American Federation of Government Employees
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A federal appeals court, for the second time in two weeks, is striking down a Federal Labor Relations Authority decision that set a higher bar for when agencies needed to negotiate with their unions.
February 01, 2022 -
The Biden administration has a lot of labor itches to scratch, but they're not totally in control.
January 28, 2022 -
The Social Security Administration came out last or nearly last in nearly every measure in the recent pulse survey that came out from the Office of Management and Budget.
January 25, 2022 -
The Social Security Administration has reached an agreement with its three unions on office reentry plans.
January 20, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the seeming disconnect between the Smithsonian and its largest employee union continued over the weekend.
January 18, 2022 -
Continuing with an annual tradition, lawmakers have once again introduced a bill that would give federal employees a pay raise in 2023.
January 13, 2022 -
This statement, issued on January 4, 2022, is in response to the interview and open letter from AFGE Local 2463 President Reginald Booth. Those can be found here and here.
January 07, 2022 -
At the Smithsonian, employees say their concerns over contact with the public haven't been taken seriously enough, and that's had consequences.
January 07, 2022 -
Despite the recent rise in COVID cases reported by the Smithsonian, agency heads ignored the pleas of union employees and continued to allow an unlimited number of visitors to pour into the museums over the holiday period.
January 04, 2022 -
Of the agency reentry plans that Federal News Network recently reviewed, it's mostly managers and supervisors who appear primed to return to the office, at least for a day or two a week, in early January.
December 20, 2021 -
Recent legislation would get rid of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), but the repeal would be temporary. Federal employee groups say it's better than nothing.
December 13, 2021 -
The new defense policy bill doesn't include quite as many sweeping changes for the broader civilian federal workforce as recent catch-all authorizations have. But the 2022 NDAA does provide two weeks of paid bereavement leave for federal employees.
December 08, 2021 -
The Biden administration on Monday encouraged agencies to delay suspensions and firings for employees who fail to comply with the federal vaccine mandate through at least the holidays.
November 29, 2021 -
Federal district court denies two initial attempts at blocking federal vaccine mandate for employeesA federal district court declined to block the Biden administration's federal vaccine mandate for employees and contractors in two separate cases earlier this week. Here's a roundup of just some of the active lawsuits from federal employees who are challenging the mandate.
November 11, 2021 -
The largest federal employee union is urging the Biden administration to push back an upcoming deadline for executive branch workers to comply with the federal vaccine mandate to Jan. 4, the same date that contractors received last week.
November 09, 2021