No, the Federal Pay Systems Are Not Broken
March 22, 2021
The federal pay systems have an excellent structure. They just need to be adequately funded because federal workers deserve to be paid fairly.
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Pay Gaps. COVID. Furloughs. Shutdowns. It’s Time Feds Receive a 3.2% Raise
March 08, 2021
AFGE supports the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act.
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AFGE Continues Aggressive Fight for Hazard Pay for Feds
February 22, 2021
AFGE opposes motion to dismiss hazard pay lawsuit.
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Bill Introduced to Provide Feds with 3.2% Raise Next Year
January 25, 2021
AFGE applauds lawmakers for recognizing federal workers’ contributions to our country.
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AFGE Is Hopeful Congress Will Include Pay Increase for Feds in Funding Bill
December 14, 2020
To avert a government shutdown on Dec. 11, the House and Senate passed a short-term funding measure known as continuing resolution (CR), extending government funding until Dec. 18.
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AFGE Condemns Trump for Backtracking on Promised Pay Bump for Feds in 2021
December 07, 2020
AFGE condemns President Trump for his support of the pay freeze and for flip-flopping on his earlier pay raise proposal.
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AFGE Denounces Senate’s Attempt to Freeze Feds’ Pay in 2021
November 16, 2020
AFGE is denouncing a Senate proposal to freeze wages for all federal workers next year.
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AFGE Local’s Activism Leads to Locality Pay Increase in an Illinois County
October 26, 2020
The Federal Salary Council has agreed to add Carroll county, Ill to the Davenport-Moline, Iowa-Ill., locality pay area, bumping locality pay for 355 federal employees in the area.
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Bipartisan Senate Group Calls on White House to Use Existing Authority to Give Feds Hazard Pay
May 11, 2020
At the urging of AFGE, a group of 19 senators called on the Trump administration to provide a 25% pay increase for federal workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
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AFGE Seeks 3.5% Pay Raise for Feds in 2021
January 27, 2020
Find out how AFGE is pushing for a pay adjustment in 2021.
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Staffing Shortages Resulting in Less Pay for Thousands of Federal Workers
November 12, 2019
Federal worksites struggle to recruit and retain workers due to salaries that don't compete with surrounding employers.
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Next Year’s Pay Raise Falls Short by Excluding Locality Pay
September 09, 2019
Federal employees will receive a 2.6% across-the-board pay raise in January but were denied any locality pay adjustment under an alternative pay plan President Trump.
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AFGE Leads Push to Expand Locality Pay
July 22, 2019
Federal employees in Des Moines, Iowa, and Imperial County, Calif., will begin receiving larger locality payments next year.
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House Approves 3.1% Raise for Feds in 2020, Blocks Dismantling of OPM
July 01, 2019
Thanks to the thousands of calls AFGE members made to Congress, the House of Representatives on June 26 approved a 3.1% raise for federal employees next year, rejecting President Trump’s proposed pay freeze.
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House Committee Approves 3.1% Raise, Blocks Dismantling of OPM
June 17, 2019
Thanks to the hard work of our AFGE members and lobbying team, we are one step closer to a pay raise next year. The House Appropriations Committee on June 11 approved a 3.1% raise for federal employees in 2020, following in the footstep of a subcommittee which approved the raise the week before.
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