American Federation of Government Employees

DHA, AFGE cement workplace policies for 38K DoD health employees

For the first time ever, a new bargaining agreement between DHA and AFGE outlines cohesive policies on leave, work hours, official time, telework and much…

Unions

Exclusive

VA reviewing 4,000 positions at risk of pay downgrade

Pay

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Congress calls for more details on federal telework in 2024 spending package

Budget

Amid safety concerns, AFGE urges Congress to increase Bureau of Prisons funding

Federal Newscast

Federal employee groups want to know why civilians can’t get the same raise as military members this year

Federal Newscast

TSA, AFGE aim to expand workforce options in new 7-year contract

Unions

Social Security, SSA, worker, telework, episodic telework

SSA adds ‘episodic’ telework flexibility for agency employees

Workforce

White House presses agencies to use apprenticeships for skills-based hiring

Along with promoting apprenticeships, the new executive order re-establishes labor-management forums between federal unions and agency managers.

Workforce

Congressional staff, Congress, minibus, funding, budget

6-bill minibus rewards some agencies, while slashing budgets for others

Months of tense negotiations and four continuing resolutions later, a new appropriations minibus puts several agencies at or below fiscal 2023 spending levels.

Budget