AFGE will be submitting formal comments challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to make it easier to fire mass numbers of federal workers for political reasons.
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AFGE National President Everett Kelley applauded President Trump’s March 5 decision to remove Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security while also calling on Congress to pass pending legislation so tens of thousands of workers can be paid during the partial DHS shutdown.
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During the annual meeting of the AFGE Defense Conference (DEFCON), Army Caucus Chair Ozia Scott was selected to a three-year term as chair of the DEFCON Steering Group.
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A brutal attack by state and local law enforcement officers on peaceful demonstrators marching for equal voting rights 61 years ago serves as a vivid reminder for today about the dangers of unchecked power and the erosion of individual freedoms.
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In recognition of Women’s History Month, which is celebrated each March, AFGE’s Women and Fair Practices Department is presenting several online forums this month.
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AFGE will keep challenging administration's illegal actions as preliminary injunction is lifted in collective bargaining case.
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As tens of thousands of federal employees go without pay during the latest funding stalemate, AFGE National President Everett Kelley is calling on Congress to pass legislation to ensure federal employees are paid during shutdowns.
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A third-party arbitrator has ruled that leadership at the Department of Housing and Urban Development violated AFGE’s contract when it cancelled telework for nearly all bargaining unit employees last year.
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Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are pressing the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for details on how the agency is addressing ongoing staffing shortages at correctional facilities across the country.
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Marking one year since the Trump administration dismantled USAID, many former employees gathered with allies outside the agency headquarters in Washington.
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AFGE’s contract covering 47,000 employees at the Transportation Security Administration remains in effect – despite a partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security.
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AFGE is condemning congressional passage of a resolution overturning changes to the District of Columbia’s tax code that will slash projected revenue for the District while reversing changes to the D.C. tax code intended to support families and low-income residents.
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On Tuesday, Feb. 17, the world lost a profound leader, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
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AFGE Local 31 President Darryl Bell from the Cleveland VA Medical Center and AFGE Legislative and Political Organizer Steve Campisi recently were honored by Rep. Shontell Brown, D-Ohio, for their work serving federal employees.
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Evaluating all of the scholarship applications that come in each year takes an enormous amount of effort – and FEEA needs volunteers like you to help pull it off.
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