2026 Primer: Key Events and Priorities You Need to Know
January 26, 2026
AFGE's outlook for 2026.
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AFGE's outlook for 2026.
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AFGE strongly supports legislation that would guarantee federal employees, military service members, reservists, and contractors get paid in full and on time in the event of a government shutdown.
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The Trump administration’s anti-labor policies are resulting in care being delayed or denied to our nation’s veterans, a new congressional report reveals.
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Discussion groups are now open for the Partnership for Public Service Viewpoint Survey.
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One year after President Trump took office with a mission to downsize the federal government and gut workers’ union rights and labor protections, AFGE has a message for the administration: we’re not going anywhere.
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In a major victory for the 47,000 Transportation Security Officers represented by AFGE, a federal judge ruled last week that the Trump administration’s latest attempt to terminate their contract violates a standing court injunction.
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After nine months of sustained organizing and collective action, all employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) who received layoff notices last year were fully reinstated last week.
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AFGE members from the Social Security Administration staged 25 public events in front of SSA offices across the country on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to support the agency and its mission.
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In these turbulent times, as our fundamental freedoms and rights are under constant attack, there are many lessons we can learn from the preachings and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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AFGE and its Council of Prison Locals are backing new legislation that would provide a one-time pay adjustment for correctional officers and staff to help address the Bureau of Prisons’ severe staffing crisis.
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The Federal Labor Relations Authority now has a quorum and can begin issuing decisions and undertaking rulemakings that have been delayed.
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The deadline is quickly approaching to lock in your attendance at this year’s AFGE Legislative Conference.
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AFGE members from the Social Security Administration will be joining agency advocates in a national day of action this Wednesday, Jan. 14, to demonstrate public support for the agency, its workers, and its mission.
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AFGE remains committed to serving our members while fighting to defend our nation’s democratic principles and non-partisan civil service.
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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to nullify the terminations of federal employees at four federal agencies, saying they were implemented in clear violation of the bipartisan law that ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
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