws and its own regulations after the council filed a national grievance against the agency for disclosing more than 500,000 employees’ records of COVID-19 vaccination status without employees’ permission.
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