Senior members of Congress, along with the newly elected leader of AFGE’s National Veterans Affairs Council, are defending the right of VA employees to join and form a union.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is adjusting its deadlines for federal employees pursuing discrimination complaints before the agency due to the government shutdown.
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AFGE and the American Foreign Service Association last week successfully prevented the imminent firing of more than 250 State Department employees pending a hearing on a lawsuit the unions filed in the case.
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Correctional officers and staff in some federal prisons are putting their lives in jeopardy simply by processing mail intended for inmates – and a federal oversight agency is calling for action.
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AFGE activists attend the CLUW convention and look forward to building the coalition's future.
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The Partnership for Public Service is collecting nominations for the 2026 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.
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More than 118,000 Defense Department employees paid through the Federal Wage System finally are set to receive their long-delayed 2024 pay raises.
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Legislation currently being debated behind closed doors in Congress could restore collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of civilian workers in the Department of Defense.
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AFGE recently helped a member recoup about a half-million dollars in medical fees after the Department of Labor rescinded its approval for the member to undergo surgery to correct an on-the-job injury – after the surgery had already been performed.
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AFGE National President Everett Kelley has been cited by online magazine The Root as one of the country’s top 12 most influential Black politicians.
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AFGE is partnering with the Partnership for Public Service to ensure federal employees can share their workplace experiences during this critical time for the civil service.
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Thanks to the lobbying and outreach efforts of AFGE and our members, the needed 218 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a discharge petition to compel a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act.
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The National Council of Prison Locals 33 recently filed a lawsuit challenging BOP Director William K. Marshall’s termination of the collective bargaining agreement.
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Last week, the AFGE National Executive Council welcomed U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) for an in-depth, in-person conversation about one of the most urgent challenges facing the federal workforce.
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In a major victory for federal workers, on Nov. 14 D.C. a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction finding that the cancellation of collective bargaining rights at United States Agency for Global Media was unconstitutional retaliation against AFSCME and AFGE.
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