National Vice President McCubbin Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Council
November 06, 2017
AFGE is proud to announce that National Vice President George McCubbin III has been newly elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council.
Read More
AFGE In The News
AFGE Stories
Filter:
Here’s What Happened When AFGE Attended the AFL-CIO Convention
November 06, 2017
AFGE members and leaders came out in number for the AFL-CIO convention in St. Louis last month. This year, AFGE was featured prominently as the union that has seen an increase of membership for 25 consecutive years despite challenges and attacks on many fronts. AFGE members have shown that when we band together, our voice is stronger and we can accomplish great things. Here’s a recap of AFGE’s presence at the AFL-CIO convention.
Read More
AFGE Activists Defeat Cuts to Pay, Retirement, and Health Care
October 30, 2017
AFGE activists defeated the severe cuts to federal employees' pay, retirement, and health care, after making tens of thousands of phone calls to their members of Congress urging them not to accept any final budget that cuts federal employee compensation.
Read More
Categories:
Washington, D.C., Senate, Congress, Pay, Budget, Outsourcing , Privatization, Labor, Job Cuts, The Insider
AFGE Members in Action
October 13, 2017
Government workers take to the streets to fight for fair pay, benefits, and retirement.
Read More
Categories:
VA, EPA, Senate, Congress, Official Time, Pay, Budget, Workers' Rights, Benefits, Outsourcing , Privatization, Retirement, Veterans, Labor, Job Cuts, The Insider, White House
The Administration's Latest Executive Order Shuts Labor Out of the Conversation
October 06, 2017
In December 2009, President Obama issued an executive order to create the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations, to ensure that organized labor had a seat at the table to discuss issues facing working people. Unfortunately for workers like us, President Trump just revoked that executive order.
Read More
Congress Reaches Deal to Fund Government Through September
May 01, 2017
Congress April 30 reached a $1 trillion agreement to fund the government through the end of September, averting another shutdown threat at the end of this week.
Read More
How to Hire More Veterans? The Government Paves the Way
November 23, 2016
A push to hire more veterans is producing impressive results.
Read More
Cynics Don't Build the Future, Activists Do
September 02, 2016
AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. reflects on why Labor Day isn't just a holiday –it's a call to action.
Read More
Legislative Round Up
March 07, 2016
Here's a quick recap of recent legislative actions that public servants need to know.
Read More
Categories:
Workers' Rights, Labor
5 Quotes to Spark Organizers into Action
February 12, 2016
What happens when a former nurse and current president of one of America's biggest unions takes the stage to enliven hundreds of activists?
Read More
Categories:
Labor, Civil Rights
Moving Mountains and Creating Change: Augusta Y. Thomas is Our Everyday Hero
February 01, 2016
National Vice President for Women and Fair Practices Augusta Y. Thomas was honored for her history with the civil rights movement and her work as a labor leader earned her the Sit-In Participants Award.
Read More
Categories:
Labor, Civil Rights
Treading Water: Flint's Water Crisis and What It Says About America Today
January 27, 2016
When officials cut corners to get a cheaper water source for Flint, Mich., half of its children tested positive for elevated lead levels. But it's not just Flint that is suffering.
Read More
Categories:
Labor, Civil Rights
Working People Turn to Unions to Brave the New Economy
January 22, 2016
From writers at online news site Gawker in Manhattan, to Uber drivers in Seattle, to Volkswagen workers in Tennessee, workers across the country stood up for their right to have a voice at work.
Read More
50 Years Ago this Week, JFK Told Federal Employees ‘Union, Yes!’
January 22, 2016
50 years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy gave his employees a meaningful voice at work. Find out how.
Read More
Categories:
Labor
Will this Decision be the Final Blow to the American Working Class?
January 15, 2016
The Supreme Court could eliminate hundreds of thousands of union fee payers with the stroke of a pen.
Read More
Categories:
Workers' Rights, Labor
