The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance on how agencies can assist federal workers affected by Hurricane Ian and Fiona.
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AFGE has sent a letter to all U.S. senators urging them to support or oppose various amendments to the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act that will be considered by the Senate next month.
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AFGE is collaborating with the International Chemical Workers Union Council on health and safety training, including disaster response classes, to help AFGE locals build capacity and resolve health and safety issues at the local level.
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AFGE locals across the country are ramping up their organizing campaigns, resulting in a record-breaking increase in September’s monthly membership adds of 5,120, the highest since January.
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AFGE has charged the National Park Service with violating federal labor law by knowingly permitting an agency manager to file a petition seeking to decertify the AFGE local representing NPS employees at the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Our Membership and Organization Department has just launched brand-new training on how to talk to your coworkers about empowering each other and strengthening your collective voice in the workplace.
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In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, WFP is hosting our 2nd Annual Disability Employment Program during the week of October 17-21, 2022.
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The sorry state of America’s federal prisons was in full display at a Sept. 29 congressional hearing where AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Shane Fausey testified.
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Staff needed to move patients to other hospitals and get the grounds ready for the storm that was projected to be the region’s strongest on record.
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This op-ed by AFGE President Everett Kelley was published in The Hill on Sept. 28, 2022.
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AFGE applauds the 16 senators who are urging President Biden to fill leadership posts at the SSA that have been vacant for more than a year.
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AFGE mourns the passing of Donald Jordan, a 94-year-old retiree who had been an AFGE member for 49 years and 8 months.
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In recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 2-8, 2022), the Women’s and Fair Practices Departments are hosting a series of programs aimed at reducing the stigma and discrimination around mental illness and giving AFGE members the tools and support needed to protect their mental health.
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D.C. government employees are about to receive better paid leave benefits if this AFGE-backed bill that has just been approved by the D.C. Council becomes law.
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AFGE urges the House and the Senate to pass legislation that would ensure protections of federal workers during future pandemics.
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