On April 9, 2026, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memo directing the termination of most DoD collective bargaining agreements. His goal is simple: to make DoD workers believe you don’t have a union anymore and that your union contract is gone.
Our Message to Secretary Hegseth: AFGE’s not going anywhere!
AFGE’s going to keep fighting for you in the courts, in the halls of Congress, in the media, and in the streets until you get the respect you deserve.




