American Federation of Government Employees
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The updated collective bargaining agreement between the Social Security Administration and the American Federation of Government Employees will cement official time, a mentorship program, child and elder care benefits and more for another six years.
July 19, 2023 -
Top Republicans on the House Veterans Affairs Committee are leading a bill to let the Department of Veterans Affairs once again fire employees more quickly.
July 12, 2023 -
Following earlier announcements from the Department of Veterans Affairs and FEMA, more agencies are rolling out plans to increase in-office work for federal employees.
June 29, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, employees at the Social Security Administration are warning that the agency's workforce challenges have become even more troubling.
June 27, 2023 -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is planning to bring employees back to the office on a more regular basis in the coming months, Federal News Network has confirmed.
June 14, 2023 -
Federal Drive host Tom Temin talks with Aaron McGlothin, President of AFGE Council 33, a local chapter, representing officers at the Federal Correctional Institution at Mendota, California.
May 25, 2023 -
Bureau of Prisons correctional officers, and nearly everyone is a correctional officer, operate in a crucible. They deal with Bureau management, which has trouble maintaining staffing and measuring its programs.
May 23, 2023 -
Despite the Veterans Health Administration remaining on track to reach year-end targets to increase health care staff, problems persist in VHA’s recruitment and onboarding processes, the House Veterans Affairs Committee said.
May 17, 2023 -
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will require agencies to offer reasonable accommodations to employees who have “known limitations” stemming from pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions. Here’s what agencies should know before the law takes effect on June 27.
May 16, 2023 -
Union leaders have emphasized that collective bargaining agreements already in place outweigh OMB's latest telework memo, but AFGE's chapter representing HUD employees is calling for even more flexibility from agency leadership.
May 09, 2023 -
Negotiations over a new DEIA contract article have come to a standstill for the Environmental Protection Agency and the American Federation of Government Employees.
May 05, 2023 -
Agree or disagree, book arguing against public employee unions is worth a read
May 04, 2023 -
A disagreement between the Army and the AFGE Local 2119 at Rock Island Arsenal has each side following a different contract, and no agreement in sight.
May 04, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt limit proposal evokes backlash from the largest federal employee union. The Department of Homeland Security announces new measures to address AI advances, as well as threats from China. And the VA warns that the debt-ceiling proposal by House Republicans would cut tens of thousands of jobs.
April 24, 2023 -
Federal agencies are warning that a deal by House Republicans to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for significant budget cuts would eliminate the jobs of tens of thousands of federal employees.
April 21, 2023