A federal judge recently denied the government’s claim that it did not have an obligation to timely pay employees because of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
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To avert a government shutdown on Dec. 11, the House and Senate passed a short-term funding measure known as continuing resolution (CR), extending government funding until Dec. 18.
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Due to the high volume of COVID-19 exposure in several government agencies, our union has compiled a list of actions to be taken by locals in the event of a COVID-19 exposure on the worksite.
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AFGE is a recipient of the 2020 GameChanger Awards presented by Family Values @ Work.
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AFGE condemns President Trump for his support of the pay freeze and for flip-flopping on his earlier pay raise proposal.
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EPA’s reopening plans and each office’s safety measures are inconsistent and need to be improved to make sure employees are safe.
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December 1st was World AIDS Day, a day for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.
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Appropriators working on the next funding bill for fiscal year 2020 have been asked to urgently block funding for President Trump’s Schedule F executive order.
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Alma Lee, president of AFGE’s National Veterans Affairs Council, was honored by AFGE’s Women’s and Fair Practices Departments this year with the first-ever Woman of Labor Award.
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Kiristyn Miles is AFGE's 2020 scholarship winner.
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A group of Democratic senators has introduced legislation that would rescind President Trump’s executive order aimed at allowing the administration to hire and fire federal workers for political reasons.
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The majority of AFGE’s endorsed candidates won at the ballot box this November.
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OPM has issued its fiscal 2019 official time report, congratulating itself for preventing federal employees from addressing workplace problems such as discrimination, retaliation, and unsafe working conditions.
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Employees who worked during the 2018-2019 government shutdown must join the lawsuit by December 7, 2020 to be eligible for damages.
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AFGE affirmed our support for electing pro-labor candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia.
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