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John,
We recently marked a dark and unprecedented moment – for all of us at AFGE, and for working Americans nationwide.
Make no mistake: this isn’t just politics as usual. This administration is systematically targeting our constitutional rights. If they succeed here, the attack won’t stop at federal employees.
But our fight is far from over. This immoral, un-American attack will only strengthen the entire labor movement’s resolve to fight for workers across the federal government.
We must fight injustice everywhere it arises—whether it’s at federal agencies, in Congress and state legislatures, at the ballot box, in the streets, or on shop floors across the nation.
You can read all about it in the latest edition of the Government Standard.

Here’s a look at our featured stories:
AFGE has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally attempting to strip over one million federal workers of collective bargaining rights and rip up union contracts.
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The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States and the leadership changes in Congress bring with it a lot of uncertainty – for our jobs, our workplace rights, and our individual freedoms. But what’s not uncertain is the commitment of our members, and all federal and D.C. government employees, to continue working on behalf of all Americans.
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As the Trump administration barrels forward with plans to gut federal agencies and fire hundreds of thousands of civil servants, AFGE leaders and members are shining a light on how devastating these cuts will be to the American public and our allies around the world.
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AFGE members are taking ownership of their union membership in record numbers by switching from payroll dues deduction to AFGE’s E-Dues. One in 5 AFGE members is now on E-Dues – up from 1 in 12 just a year ago – and more members are switching to E-Dues every month.
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AFGE had set an organizing goal to reach 325,000 dues-paying members by the end of this year, but we hit that mark in mid-February and haven’t let up.
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Also in this issue, we recap the 2025 Legislative Conference, celebrate Women’s History Month, and hear an update from President Kelley.
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