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AFGE, AFSCME File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Schedule F, Efforts to Politicize Civil Service

February 03, 2025

AFGE and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) filed suit against the Trump administration, challenging efforts to politicize the civil service through illegal executive orders.

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Categories: The Insider, USAID

AFGE Cautions Feds Not to Be Tricked into Resigning. You Might Not Get Paid

February 03, 2025

AFGE urges federal employees not to take the so-called ‘deferred resignation’ offer being promoted by Elon Musk, because President Trump may not even have the authority to make such an offer, and federal workers who resign may not get paid.

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Categories: The Insider

Federal Workers Rush to Join AFGE After Trump EOs. Here’s How to Join in 2 Easy Steps.

February 03, 2025

AFGE is experiencing a surge in membership as federal workers seek a voice on the job and workplace protections following a series of anti-worker directives from the Trump administration.

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Categories: The Insider

What Does Trump’s Reelection Mean for AFGE Members?

January 29, 2025

January/February 2025 Government Standard: As we enter the new year, one thing is for certain: your union isn’t backing down.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Members Mobilize to Defeat Anti-Worker Bills

January 27, 2025

AFGE members are mobilizing to defeat pieces of legislation that have recently been introduced to harm federal workers.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE: Trump Must Comply with Union Contracts in Shutting Down DEIA Offices

January 27, 2025

On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order attacking women, minorities, people with disabilities, and other historically marginalized groups by ending all Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs.

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Categories: The Insider

7,400 Federal Workers Joined AFGE Family in 2024

January 27, 2025

Federal employees continued to seek more power and a voice on the job as thousands joined AFGE in 2024.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE Pushes Back Against Flurry of Anti-Worker Executive Orders

January 21, 2025

President Donald J. Trump spent his first day in office issuing a slew of executive orders directly targeting federal workers.

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Categories: The Insider

AFGE, Allies File Suit Against Trump, OMB Over DOGE

January 21, 2025

AFGE, Public Citizen, and State Democracy Defenders Fund (SDDF) filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for violating a law requiring that an advisory committee such as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) be fairly balanced in its membership and points of view.

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Categories: The Insider

New Bills Introduced to Give Federal Workers 4.3% Raise, Higher COLA in 2026

January 21, 2025

A new bill has been introduced in the House and Senate to give federal employees a 4.3% raise next year as a way to close the pay gap between the federal and private sectors.

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Categories: The Insider

$124 Billion in Federal Benefits on House Republicans’ Chopping Block

January 21, 2025

House Republicans started the new year with a list of proposed cuts they want to make under the budget reconciliation process, an expedited procedure that doesn’t require the Senate’s normal 60-vote threshold.

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Categories: The Insider

NST Bunn Honored with National Action Network’s Labor Leader Award

January 21, 2025

AFGE’s National Secretary-Treasurer Eric Bunn Sr. has been honored with the National Action Network (NAN)’s Labor Leader Award.

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Categories: The Insider

Retirees to Receive Average $360 More Per Month After Biden Signs AFGE-Backed Social Security Bill

January 13, 2025

President Joe Biden Jan. 5 signed into law an AFGE-backed bill eliminating two controversial rules that have caused public servants to lose two-thirds or even the entire amount of their Social Security benefits. 

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Categories: The Insider

VA Memorial Products Service Employees Vote to Join AFGE

January 13, 2025

Another group of federal employees just joined AFGE!

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Categories: VA, The Insider

AFGE, Allies Launch Civil Service Strong to Help Federal Workers Understand, Exercise Their Rights

January 13, 2025

AFGE and allies have launched an online clearing house to share best practices and provide assistance to federal workers in understanding and exercising their rights.

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Categories: The Insider