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History of Bloody Sunday Is Warning About Unchecked Power and Loss of People’s Rights

March 09, 2026

A brutal attack by state and local law enforcement officers on peaceful demonstrators marching for equal voting rights 61 years ago serves as a vivid reminder for today about the dangers of unchecked power and the erosion of individual freedoms.

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Categories: The Insider

WFP Hosting Online Forums to Celebrate Women’s History Month

March 09, 2026

In recognition of Women’s History Month, which is celebrated each March, AFGE’s Women and Fair Practices Department is presenting several online forums this month.

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Categories: The Insider, Women's & Fair Practices

AFGE Remains in the Fight Despite Lifting of Injunction Blocking Trump’s Union-Busting Executive Orders

March 02, 2026

AFGE will keep challenging administration's illegal actions as preliminary injunction is lifted in collective bargaining case.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Calls on Congress to Pay DHS Employees During Government Shutdown

March 02, 2026

As tens of thousands of federal employees go without pay during the latest funding stalemate, AFGE National President Everett Kelley is calling on Congress to pass legislation to ensure federal employees are paid during shutdowns.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Win as Arbitrator Rules HUD Violated Contract by Cancelling Telework

March 02, 2026

A third-party arbitrator has ruled that leadership at the Department of Housing and Urban Development violated AFGE’s contract when it cancelled telework for nearly all bargaining unit employees last year.

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Categories: The Insider

Lawmakers Seek Details on BOP Plan to Address Staffing Crisis

March 02, 2026

Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are pressing the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for details on how the agency is addressing ongoing staffing shortages at correctional facilities across the country.

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Categories: BOP, The Insider

Fired Feds Still Dedicated to Foreign Aid Mission Despite USAID Dismantling

March 02, 2026

Marking one year since the Trump administration dismantled USAID, many former employees gathered with allies outside the agency headquarters in Washington.

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Don’t Believe What You Hear: TSA’s Labor Contract Remains In Force

February 23, 2026

AFGE’s contract covering 47,000 employees at the Transportation Security Administration remains in effect – despite a partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Decries Congressional Move to Usurp Control of D.C. Tax Code

February 23, 2026

AFGE is condemning congressional passage of a resolution overturning changes to the District of Columbia’s tax code that will slash projected revenue for the District while reversing changes to the D.C. tax code intended to support families and low-income residents.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Honors the Legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

February 23, 2026

On Tuesday, Feb. 17, the world lost a profound leader, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

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Ohio Representative Honors Two AFGE Stalwarts for their Work Serving Members

February 23, 2026

AFGE Local 31 President Darryl Bell from the Cleveland VA Medical Center and AFGE Legislative and Political Organizer Steve Campisi recently were honored by Rep. Shontell Brown, D-Ohio, for their work serving federal employees.

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Categories: The Insider

Calling All Volunteers: Help Shape Bright Futures with FEEA

February 23, 2026

Evaluating all of the scholarship applications that come in each year takes an enormous amount of effort – and FEEA needs volunteers like you to help pull it off.

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Hundreds Gather in D.C. for Annual Legislative Conference

February 17, 2026

Attendees advocated for our top priorities during congressional meetings, networked with each other and other labor activists, and returned home armed with new tools and a renewed focus to keep fighting for our members.

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Young Workers March on Washington

February 17, 2026

Ahead of the annual AFGE Legislative Conference, more than 1,000 workers and students braved frigid temperatures Feb. 7 to participate in the first-ever Young Worker March on Washington.

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Categories: The Insider, Women's & Fair Practices