Our workplace is a lot safer today than it was 100 years ago, thanks to the health and safety advocates who fought for protections for all workers. There is one person in particular, however, who took it upon herself to study job-related diseases and deaths among industrial workers at a time when no one else was paying any attention.

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Congress has reached an agreement to fund the government until December 7. But they still need to pass a separate bill to raise federal employees' pay by 1.9%.

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The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is a tiny agency tasked with resolving labor-management issues involving more than 2 million federal employees. These issues range from unfair labor practices (ULP) to arbitration appeals to union elections. Federal employee unions go to the FLRA to challenge agencies’ unfair practices or failures to follow their own policies, among other things. But office closures across the country are leaving workers without a place to turn.

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Responding to natural disasters is a core function of government that most people forget until their lives are at risk. As Hurricane Florence barreled toward the Carolina coast, more than 4,000 federal employees were mobilized to help communities prepare for the storm.

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Despite corporations’ and politicians’ jointed efforts to cripple unions and union members, unions in America have enjoyed steady public support over the past decade.

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In a series of letters sent to the administration and congressional leadership, nearly 200 lawmakers joined to fight the proposed pay freeze for federal employees next year.

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In yet another rebuke of the administration's anti-democratic, anti-worker executive orders, the Department of Veterans Affairs recently rescinded the order denying employees their representational rights at work.

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Jeremy Lannan, former AFGE activist and organizer, was elected to the national position at AFGE’s 41st National Convention in August. At 40 years old, he is the first openly gay person and one of the youngest members to hold an AFGE national position.

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The future of the labor movement depends upon the active participation of younger generations. If the current trends in our union continue, our future is bright.

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As a direct result of our union’s leadership in the lawsuit against three union-busting, democracy-busting executive orders, and the resulting injunction we won in court, the Office of Personnel Management has ordered agencies to comply with the judge’s ruling and restore employees’ legal right to representation.

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On August 1, the Senate approved a 1.9% pay raise for federal employees in January as part of a fiscal 2019 spending bill. But if the House of Representatives doesn’t act, federal workers will be denied any pay adjustment in January under an alternative pay plan President Trump submitted to Congress today.

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The Trump administration was delivered another blow against its attempts to undo our apolitical civil service system and dismantle unions across the country. In a recent decision by an independent arbitrator, the Department of Veterans Affairs was found to be in violation of the existing Master Agreement between the VA and AFGE by improperly implementing the VA Accountability Act.

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As is still true today, the labor movement was closely linked with the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Labor unions, and specifically black labor unions, played an integral role in the planning and execution of the March on Washington 55 years ago.

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Labor Day is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It is also the day to celebrate some of the labor movements’ major accomplishments on behalf of all Americans.

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AFGE led the legal fight that struck back against the Administration’s executive orders- and won! In a landmark decision, a federal judge has ruled that President Trump violated laws providing checks and balances in the federal government by attempting to deny more than 2 million federal workers their legal right to representation.

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