Pride Month is celebrated each year in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, where trans and queer people fought back against police harassment of community members in New York City.
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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit kept the largest collective bargaining agreement covering Department of Veterans Affairs employees in place.
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The Trump administration’s plans to replace many of the career federal employees who ensure the safety of the flying public with private contractors ignores the lessons learned from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and would result in weaker airport security.
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In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in April undermining a key tenant of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, AFGE National President Everett Kelley recently joined more than 5,600 concerned citizens in Alabama to protest the decision and its impact on marginalized communities nationwide.
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The Trump administration is at it again. This time, the Office of Personnel Management has proposed a rule that would require current employees and job applicants to sign non-disclosure agreements as a condition of employment.
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The Trump administration is reinstating critical staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This is a key win for AFGE and its allies, who challenged the administration’s unlawful reduction of FEMA’s workforce.
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Noncompetitive pay and benefits are resulting in critical shortages of law enforcement officers across the Department of Veterans Affairs, an AFGE local leader testified before a Senate committee last week.
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With FY26 funding now in place, the House and Senate have turned their attention to the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
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AFGE is calling for immediate congressional action to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from forcing thousands of employees in the D.C. region and beyond to relocate in order to keep their jobs.
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On the heels of Congress ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, a group of lawmakers have introduced legislation that would protect federal workers’ credit histories during any future shutdown.
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Last Tuesday, the Trump administration abruptly separated more than 200 Foreign Service officers and 20 civil service employees – the latest round of cuts targeting diplomats and career federal workers at the State Department.
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In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed every May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week it falls in as National Police Week.
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AFGE locals representing 250,000 Department of Defense workers across the country are mounting an aggressive campaign in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s illegal action to terminate most of our collective bargaining agreements.
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Federal employees serve our country in so many ways, and most go unnoticed for their efforts. That’s why it’s especially important to recognize and honor the dedicated public servants who work tirelessly every day.
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Since 1949, May has been recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. This is a time set aside to raise awareness of mental health issues, decrease the stigma attached to mental illness, and encourage people to take care of their mental and emotional well-being.
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