American Federation of Government Employees
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J. David Cox Sr., the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, offers this reminder of why we need to thank federal workers.
May 08, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management detailed several significant proposals that would impact the current federal employee retirement system.
May 07, 2018 -
The Office of Special Counsel is investigating whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Hatch Act over a politically charged tweet sent last month.
May 04, 2018 -
Some clever, eligible federal workers are considering retiring later this year to be on the retirement roles for the January 2019 cost of living adjustment. But the problem is that time is not on their side.
April 30, 2018 -
Democratic House lawmakers, together with the largest federal employee union, have called on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to step down amid a growing number of federal investigations.
April 25, 2018 -
The American Federation of Government Employees and have endorsed congressional candidates whom they hope will advocate for federal worker pay going forward.
April 20, 2018 -
The Veterans Affairs Department says it's also eliminated 235 expired directives and 85 percent of outdated manuals in effort to cut red tape.
April 16, 2018 -
The Federal Salary Council will also review the methodology it currently uses to determine the locality pay program.
April 10, 2018 -
AFGE members said they won't back down until the Education Department agrees to return to the bargaining table.
March 28, 2018 -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has $15 million more to spend for the rest of fiscal 2018 compared to previous years.
March 27, 2018 -
Bob Tobias of the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University shared his predictions about the AFGE's grievance against the plan.
March 23, 2018 -
AFGE is pursuing legal action over the the Veterans Affairs Department's implementation of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act.
March 19, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department says malicious hackers managed to steal the credit card numbers of several hundred people who'd been issued government travel cards.
March 16, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator and 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wants to know what Defense Secretary James Mattis is doing to address Pentagon waste and high contractor pay.
March 15, 2018 -
The Education Department ended negotiations on Friday with the American Federation of Government Employees and instead announced plans to implement its own terms. AFGE said it hasn't agreed to those terms.
March 14, 2018