The EPA has signed an agreement with AFGE removing anti-worker provisions from the contract and taking steps to renegotiate a new contract that will be more worker friendly.
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EPA’s reopening plans and each office’s safety measures are inconsistent and need to be improved to make sure employees are safe.
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The AFGE Council 238’s locals representing 7,500 Environmental Protection Agency employees nationwide recently voted that they have “no confidence” in EPA leadership.
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EPA leadership appears to have confused agency “briefings” on COVID-19 with formal negotiations with the union required under the law.
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13 improvements AFGE won in the new EPA contract.
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EPA's mismanagement creates confusion and fear among workers regarding reopening.
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EPA workers are mobilizing across the country to fight for their rights.
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EPA employees are joining together to articulate a bold new vision for the agency through a 10-point EPA Workers’ Bill of Rights.
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The Environmental Protection Agency violated federal labor law by failing to bargain in good faith with AFGE.
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Our union on June 25 filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for declaring they would impose new anti-worker management directives on nearly 9,000 EPA employees.
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We made phone calls and met them in person, and our hard work paid off. On May 15, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Our union is calling on Congress to protect public health and reject the Trump administration’s proposed cuts of 31 percent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) next year.
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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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In a show of support, one group after another lined up in front of the EPA building in Washington, D.C. to tell the Environmental Protection Agency and its employees how much they appreciate and support their mission protecting public health and saving lives.
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After months of short-term continuing resolutions and two government shutdowns that disrupted the livelihoods of millions of federal workers and the programs they serve, federal employees can breathe a sigh of relief.
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