American Federation of Government Employees
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The largest federal employee union is joining State Department employees and members of Congress in calling for the firing of a Foreign Service officer for allegedly running a website with antisemitic content.
October 27, 2022 -
Social Security Administration employees are back in the office, but understaffing and a restrictive telework policy are making them less productive, according to one of its unions, and may lead to an exodus of more employees.
October 21, 2022 -
Victims of one of the largest data breaches to ever hit the federal government are one step closer to a payout, more than seven years later.
October 14, 2022 -
Federal employees and their office buildings are facing an increase in threats at a time when the agency sworn to protect them is running into challenges to fill law enforcement vacancies.
October 07, 2022 -
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has to hear an unprecedented case, in for review. Normally, once a federal union is certified, no decertification vote can occur for at least a year. The question is: can a decertification vote take place within a year, if the original certification occurred without a vote in the first place?
September 21, 2022 -
SSA will restore previous levels of official time for union activities, but AFGE said more must be done to address staffing issues.
August 26, 2022 -
AFGE invoked arbitration against HUD, saying the agency preemptively excluded employees from remote work opportunities.
August 24, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, reimbursements for military housing are not keeping up with inflation, and the Combined Federal Campaign needs more leaders.
August 22, 2022 -
New council recommendations would adjust several pay locality areas, but must get approval from the president's pay agent before implementation.
August 05, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Labor Relations Authority has issued a complaint against EEOC over office-reentry policies. And the Air Force is embracing privacy during pregnancy.
August 05, 2022 -
EEOC has until Aug. 22 to respond to a labor-management complaint after not completing union negotiations for the agency’s return-to-office policies.
August 04, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Biden Administration Office of Personnel Management gets its first second-in-command. And the Navy has a new top intelligence officer.
August 04, 2022 -
AFGE, which represents around 283,000 VA employees, said 70% of respondents reported needing more administrative and support staff, and 64% said there are vacant positions for which no recruitment is taking place.
August 03, 2022 -
SBA, in an all-staff email obtained by Federal News Network, told employees on July 13 that it will bring bargaining unit employees back into the office at least two days a pay period, starting Sept. 12.
August 02, 2022 -
The Preventing a Patronage System Act would stop any federal job from reclassification outside of merit system principles.
August 02, 2022