April is recognized as Stress Awareness Month, and this is a topic many government employees are far too familiar with, especially right now.
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AFGE is deeply alarmed by the OPM's proposal to collect personally identifiable medical records from the insurance companies that cover more than eight million Americans.
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AFGE, in partnership with Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and The Gray Matters Collective, recently convened a roundtable to address the urgent mental health challenges facing first responders.
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AFGE Local 12 joined with AFGE District 14 to host a series of organizing events in the metro D.C. region to talk with government workers about the importance of being active members in their union.
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April is Autism Awareness Month, and like any awareness month, it is intended to be a time dedicated to building a better understanding and increasing visibility.
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On March 30, tens of thousands of AFGE members at TSA saw backpay hit their accounts after President Trump on March 26 announced he would be signing an executive order to pay TSA workers.
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Still wondering how to stay engaged and keep the momentum going after your time attending the AFGE Legislative Conference in Washington, DC? The Advocacy Department has the answer for you!
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The AFGE Women and Fair Practices Department is proud to invite you to join us for our 2026 Service Through Action and National Development (S.T.A.N.D.) Conference.
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AFGE has mounted one of its most aggressive campaigns in recent memory to fight for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who have been working without pay since the DHS funding lapse on Feb. 14.
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In a significant win, a federal judge on Friday granted a motion filed by the AFGE National Veterans Affairs Council to enforce a preliminary injunction order reinstating the collective bargaining contract covering more than 300,000 employees.
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On March 26, Dennis “Sarge” Guerrero, of AFGE Local 3511, traveled to Capitol Hill to testify on the need for the Department of Veterans Affairs to stop its plan to downgrade VA police officers.
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The Metro DC Coalition of Labor Union Women held a Women’s Labor Summit this past weekend to honor its 50th annual anniversary.
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About 90 percent of Homeland Security’s 260,000 employees are working without pay due to the ongoing shutdown, including employees at the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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AFGE and its National Veterans Affairs Council are calling on a federal court to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to comply with a judge’s order restoring AFGE’s master collective bargaining agreement with the VA and all subsidiary agreements.
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AFGE has developed detailed issue papers identifying our key legislative priorities this year.
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