This Women’s History Month, AFGE proudly recognizes a labor giant in our movement, National Veterans Affairs Council President Emerita Alma L. Lee.
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Union demands action as DHS employees face third missed paycheck while Congress heads home for another break.
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Since taking office in January 2025, President Trump has issued a series of unlawful executive orders, and taken several unlawful actions, seeking to shut down congressionally mandated agencies, fire and displace federal workers, outlaw their unions, and gut merit systems protections.
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A federal judge has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to reinstate the union contract covering 320,000 VA employees represented by AFGE in a major victory over the implementation of President Trump’s union-busting executive orders.
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As the Department of Homeland Security shutdown reaches the one-month mark with no end in sight, AFGE leaders are calling on Congress to ensure all DHS workers are paid.
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A third-party arbitrator has ordered the Social Security Administration to restore telework for the 38,000 bargaining unit employees represented by AFGE.
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In a major victory for federal workers, a federal district judge has ruled that President Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media had no legal authority to terminate hundreds of employees as part of an effort to dismantle the agency’s Voice of America.
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One year after the Trump administration slashed the Department of Education’s tiny workforce in half, AFGE Local 252 is still fighting for its members and urging Congress to support the department’s critical programs and services.
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AFGE Applauds Judge’s Decision Ordering VA Secretary Collins to restore AFGE National VA Council contract covering more than 320,000 employees.
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AFGE and a coalition of labor unions led by watchdog organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility are challenging a Trump administration policy that would make it easier for political appointees to fire federal workers without cause.
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AFGE will be submitting formal comments challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to make it easier to fire mass numbers of federal workers for political reasons.
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AFGE National President Everett Kelley applauded President Trump’s March 5 decision to remove Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security while also calling on Congress to pass pending legislation so tens of thousands of workers can be paid during the partial DHS shutdown.
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During the annual meeting of the AFGE Defense Conference (DEFCON), Army Caucus Chair Ozia Scott was selected to a three-year term as chair of the DEFCON Steering Group.
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A brutal attack by state and local law enforcement officers on peaceful demonstrators marching for equal voting rights 61 years ago serves as a vivid reminder for today about the dangers of unchecked power and the erosion of individual freedoms.
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In recognition of Women’s History Month, which is celebrated each March, AFGE’s Women and Fair Practices Department is presenting several online forums this month.
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