Republican Members of House Appropriations Committee Greenlight White House’s Mass Firing of 80,000 VA Employees
June 16, 2025
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Judge Orders OPM to Halt Sharing Americans’ Personal Data with DOGE
June 16, 2025
In a victory for personal privacy, a New York federal district court judge June 9 ordered OPM to temporarily halt disclosures of Americans' personal data to DOGE agents.
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Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 21
June 16, 2025
Week 21 saw Trump making new federal employees at-will, gutting NASA and NEH and setting a timeline to dismantle FEMA.
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Special Report: Chaos & Corruption
June 12, 2025
May/June 2025 Government Standard: Check out this special Government Standard about our ongoing fight to protect public servants and our democracy.
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Summary of AFGE Lawsuits Against Trump & How Litigation Works
June 09, 2025
Here's how AFGE is taking on President Trump in the courts.
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White House’s New Hiring, Firing Plans Aim at Creating Subservient Federal Workforce Loyal to Trump, Not Constitution
June 09, 2025
President Trump is bringing back the spoils system in which federal workers are hired and fired based on whether they are loyal to him and willing to implement his policies, many of which are illegal.
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Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 20
June 09, 2025
Week 20 saw Trump facing several legal setbacks over his unlawful actions and an appeals court reopening a case that may have sweeping implications for federal workers.
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Workers Detail Impacts of White House’s Agenda in Arizona
June 09, 2025
Former Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su recently convened a listening session in partnership with Honest Arizona, the Arizona AFL-CIO, and AFGE Local 2391 to bring attention to the real and lasting impacts of the Trump administration’s policies on working people in Arizona.
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USCIS Local 1924 Donates $50,000 to Fed Fund, Invites Other Locals, Councils to Friendly Challenge
June 02, 2025
AFGE Local 1924 donates $50,000 to AFGE's Federal Employee Defense Fund.
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Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 19
June 02, 2025
Week 19 saw We the People kicking Elon Musk out of Washington, Trump shutting down Voice of America, and the State Department seeking an even deeper staffing cut.
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Switch to AFGE E-Dues Now Before It’s Too Late
June 02, 2025
More than 150,000 AFGE members have made the switch to AFGE E-Dues.
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Major AFGE Victory: Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers
May 27, 2025
In a major victory for federal workers and the American people they serve, a judge last week granted a preliminary injunction ruling that President Trump cannot implement mass layoffs of federal workers without the approval of Congress which created these agencies.
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AFGE Successfully Prevents Severe Cuts to Federal Workers’ Retirement Benefits in House Reconciliation Bill
May 27, 2025
The House of Representatives last week passed a Trump-backed budget reconciliation package with several toxic provisions.
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Chaos and Corruption Weekly Digest: Week 18
May 27, 2025
Week 18 saw Trump and House Republicans celebrating passage of a “big, beautiful bill” that cuts federal workers’ retirement, Medicaid, food aid so that they can have money to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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AFGE Mourns Passing of Rep. Gerry Connolly, Defender of Federal Workers’ Rights
May 27, 2025
Federal workers lost one of their most ardent supporters, strongest allies, and fiercest protectors in modern history.
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