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June 17, 2026
June 17, 2026
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AFGE President Calls for Withdrawal of Trump’s FLRA General Counsel Nominee Following Bombshell NOTUS Article Revealing Past Racist Conduct and Rhetoric
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Largest federal employee union sounds alarm on Charlton Allen’s nomination, calls for new nominee who can be trusted to make fair, non-discriminatory decisions
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees is calling for President Trump’s nominee for general counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Charlton Allen, to withdraw from consideration in the wake of a deeply troubling new article just published from NOTUS revealing a history of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic views. Allen’s confirmation hearing was held today.
NOTUS’ reporting uncovered Charlton Allen’s concerning record of racist and bigoted conduct and rhetoric, both as an individual and through his role founding and serving as publisher of the Carolina Review while he was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Under Allen’s leadership, the Carolina Review ran covers caricaturizing Black Americans as monkeys and painting Jewish students as the devil, amongst dozens of other instances of bigoted articles and think pieces.
National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement in response:
“Charlton Allen’s appalling history of bigoted and racist remarks and conduct is inexcusable, disqualifying, and simply put, should be a red line for all of us.
“Allen’s complete lack of relevant experience and clear anti-worker record was already concerning enough, but this is beyond the pale. With his history, Allen cannot be trusted to be impartial in his investigations of unfair labor practices and treat complaints from the Black, LGBTQ+, and Jewish communities without bias.
“The Trump administration must withdraw its nomination of Allen for General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) immediately and put forth a nominee that the American people can trust to be fair, just, and non-discriminatory. That’s the bare minimum.”
Charlton Allen’s nomination to be general counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority was scheduled for a confirmation hearing today before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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