A new bill has been introduced in the House and Senate to give federal employees a 4.3% raise next year as a way to close the pay gap between the federal and private sectors.
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House Republicans started the new year with a list of proposed cuts they want to make under the budget reconciliation process, an expedited procedure that doesn’t require the Senate’s normal 60-vote threshold.
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AFGE’s National Secretary-Treasurer Eric Bunn Sr. has been honored with the National Action Network (NAN)’s Labor Leader Award.
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President Joe Biden Jan. 5 signed into law an AFGE-backed bill eliminating two controversial rules that have caused public servants to lose two-thirds or even the entire amount of their Social Security benefits.
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Another group of federal employees just joined AFGE!
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AFGE and allies have launched an online clearing house to share best practices and provide assistance to federal workers in understanding and exercising their rights.
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If you intend to whistleblow about a violation of law, rule, regulation, policy, or a matter of health and safety while protecting yourself, here's what you need to know.
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Sen. Joni Ernst, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and other politicians have continued to make incorrect statements about the federal workforce.
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AFGE is urging President Joe Biden to restore pay parity between civilian and military employees by increasing the 2025 pay raise for federal workers from 2% to 4.5%.
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AFGE ended 2024 with more victories for government workers and their families.
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The AFGE Council of Prison Locals (CPL) has filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for violating the labor-management agreement by closing seven prisons without warning or consultation with the union.
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An AFGE member has won a precedent setting case in which the Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that union members have absolute immunity from malicious attempts aimed at silencing free speech in the grievance process.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Joni Ernst got fact-checked on their false claims about federal workers’ telework program, and the result is not pretty.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told federal workers and lawmakers gathering on Capitol Hill last week that he will call for a vote on a bill that would repeal WEP/GPO.
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Two weeks after Donald Trump was reelected president of the United States, Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced legislation that would carry out one of Trump’s signature campaign promises: eliminate the Department of Education.
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