Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Jan. 19 showed union membership in the United States grew by more than 273,000 in 2022.
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AFGE is watching closely if Congress targets specific federal workers under the so-called Holman Rule revived by House Republicans, and we will be ready to mobilize our members in opposition.
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An AFGE-backed bill became law making it easier for law enforcement officers to access their Thrift Saving Plan savings when they retire.
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Did you know that more than half of the federal workforce never worked remotely, even in the most dangerous period of the pandemic?
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AFGE is calling for the removal of the warden at USP Thomson in northwest Illinois over his failure to address the rampant sexual assault and misconduct of employees by inmates at the high-security prison.
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We won a historic pay raise to bring TSO pay in line with the general schedule that most federal workers receive and expanded workplace rights under Title 5.
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Just before the holiday break, Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a $1.7 trillion omnibus package that funds the federal government for the entire 2023 fiscal year.
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More and more federal and D.C. government workers were joining AFGE in 2022.
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An independent arbitrator has found a Special Investigative Agent (SIA) supervisor guilty of abusing his authority at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Center Yazoo City in Mississippi.
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On Monday, Jan. 9, AFGE’s General Counsel’s Office argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has the power to remedy unfair labor practices committed by the Ohio National Guard against dual-status, civilian technicians represented by AFGE.
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2022 has been nothing short of a great year for AFGE members!
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AFGE is celebrating the House of Representatives bi-partisan passage of the VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021.
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AFGE and the National Archives and Records Administration have recently reached a telework agreement that seeks to make the agency more efficient and worker friendly.
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Correctional officers on Dec. 12 held a picket outside the Bureau of Prisons Western Regional Office in Stockton, Calif., protesting the BOP for repeatedly promoting Deputy Western Regional Director Thomas Ray Hinkle despite a long history of harassing staff and abusing inmates.
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Each year the Women’s and Fair Practices Departments award the Augusta Y. Thomas Civil Rights Award to four dedicated trade unionists.
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