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August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025
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Largest Federal Employee Union Blasts Trump Administration’s Further Attack on Federal Employees’ Union Rights
Trump’s Labor Day gift to federal workers should show American workers what he really thinks about them
WASHINGTON – Today, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s latest executive action stripping union rights from thousands of federal employees:
"President Trump’s decision to issue a Labor Day proclamation shortly after stripping union rights from thousands of civil servants, a third of whom are veterans, should show American workers what he really thinks about them.
“This latest executive order is another clear example of retaliation against federal employee union members who have bravely stood up against his anti-worker, anti-American plan to dismantle the federal government.
“Several agencies including NASA and the National Weather Service have already been hollowed out by reckless DOGE cuts, so for the administration to further disenfranchise the remaining workers in the name of ‘efficiency’ is immoral and abhorrent.
“AFGE is preparing an immediate response and will continue to fight relentlessly to protect the rights of our members, federal employees and their union.”
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