Court of Appeals Allows Trump’s Anti-Worker Executive Orders to Take Effect

AFGE National President J. David Cox vowed that the union will continue to fight Trump’s anti-worker executive orders after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a request by AFGE and other unions to have all 11 judges of the court rehear the case against the union-busting executive orders.

Fed Up Feds Flood Capitol Grounds to Protest Union Busting

Hundreds of federal employees who are fed up with the Trump administration’s relentless attacks on America’s workforce flooded the Capitol grounds Sept. 24 to demand an end to the administrations’ anti-worker policies.

The Continuing Resolution that Congress just passed will continue funding federal agencies at the FY 2019 levels. It is a continuation of last year’s final funding measure until this year’s bills are passed. The final funding bill for this year is the bill that we are working to get the pro-collective bargaining language included in. So we must keep pushing! If you haven’t already asked your member of Congress or Senator to weigh in with their leadership to ensure that the House-passed language in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill protecting federal workers bargaining rights is in the final FY 2020 funding measure, then please do so!

House Passes Bill to Protect Federal Workers During Shutdown

AFGE worked with members of Congress to make sure no federal employees have to face financial hardship due to political shutdowns ever again. And we are happy to report that a bill to protect our members against the financial impact of future shutdowns, which we support, passed the House of Representatives Sept. 19.

AFGE Urges Senate to Prioritize Federal Employee Jobs and Paid Family Leave in FY 2020 NDAA

On Sept. 25, Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, led a vote instructing the Senate to include federal employee paid family leave in the final FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. This non-binding vote failed by 47-48 with strong support among Senate Democrats and four Senate Republicans.

AFGE members can now register for webinar training free of charge until the end of 2019! All we ask is that you take a few minutes to complete this short online survey. Seriously, we kept it short so it will only require a few minutes of your time and it will go a long way toward helping improve future online programs and training at AFGE!

Click here to take the Future of Training at AFGE survey.

Once you have completed the survey, use the same email address to register for any of our online webinars free of charge. Webinars are listed here.

5 Stories That Matter

Senate passes short-term funding bill to dodge government shutdown, GM reinstates health insurance for striking UAW members, and much more. Here are a few of the most important stories you need to know about this week.