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AFGE Plans Legal Challenge After DHS Revokes TSA Collective Bargaining Agreement

December 15, 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announces unilaterally terminating the collective bargaining agreement between AFGE and the Transportation Security Administration covering 47,000 TSA officers.

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Categories: TSA, The Insider

Lawmakers, Union Leader Defend VA Collective Bargaining

December 15, 2025

Senior members of Congress, along with the newly elected leader of AFGE’s National Veterans Affairs Council, are defending the right of VA employees to join and form a union.

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Categories: VA, The Insider

EEOC Extends Federal Discrimination Complaint Deadlines Due to Shutdown

December 15, 2025

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is adjusting its deadlines for federal employees pursuing discrimination complaints before the agency due to the government shutdown.

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AFGE, AFSA Block Illegal State Department Firings Pending Hearing

December 08, 2025

AFGE and the American Foreign Service Association last week successfully prevented the imminent firing of more than 250 State Department employees pending a hearing on a lawsuit the unions filed in the case.

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AFGE Echoes OSHA Call to Address Drug Exposure Incidents at Federal Prisons

December 08, 2025

Correctional officers and staff in some federal prisons are putting their lives in jeopardy simply by processing mail intended for inmates – and a federal oversight agency is calling for action.

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AFGE Activists Energized to Organize More Working Women into the Labor Movement Following Attendance at CLUW Convention

December 08, 2025

AFGE activists attend the CLUW convention and look forward to building the coalition's future.

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Categories: The Insider, Women's & Fair Practices

Nominate a Colleague for Excellence in Public Service

December 08, 2025

The Partnership for Public Service is collecting nominations for the 2026 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.

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Retroactive Pay Raises Finally Coming to Wage Grade Workers

December 01, 2025

More than 118,000 Defense Department employees paid through the Federal Wage System finally are set to receive their long-delayed 2024 pay raises.

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Tell Your Senators to Restore Union Rights for DoD Civilians

December 01, 2025

Legislation currently being debated behind closed doors in Congress could restore collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of civilian workers in the Department of Defense.

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Categories: DoD, The Insider

AFGE Member Recoups Half a Million in Medical Fees in Workers’ Comp Win

December 01, 2025

AFGE recently helped a member recoup about a half-million dollars in medical fees after the Department of Labor rescinded its approval for the member to undergo surgery to correct an on-the-job injury – after the surgery had already been performed.

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President Kelley Named One of Most Influential Black Politicians

December 01, 2025

AFGE National President Everett Kelley has been cited by online magazine The Root as one of the country’s top 12 most influential Black politicians.

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Take the Public Service Viewpoint Survey: Your Privacy Will Be Protected

December 01, 2025

AFGE is partnering with the Partnership for Public Service to ensure federal employees can share their workplace experiences during this critical time for the civil service.

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AFGE Secures Historic 218 Signatures via Bipartisan House Coalition to Force Vote Protecting Federal Workers’ Union Rights

November 24, 2025

Thanks to the lobbying and outreach efforts of AFGE and our members, the needed 218 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a discharge petition to compel a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act.

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Council of Prison Locals 33 Sues Agency for Gutting Collective Bargaining Agreement Covering Most Bureau of Prison Workers

November 24, 2025

The National Council of Prison Locals 33 recently filed a lawsuit challenging BOP Director William K. Marshall’s termination of the collective bargaining agreement.

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Categories: BOP, The Insider

Senator Tim Kaine Meets with AFGE National Executive Council to Discuss Critical Anti-RIF Protections Secured in the Continuing Resolution

November 24, 2025

Last week, the AFGE National Executive Council welcomed U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) for an in-depth, in-person conversation about one of the most urgent challenges facing the federal workforce.

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Categories: The Insider