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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Department of Labor issued new procedures to make it easier for high-risk federal employees to get workers compensation if they contract coronavirus.
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AFGE Local 1298 coordinates testing for Federal Medical Center Fort Worth employees after agency inaction.
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Plan to reopen national parks has sparked deep concerns among National Park Service employees.
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Latest ruling says VA violated the collective bargaining agreement and the executive order itself when it unilaterally implemented Trump’s executive order restricting official time two years ago.
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New COVID-19 response legislation includes many of the priorities AFGE has been pushing for Congress to adopt on behalf of front-line workers.
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When dealing with leave due to the coronavirus pandemic, you may encounter four types of leave.
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At the urging of AFGE, a group of 19 senators called on the Trump administration to provide a 25% pay increase for federal workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
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Victory: AFGE District 4 and correctional officers in West Virginia halt out-of-state BOP inmate transfers to the area.
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AFGE is calling on the Bureau of Prisons to stop transferring inmates between BOP facilities to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Government workers received an outpouring of support and appreciation during Public Service Recognition Week.
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House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, Sen. Sherrod Brown, and Rep. Elaine Luria joined a tele-town hall hosted by the AFGE National VA Council the night of April 29, vowing to address important issues such as hazard duty pay, personal protective equipment (PPE), and telework as the country’s battling the coronavirus outbreak.
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As the coronavirus outbreak raged on with cases in the U.S. nearing one million, employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Baltimore were worried about their own health and safety.
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