Federal workers' union president says the idea government is 'too big' is 'misinformation'
Federal workers' union head Everett Kelley dismissed the idea that the federal government is too big as "false information" on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper."
'This year is different': Federal workers’ union asks Dems to vote for government shutdown
A pending nail-biter vote in the U.S. Senate on Friday evening will determine whether the House Republican bill to fund the government for five more months becomes law, or if the federal government shuts down.
Judge orders thousands of federal workers reinstated; slams ‘sham’ government declaration
The order includes workers fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs. A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees fired last month from a half dozen federal agencies.
Judge Orders Thousands of Fired Government Workers Be Reinstated
Decision on probationary workers comes as Trump administration faces another lawsuit over effort to slash Education Department’s workforce.
Judge Calls DOGE Firings a ‘Sham,’ Orders Thousands of Workers to Be Reinstated ‘Immediately’
Probationary workers—that is, workers who are new to the workforce and haven’t received more advanced benefits and protections—have suffered massive cuts across the government, as DOGE and the Trump administration have attempted to greatly reduce the federal workforce.
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AFGE President Condemns Elon Musk's Comparison of Federal Employees to Nazi, Communist Murderers
WASHINGTON - In response to a post on X in which Elon Musk tried to recast blame for history’s worst genocides away from Hitler, Stalin, and Mao and onto public-sector workers, American Federation of ...
Federal employees union tells Congress: Don't just give Musk and Trump more money
The American Federation of Government Employees said a "government shutdown has been underway since January 20" ...
Judge to consider blocking mass firings of government employees after 20 states sue
A federal judge will consider issuing a temporary restraining order that would block future firings and reinstate ...
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Days ahead of coming BOP pay cuts, some employees already resigning
The American Federation of Government Employees warned that BOP pay cuts will lead to feds leaving their jobs, exacerbating an already short-staffed workforce.
Fired USDA employees reinstated by judge's order, but their future is uncertain
A U.S. district judge in California ordered six federal agencies, including the USDA, to reinstate probationary employees who were fired.
Trump administration says handling of USAID documents 'did not violate' federal laws
A USAID directive to destroy classified documents had been "seriously misapprehended," Trump administration attorneys wrote ...
With morale ‘in the sub-basement,’ government shutdown could add insult to injury for federal workers
Things could get worse for the already-battered federal workforce if Congress fails to pass a spending bill by March 14.
TSA union sues Noem over stripping of bargaining rights
The union for Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) employees is suing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she said she was ending a collective bargaining agreement signed last ...
Trump fires 1,300 at Department of Education; programs expected to suffer with staff gutted
Sheria Smith, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's war on the Department of Education, the legal fight he is facing for ...