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Bureau of Prisons Council Vows to Fight Administration’s Move to Strip Officers and Staff of Union Rights

September 29, 2025

More than 30,000 federal correctional officers and support staff are the latest casualties of the Trump administration’s unrelenting efforts to strip federal workers of their collective bargaining rights.

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ERS Workers Put on Leave After USDA Ends Hunger Report

September 29, 2025

In another case of the Trump administration retaliating against federal employees for simply doing their jobs, a team of economists and researchers at the Economic Research Service were put on administrative leave Sept. 22 after the administration cancelled publication of an annual report that measures hunger and food insecurity within the United States.

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White House Move to Slash NASA Budget, Strip Workers of Union Rights Endangers America’s Leadership in Space and Science, Union Leaders Tell Congress

September 29, 2025

With the government’s new fiscal year starting Oct. 1, union leaders from AFGE Locals 2284 and 1858 visited Capitol Hill the week of Sept. 15 to urge lawmakers to protect NASA’s funding and workforce from deep White House-proposed budget cuts.

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When does customer service have life and death stakes? At the Social Security Administration.

September 29, 2025

Read a recent op-ed from AFGE Local 2809 President Barri Sue Bryant.

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Shutdown Looms as Congress Deadlocks Over Budget

September 22, 2025

With current federal funding set to expire on September 30, the risk of a government shutdown is growing.

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Congress Inches Closer to Vote to Overturn Trump’s Union-Busting Orders

September 22, 2025

Momentum is growing in the fight to overturn President Trump’s illegal and destructive directives stripping collective bargaining rights from most federal employees.

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CDC Removes Remote Work as Reasonable Accommodation for Employees with Disabilities, Backtracks After Union Pressure

September 22, 2025

Leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had said employees with disabilities would no longer be approved for telework or remote work as a reasonable accommodation – a stunning violation of workers’ civil rights and the Trump administration’s own policies.

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Trump Administration’s Union Busting at Voice of America, USAGM is Attack on Workers’ First Amendment Rights, Unions Assert in New Lawsuit

September 22, 2025

The Trump administration is attempting to prevent working journalists and other media professionals at the U.S. Agency for Global Media and its Voice of America from exercising their First Amendment rights.

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Meet Your Newly Elected HISCO and PRIDE Leaders!

September 22, 2025

On behalf of AFGE’s Women’s and Fair Practices Departments, AFGE National Vice President Kendrick Roberson congratulates the newly elected leaders of constituency groups AFGE HISCO and AFGE PRIDE.

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Judge Rules Mass Termination of Probationary Federal Workers Illegal

September 15, 2025

Six months after we challenged the Trump administration’s mass firing of 25,000 federal employees while on their probationary periods, a federal judge has ruled that the terminations were illegal.

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NVAC Files Fourth Grievance Following VA Contract “Termination”

September 15, 2025

Last week, AFGE’s National Veterans Affairs Council filed its fourth grievance following VA’s “termination” of our national labor contract.

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Senators Call on USDA to Consult with Unions on Reorganization Plans

September 15, 2025

A group of 18 U.S. senators is encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to consult with the American Federation of Government Employees and other unions on a proposed agency reorganization that could affect thousands of USDA employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.

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House-passed NDAA Restores Union Rights for Defense Civilians; Senate Debate Still Underway

September 15, 2025

The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that passed the House Sept. 10 retains a provision that would overturn President Trump’s executive order stripping nearly all Department of Defense civilian employees of their collective bargaining rights.

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Sharpen Your Labor Relations Skills with These Upcoming Trainings

September 15, 2025

Here is a list of upcoming trainings being conducted by FLRA assistant general counsels. All of the trainings are online, and you must register for each class in advance.

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5 Things Happening in Congress You Should Know About

September 08, 2025

Congress has returned from its August recess with a packed agenda and impending deadlines that could affect your job, your union rights, and your wallet.

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