AFGE is hosting a free online class this week to train members on the federal workers' compensation appeal process.
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AFGE is urging members of Congress to reject legislation introduced last week that would undercut earned benefits for our nation’s military veterans, strip workplace rights and protections from thousands of psychologists at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and push more veterans outside the VA for their health care.
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AFGE Council 220 President Jessica LaPointe traveled from Wisconsin last week and delivered a stark message on Capitol Hill about the future of the Social Security Administration.
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The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would restore collective bargaining rights at the Department of Defense, while also rejecting an amendment that would have lifted the longstanding moratorium on privatizing federal jobs through OMB Circular A-76.
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AFGE and other delegates to the AFL-CIO’s 30th Constitutional Convention in Minneapolis last week reelected Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond.
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President Trump issued an executive order last week reclassifying about 8,000 non-partisan federal jobs into a new excepted service category called Schedule Policy/Career.
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AFGE local leaders gathered at district caucuses across the country in May to elect the federation’s 12 national vice presidents, along with representatives to serve on AFGE’s National Human Rights Committee.
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AFGE’s Women and Fair Practices team is winning the fight against unfair treatment in the workplace.
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In a significant case that reinforces our union’s representational rights and mission, an arbitrator has ruled that the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s refusal to provide AFGE Local 476 with documentation related to the proposed removal of an employee represented by the union violates our ratified contract.
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Over the past year, the Trump administration has tried its best to silence your voice and crush your union. But we have news for President Trump and his anti-labor zealots: AFGE isn’t going anywhere.
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AFGE strongly supports legislation introduced in Congress that would address the alarming rate of suicides among correctional officers by increasing investments in and expanding access to critical mental health care services.
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The National Science Foundation is denying or cancelling reasonable accommodations for its disabled and medically vulnerable employees – setting a dangerous precedent that could destabilize disability rights across the entire country.
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Pride Month is celebrated each year in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, where trans and queer people fought back against police harassment of community members in New York City.
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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit kept the largest collective bargaining agreement covering Department of Veterans Affairs employees in place.
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The Trump administration’s plans to replace many of the career federal employees who ensure the safety of the flying public with private contractors ignores the lessons learned from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and would result in weaker airport security.
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