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Unions Urge USDA to Abandon Harmful Relocation Plans

September 02, 2025

AFGE and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees are urging the Trump administration to abandon plans to relocate thousands of federal employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture outside the nation’s capital.

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Register Now for Free Workers’ Comp Certification Training

September 02, 2025

AFGE’s National Office will be hosting a free online training for AFGE members later this month on navigating the federal workers’ compensation system.

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AFGE Vows to Keep Fighting Despite Attacks on Your Jobs and Rights

August 25, 2025

AFGE’s survival doesn’t depend on union contracts or even fair labor laws. Our true strength lies in our members.

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Join AFGE National President for March on Wall Street on Aug 28

August 25, 2025

On August 28, thousands will march from Foley Square to Wall Street to demand an economy that works for all of us—not just the wealthy few.

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Bureau of Prisons Members Reelect Council Leaders

August 25, 2025

AFGE members working for the Federal Bureau of Prisons have reelected AFGE Council 33 President Brandy Moore White to her second consecutive term leading the Council of Prison Locals.

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AFGE Members Mobilize for National Days of Action

August 18, 2025

Last week, thousands of AFGE members and allies mobilized around several key issues including illegal terminations of our union contracts, staffing crisis, and the threat of privatization of government services.

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AFGE Will Keep Fighting for Members Despite Contract Terminations

August 18, 2025

The Trump administration is moving swiftly to terminate our negotiated contracts since an appeals court lifted a preliminary injunction that had been blocking implementation of Trump’s anti-union executive order.

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AFGE Restructures Key Departments to Meet New Challenges

August 18, 2025

AFGE is restructuring key departments within its headquarters office to meet new and emerging challenges facing the 820,000 federal and D.C. government employees we represent.

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AFGE Celebrates 93 Years of Fighting for Government Workers

August 18, 2025

For 93 years, AFGE’s mission has been to improve the lives of government workers and make sure they have the resources they need to serve the American people.

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VA Retaliates Against AFGE and Other Unions By Terminating Workers’ Contract

August 11, 2025

The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated its collective bargaining agreements with AFGE and other labor unions representing more than 400,000 VA workers.

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EPA Council Will Keep Fighting After Trump Administration Cancels Contract

August 11, 2025

AFGE’s council representing more than 8,000 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency says it will keep fighting for its members and their critical jobs after the agency said it was cancelling our negotiated contract.

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Win for Public Health Workers as Senate Rejects Trump Cuts to CDC and NIOSH

August 11, 2025

Before adjourning for the August recess, a powerful Senate committee took a major step to reject President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the CDC and NIOSH.

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Protect Your Health at Work. Take AFGE’s New Training Series: The World of Mold

August 11, 2025

Is your work environment making you sick? And no, we’re not talking about our current political climate – the air you breathe at work could be hazardous to your health.

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Appeals Court Grants Trump Administration Stay of AFGE’s Preliminary Injunction; AFGE Vows to Keep Fighting

August 04, 2025

Last week, a panel of judges from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the government’s motion to stay (or pause) a preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court judge in our lawsuit against President Trump’s executive order excluding most federal agencies and workers from collective bargaining.

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“Hands Off Our NASA”: Union Leaders Rally to Defend Space Program from Cuts and Privatization

August 04, 2025

AFGE National President Everett Kelley joined IFPTE President Matt Biggs, federal employees, and allies outside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum to sound the alarm on what union leaders are calling the most dangerous assault on NASA’s mission and workforce in agency history.

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