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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AFGE is urging support for legislation recently introduced in the Senate, S. 3168, the Shutdown Fairness Act.
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The American Federation of Government Employees filed a brief in support of the reservists’ lawsuit against the government and encourages affected reservists to join the class action lawsuit so they can get the pay they are owed.
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Delegates at the National Veterans Affairs Council (NVAC)’s 25th Triennial Convention recently elected new officers.
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AFGE Communications Director Brittany Holder was recently honored by her alma mater as one of 40 alumni under the age of 40 who are trailblazers in their fields.
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More than a quarter of AFGE’s members previously served in the military, including AFGE’s own National President Everett Kelley.
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Just as the government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history – surpassing the previous 35-day record set during President Trump’s first term – lawmakers finally struck a deal that could bring the shutdown to an end.
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Despite the lapse in government funding, and the furloughing of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, the government continues to post new job opportunities – now with a new and unlawful essay seeking loyalty to President Trump.
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With the Trump administration deciding not to conduct a Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey this year, AFGE is partnering with the Partnership for Public Service to ensure federal employees can still share their workplace experiences during this critical time for the civil service.
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Here are stories you need to know this week.
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In a major win for thousands of workers facing termination during the government shutdown, AFGE and other unions secured a preliminary injunction from a federal court in California that will prevent the administration from firing federal workers because of the government shutdown.
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