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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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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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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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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Social Security Workers United are coming together to bring awareness to the recent administration attacks on SSA workers and the services they provide to millions of Americans each year.
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Last week, the Trump administration unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), proposing significant reductions and relocations that immediately sparked concern among federal workers represented by AFGE.
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As federal and DC government workers have faced relentless attacks in 2025, WFP has held strong in its mission to protect the civil rights of every AFGE member.
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This past week, Judge Alan Albright – appointed by President Trump – handed down a powerful rebuke to the White House’s aggressive campaign against federal workers.
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In a powerful act of professional integrity, nearly 150 career scientists and workers at the National Science Foundation (NSF), represented by AFGE Local 3403, have delivered an unprecedented whistleblower complaint to Congress.
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AFGE and allied organizations representing hundreds of thousands of federal workers are speaking out against President Trump's nominee for Special Counsel.
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The Trump administration unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), proposing significant reductions and relocations that immediately sparked concern among federal workers represented by AFGE.
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On July 17, a broad coalition of lawmakers and labor leaders rallied on Capitol Hill to demand immediate congressional action to restore union rights for nearly one million federal workers.
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In a setback for federal workers and the communities they serve, the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed the preliminary injunction in McMahon v. New York, clearing the way for the Trump administration to immediately proceed with mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education.
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AFGE lost a towering figure in our union’s history this week with the passing of National President Emeritus Bobby Harnage.
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In a sweeping move that has shocked the federal workforce and disrupted vital diplomatic operations, the Trump administration carried out mass layoffs at the State Department.
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